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Fans of an iconic 'ghost car' have spotted that something eerie happens on Google Maps when you search for its location.
The vehicle was filmed for a 2004 advert and later uploaded online, scarring a generation of people who searched for the clip online.
The early 2000s was a simpler time and the dawn of YouTube saw us witnessing some of the very first 'jump scare' clips we had ever seen.
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One particular video was taken from K-fee, which is a German energy drink company.
It starts off looking like it’s a normal car commercial, with a vehicle breezing down a road in a picturesque scene.
There’s soft music playing and all-round calm vibes right up until the car disappears behind some bushes.
Out of nowhere, a terrifying zombie pops up and lets out a spine-chilling scream.
At the time, it was petrifying and gave a lot of kids plenty of nightmares as many were taken aback by the scary AF zombie visual.
The sudden scare was the central element of the ad, as the slogan ‘So wach warst du noch nie’ appears on screen, which means ‘You've never been so awake’.
K-fee did the commercial to showcase how their energy drinks can deliver a sudden surge of alertness.
Pretty sure they didn't warn us of the s**tting of the pants though.
The video was one of the very first to go viral, spreading across email chains and early video-sharing websites.
It became one of the earliest examples of online ‘shock content’ blowing up on the net.
Now, if the ad isn’t something that still haunts you to this day, you might feel brave enough to search up the following location on Google Maps: “36°46'9.27"N, 119°15'21.93"W.”
Once you copy and paste over the co-ordinates, it doesn't just show you the famous scenery, but it also displays an image of the eerie car that shows up in the scary video.
Meanwhile, people have taken to social media to reminisce about the clip, with one person commenting: “I remember first seeing this back in elementary school. Some friends of mine suggested I’d watch it. Now I no longer see them as friends.”
“That was a good jump-scare I couldn't feel my hands for a second,” a second added.
While a third person pointed out: “This video is the proof that reading comments before watching certain videos is important.”
They're not wrong there.
