I would swim 3,000 miles…

Ok, this one I didn’t believe but I’ve just tried it out and it’s true.

You thought that if you wanted to go from London to New York (or vice versa) all you had to do was hop on a plane. Or jump a ship, if you had a little more time. Well, you’re wrong; you don’t do that at all.

According to Google Maps, you swim. Yep, step 37 from London to New York says “Swim Atlantic Ocean”. It’s only 3,462 miles - what are you waiting for?

Update  16 November 2007: Sadly, this doesn’t seem to work anymore. Shame!