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Laziest holiday ever? Google brings you scuba diving

Don’t fancy leaving your room to visit the Great Barrier Reef? Google’s got you sorted.

Sep 27th 2012, 12:28 PM 6,142 Views 15 Comments

AFRAID OF THE sea? Too tired or broke to get off your couch and go visit the Great Barrier Reef?

Then praise the technology Gods for Google, who’ve only gone and mapped six glorious underwater areas for us land lubbers.

They’ve hooked up with the Catlin Seaview Survey, who sent their cameras underwater and filmed six underwater spots in places most of us won’t be lucky enough to visit.

We’ve found that if you splash your face with water and turn up the heat a little while browsing the site, it’s almost like you’re actually there.

Almost.

Now, where are my flippers?

(googlemaps/YouTube)

Read: Survey to give fascinating glimpse into life on barrier reef>

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Laziest holiday ever? Google brings you scuba diving

Don’t fancy leaving your room to visit the Great Barrier Reef? Google’s got you sorted.