<p>Since 2010, Google has built four huge buildings made from cargo containers on floating ocean barges, according to TechCrunch.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">But what is Google Barge?? Google has been tight lipped about this project until recently. In the only statement issued, Google suggested that it would be used as <b>a floating showroom for its Google Glass and other products</b>. However, this explanation doesn't really add-up.<img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/google_body_030614.jpg" alt="cropped_Image_030614" />CNET reported that there are a <b>lack of exits and windows</b>, as well as the fact that the buildings are partitioned by the shipping containers from which they are built.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Google is now the 2nd largest company in the world by market capitalization at $410 billion, just recently surpassing Exxon Mobile at 403 billion. Apple is still number one at $472 billion.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Is this just an expensive party bus? It could easily go into international waters to do anything free from the scrutiny of US law. The truth is that we really don't know why Google has built these mysterious floating buildings. However, poles have been spotted on the roof of the Google Barge, which look to be possible antenna arrays.<img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/google_body2_030614.jpg" alt="cropped_Image_030614" />Another theory is that they will be floating ocean data centers which use sea water for cooling servers. Google does have a 2009 <b>patent for water-based data centers</b>. According to Google, the company had previously used seawater to cool its Hamina, Finland data center.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">One of these structures has recently been docked at Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay. It was ordered to move because Google did not have the proper permits to stay. It began its journey late last night and is now on its way to the Port of Stockton, according to the Stockton Record.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">How might this affect us in the fresh produce industry? Well, obviously anything that Google does impacts business and even world politics.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">With research and development of projects involving everything from mapping the ocean to robotics and smartphones, the search engine company has many interests.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">What's really going on? It's a mystery, but without a doubt they're doing something big.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.google.com/" target="_new"> Google </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
