There are a number of gags, pranks, goofs and hidden messages within the search engine giant, Google, which are popularly called as Easter Eggs. For instance, the Google “do a barrel roll” search caught plenty of attention this week — but it’s only one of many Easter eggs the Internet giant has hidden around the Web.
We had earlier compiled a list of awesome Google Search tricks and we had discovered how to Convert Google Translate Into a Beatbox Machine. We also saw that searching for the phrase “do a barrel roll” became a viral sensation last week, when users found about it and posted tweets and blog posts. Hence, if you liked “do a barrel roll” Easter egg, then I’m sure you would love these top 10 best hidden Google Easater Eggs as well.
Beyond Do a Barrel Roll: 10 Hidden Google Easter Eggs and Tricks
1. Do a Barrel Roll:
Google users were delighted recently by the discovery of a new Search trick, “do a barrel roll“. Just go to Google.com, type in “do a barrel roll” (or “z or r twice”), and your whole screen will spin around. The phrase is associated with the Nintendo 64 game “Star Fox”—one of the game’s characters, Peppy Hare, would tell the player to “Do a barrel roll” with an on screen text display (to press z or r buttons twice!). According to Urban Dictionary, “do a barrel roll” is what you say when someone asks you for important advice in their life.
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2. Askew:
Type the word “askew” in Google’s search box and voila! This is more like a command which tilts your search results slightly towards the right. It’s pointless, but it’s all fun.
3. Answer to the Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything:
Ask Google the answer to the question of life, the universe, and everything and, in a tribute to “A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” you’ll get the number 42.
4. Steve Irwin Wrestling With a Crocodile (or is that an Alligator)?
If you spin round to the waterfront side of the Sydney Opera House in Australia in Google 3D Warehouse, you’ll find a model of the late wildlife expert and adventurer Steve Irwin wrestling a crocodile.
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5. Google Gravity:
Tired of Google being so weightless all the time? The Google Gravity chrome experiment by Mr. Doob is amusing–especially since the search page still works, with new search results piling up. Bring Google down to Earth by entering “Google gravity” and clicking “I’m Feeling Lucky“. Once the search bar, buttons and logo have collapsed into a heap at the bottom of the page, you can toss them around the page by clicking, dragging and releasing them.
6. Recursion:
Self-reference is just the sort of mathematical amusement that entertains Google engineers . Searching for “recursion” suggests that perhaps you meant to search for “recursion.” If you click Google’s suggestion, a new page will load, but “Did you mean: recursion” will remain at the at the top of the results list.
7. Google Earth Flight Simulator:
Google has this very interesting Easter egg hidden in Google Earth. Using the flight simulator, you can fly around the globe in Google Earth by simply pressing Ctrl + Alt + A. This activates the flight simulator and allows you to fly an F-16 fighter jet anywhere in the world. This, however, was originally inserted as an Easter egg but now has become one of the official features of Google Earth.
8. Play ‘Snake’ In YouTube Videos:
If you open a YouTube video, click in the frame right after the video starts loading, then press the Up+Left arrows simultaneously you can enjoy a game of “Snake” over the YouTube video.
9. Google Anagram:
Search the word ‘anagram’ in Google and it will display ‘Did you mean: nag a ram‘ on top of the search results page. If you are wondering what could that strange term (nag a ram) mean then it is an anagram of the word ‘anagram’!
10. ‘What Is The Loneliest Number’ and More Google Calculator Fun Answers
Search for “What is the loneliest number” and Google’s calculator will tell you that it is “1″. The calculator returns the same answer when you search “the number of horns on a unicorn.” as well.
Similarly, search for “baker’s dozen” and the calculator returns “13.” Searching “once in a blue moon” yields a comically small number.
NOTE: To try some of these hidden Google Easter Eggs out, you’ll have to switch off Google’s Instant Search in your settings, so you can access the I’m feeling lucky button. Also, for some of these hidden Google Easter Eggs to work, you’ll probably have to use a browser that supports HTML 5 technology. At least Firefox 3 or IE7, Chrome and Firefox 4 are automatically up-to-date.
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