Tuesday, November 5, 2013

The Coolest Google Easter Eggs and Interesting Stuff in General

Everyone knows that Google is awesome (except for their computers). One of my favorite things about the search engine is all their little Easter eggs. Now most people know "do a barrel roll," in which the screen flips around when you search it. But there are many other Easter Eggs (and other awesome stuff) that are much better and more interesting. Read on!

  • Searching "google in 1998" brings you to an original page from 1998. You can click on the results on the first page, and they'll take you to more original pages. Coolness Rating: 4/5
  • Searching "zerg rush" will make an army of O's attack and eat the results. You can fight back by clicking on the O's to destroy them. They eventually eat all the results, and you can share your score on Google+. Coolness Rating: 4/5
  • Searching "binary" will display the number of results in binary code. Coolness Rating: 2/5
  • Searching "tilt" or "askew" will make the page a little lopsided. Coolness Rating: 2.5/5
  • My absolute favorite Easter egg is searching "atari breakout" on Google Images. When you do, all the results turn into bricks, and you can play breakout. When you break all the bricks, a random search is automatically performed and it turns into a new level. Coolness Rating: 5/5
  • Searching "the answer to life the universe and everything" gives you the Google calculator saying "42," a reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Coolness Rating: 3/5
  • There are a few unlikely places where you can get Street View in Google Maps. One of my favorites is Half Moon Island, Antarctica. Others include the Galapagos Islands, Svalbard (including one of the northernmost settlements in the world), and the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. Coolness Rating: 5/5
  • Searching "Police Telephone Box" in Google Maps brings you to a police box in London. Going into Street View takes you into the TARDIS, a reference to Doctor Who (no link, since the street view only comes up when you actually search it). Coolness Rating: ∞/5
You should really try these out! They're all amazing!!!!

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