November 3, 2011

Google's Barrel Roll Easter Egg

If you use Google to search for [do a barrel roll] in Chrome, Safari or Firefox, you'll notice that the search results page actually does that. It's a brilliant Easter Egg that will surprise a lot of Google users.

According to Wikipedia, "a barrel roll is an aerial maneuver in which an airplane makes a complete rotation on its longitudinal axis while following a helical path, approximately maintaining its original direction."



There are at least four other Google search Easter Eggs: ASCII art, anagram, recursion and tilt.

{ Thanks, Herin. Spotted by Jason Cross. }
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29 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 3, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    Works in Safari as well.

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  2. jfNovember 3, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    Anotherone: http://www.google.com/search?q=tilt :)

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  3. jekaderNovember 3, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    awesome easter egg!

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  4. AnonymousNovember 3, 2011 at 3:22 PM

    I have no anti-anything running in the background. I'm using Firefox 4.0.01. It doesn't work for me. What am I missing?

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  5. Alex ChituNovember 3, 2011 at 3:39 PM

    It works in Firefox 7.

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  6. horoskopNovember 4, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    Works fine for me

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  7. AnonymousNovember 5, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    dont work on IE9.

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  8. teeth whiteningNovember 6, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    I can't get it to work on IE9 either - what am I doing wrong?

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  9. EestiNovember 7, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    This truly is awful "music". However, we should always try to find a positive or learn a lesson and here is what I take away. Parents: Please do not praise your kids for every silly thing they do and tell them how unique and creative they are when, they are in fact, not. Push, encourage to do better, teach, instruct, etc and when it's time, be realistic. This is an album made by people who's parents should have encouraged them to get real jobs.

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  10. sesli sohbetNovember 11, 2011 at 3:37 AM

    Works in Safari as well.

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  11. NathanNovember 12, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    Works in mobile Safari!

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  12. AnonymousNovember 15, 2011 at 3:45 AM

    search for "do androids dream of electric sheep". google instant will load the results for "do a barrel roll" (and therefore trigger the barrel roll) as soon as you type "do a".

    VERY DISCONCERTING!

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  13. Victor StanescuNovember 17, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    There were a lot of hoaxes, April fool’s pranks and several other practical jokes that Google played on their more "gullible" users!
    The most funny Google Jokes: Google playing hoaxes and practical jokes

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  14. Google SiriDecember 18, 2011 at 12:27 AM

    Works in oPera as well

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  15. Phill AndrewFebruary 13, 2012 at 6:48 AM

    its not working here ;/ i hate when google doesnt work ;/ and load :@

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  16. MagazineApril 6, 2012 at 1:58 AM

    Works fine with me

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  17. Mat DamonApril 6, 2012 at 1:59 AM

    I'd love to see how they process and change things

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  18. MarshmaloJune 10, 2012 at 5:11 AM

    I don't have any issues with loading. Work well for me.

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  19. Smashing FeedJune 11, 2012 at 11:23 PM

    Works with me! Thanks!

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  20. emmay samJuly 8, 2012 at 4:26 PM

    i love to use it, work fine for me

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  21. Josh TaoJuly 13, 2012 at 2:25 AM

    Now this is one funny Easter egg. I just love the way they come up with these various ideas :)

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  22. zaveraSeptember 16, 2012 at 6:16 AM

    it is work fine, no issues recorded yet!

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  23. vivi2113sFebruary 9, 2013 at 4:43 AM

    At first you have to go to google.com, then you write "do a barrel roll" and then it does ^^

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  24. UnknownFebruary 26, 2013 at 9:21 AM

    it works fine

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  25. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2013 at 9:29 AM

    works great

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