Google’s Easter Eggs

Here’s a collection great easter eggs that Google has thrown together.

1) Google “Google in 1998”

This search brings up the old school version of the search engine.

https://www.google.com/search?q=google+in+1998

2) Google “Do a barrel roll”

Google literally does a barrel roll.

https://www.google.com/search?q=do+a+barrel+roll

3) Google “Anagram”

They suggest an anagram for anagram – nag a ram.

4) Google “Askew” or “Tilt”

These searches tilt the browser.

5) Google “Festivus”

It brings a Festivus pole up on the left hand side of the screen.

https://www.google.com/search?q=festivus

6) Google “Pacman”

This term allows a for a quick game of Pacman.

https://www.google.com/search?q=pacman

Easter Eggs that died!

Atari Breakout. Google image search “Atari Breakout” and you get to play the classic Atari game! Edit: This one doesn’t seem to work.

Legoland in Google maps. It changes the icon from Pegman to Legoman.

Kennedy Space Center in Google Maps. This changes Pegman to an astronaut.

Bacon number. Google has built Bacon Numbers into their algorithm.

Zerg rush. Performs a zerg rush (an overwhelming attack in video games) in the search results.

Blink tag. This search uses the unfortunate html element <blink> in the code.