Try these entertaining and useful Google searches — many are little interactive easter eggs or handy tools.
1) Do a barrel roll
Search: “do a barrel roll” — the results page will spin 360 degrees.
2) Zerg Rush
Search: “Zerg Rush” — little O’s swarm and eat your search results in a playful mini-game.
3) Atari Breakout
Search: “Atari Breakout” and click Images to launch a classic Breakout-style game made from image tiles.
4) Google Timer
Search: “set timer to N minutes” (replace N) to start a built-in countdown timer right in search results.
5) Tip Calculator
Search: “tip calculator” to enter a bill amount, choose a tip percent, and split the total among people.
6) Sunrise time
Search: “sunrise in [city name]” to see sunrise (and often sunset) times for that location.
7) Books by an author
Search: “books by [author name]” to get a quick list of titles and links to editions.
8) Songs by an artist
Search: “songs by [artist name]” to view popular tracks and often streaming links or previews.
9) Google in 1998
Search: “google in 1998” to see a nostalgic version of Google’s early layout.
10) Spinner
Search: “spinner” to pull up an interactive on-screen spinner you can click to spin.
11) The answer to life
Search: “the answer to life the universe and everything” — Google returns “42,” a Hitchhiker’s Guide reference.
12) T-Rex Game
Search: “T-Rex game” or open Chrome while offline to play the hidden dinosaur runner game.
13) Fun facts
Search: “I’m feeling curious” to get a random interesting fact and tap “Ask another question” for more.
14) Super Mario sound
Search: “Super Mario Bros.” and click the blinking question-mark box in the results for a coin sound; collect enough to trigger a 1UP sound in some versions.
15) IP address
Search: “what is my IP” to display your public IP address directly in results.
16) Google Gravity
Try “Google Gravity” or visit elgoog variants for playful gravity effects where page elements fall and bounce.
17) Google Mirror
Search: “Google Mirror” (or visit mirrored versions) to see the page reflected or mirrored text.
Want more? Visit http://elgoog.im/ for additional Google experiments and playful projects. Enjoy exploring!
