Google's Little Fun Features You Didn't Know
#6. Hurdles
Search for‘Google Hurdles’ and you get an interactive Doodle which adored search page during the London Olympics 2012 with a runner jumping over the obstacles and could be played with a keyboard. The dedicated doodle had levels of difficulty where people could set high scores and challenge their friends too.
#7. Barrel Roll
Barrel Roll is another cool gimmick from Google. Search for ‘Barrel Roll’ on Google and the first link shows up saying ‘Do a Barrel Roll’ click on that and it rotates the web page in 360 degrees. This can be repeated again by refreshing the page.
#8. Moog Synthesizer
Moog Synthesizer was popularly used by the music artists of 70’s and the 80’s to add depth to their songs. The doodle was put up on Google as a tribute to creator of Moog Synthesiser, Robert Moog’s on his 78th birthday.
On the doodle the Synthesizer could be used with the keyboard and the mouse and consisted of features like the mixer, oscillators, filters and the envelope with which you could play around and make your own music. Googling ‘Moog Synthesiser’ will show up the Doodle.
#9. Google Gravity
Newton’s discovery of Gravity was once again proved on Google with this feature. Just type ‘Google Gravity’ on the Google search and the entire homepage appears in a mirror like image and starts to fall apart, as if pulled by gravity. You can take the fallen pieces and throw them anywhere on the screen . Googling ‘ Google Gravity’ will get you on the act.
#10. Google Hacker
This trick by Google called the ‘Google Hacker’ changes the English language on the search bar into some unknown meaningless language. The trick is done when you Google ‘Google Hacker’ and then press enter.
#11. Slalom Canoe
Slalom Canoe was another interactive doodle from Google during the time of London Olympics 2012. The game has a canoe and a rower which can be controlled by the keyboard has to avoid all the obstacles and pass through the checkpoints and finish the course in the shortest possible time. Google it to play it.
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