Seems like the brains behind Google have a pretty good sense of humour
From functional to fun: The all-powerful search engine is packed with more cool Google tricks than you realised.
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1. It can do a barrel roll!
Type “do a barrel roll” into Google, click search, and your browser window will do a 360-degree spin.
It’s a geeky reference to Nintendo’s Star Fox series, in which a wise old rabbit named Peppy (an intergalactic fighter pilot) advises your character to avoid enemy fire by pulling said maneuver.
You can get the same fun Google tricks effect by typing “z or r twice” in reference to the controller buttons you’d press in the game.
2. It's a word nerd!
Google “anagram” and the search engine will suggest “nag a ram.”
Very cute.