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Google has added another trick to its bag just in time for the holidays. If you search for "let it snow", you will receive a wintery visual treat which adds snow fall and a "foggy glass" effect to the results page. After a few moments pass, you can then wipe away the fog away with your mouse cursor.
It is important to note this trick only works on the most modern of browsers that support the "Canvas" element, a feature unique to HTML 5. I have verified it works in IE9, Chrome and Firefox 8.0.1. Your mileage will most definitely vary with older and alternative browsers.
When asked for clarification, Google reportedly responded with this markedly poetic reply:
Through the fog, you have to peer
Because it's the most wonderful time of the year
Your page turned into a winter wonderland
When you typed in that search command
You can always defrost the window
Or just let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
Google has a long history of fun Easter eggs, even when "Easter" is pretty far away. Before "let it snow", the most recent was "do a barrel roll", a surprise based upon the nerdy Star Fox-inspired Internet meme. Entering the phrase into Google causes the results page to do a rather impressive 360* roll before your very eyes. Here are some other great Google Easter eggs:
- Gravity: Type Google Gravity and click "I'm feeling lucky" to observe Google collapse before your very eyes.
- Askew: Type in tilt or askew and Google will slant your search results in an interesting way.
- ASCII: Type in ascii art and Google will change its look to match your search criteria.
- Alternative languages: Google doesn't discriminate. They kindly provide search services in such important languages at Klingon, Pirate and more.
- Anagram: Searching for anagram causes Google to suggest "nag a ram"
- Recursion: Searching for recursion causes Google to suggest "recursion" once again, for good measure
- The Loneliest number: It's 1, of course
- The answer to the universe: Most geeks know the answer to this one already.
User Comments: 11
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Cool - it's nice when companies inject a little fun into their products.
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Thanks TechSpot
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Haha! I didn't know about the gravity one!
Very funny -
codefeenix said:
Cool - it's nice when companies inject a little fun into their products. Remember, with Google, you are the product.
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DanUK said:
"find chuck norris" is still one of my faves
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i guess you missed "Christmas".
Type Christmas in Google and see the magic.
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does anyone hou can i make the screen snow?
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If you Google Map directions from Japan to China it comes up with an interesting way of crossing the Pacific Ocean
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I can't get it to work in IE 9
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another language - Hacker style (1337 style )
http://www.google.com/intl/xx-hacker/
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Odd, I typed in New Year and nothing happened but Christmas does? Google could at least show some fireworks.
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