Do A Barrel Roll! In Google! Right Now!

Matt Burns

Matt is a Senior Editor at TechCrunch. Matt Burns is a family man first and attempts to be a writer second. Born and raised in the heart of the automotive world, only cars eclipse his love of gadgets. He previously wrote for Engadget and EngadgetHD before moving into the party house that is TechCrunch. He learned the retail side of... → Learn More

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
do a barrel roll

Everyone, stay alert. Do a barrel roll! Or let Google do it for you. No, seriously.

Go to Google and type in “Do a barrel roll” and watch, well, I won’t ruin it for you. (LMGTFY link) Alternatively you could type “z or r twice”, which is a reference to the maneuver in Star Fox.

The fun little trick is taking over twitter where it’s a trending topic. Quick, email your mom, call your dad and text your best friend because this novel Google easter egg isn’t going to be oh-so-less exciting once everyone knows about it. Do a barrel roll!


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