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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Company: Google

Website: google.com

Launch Date: July 9, 1998

IPO: NASDAQ:GOOG

Google provides search and advertising services, which together aim to organize and monetize the world’s information. In addition to its dominant search engine, it offers a plethora of online tools and platforms including: Gmail, Maps and YouTube. Most of its Web-based products are free, funded by Google’s highly integrated online advertising platforms AdWords and AdSense. Google promotes the idea that advertising should be highly targeted and relevant to users thus providing them with a rich source of information....

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