Go To Google And Do A Barrel Roll

Are you bored? Try this.

Go to Google and type in the words “Do a barrel roll” and watch what happen. Alternatively you could type “z or r twice”.

Google 'Do A Barrel Roll'

The fun query, ‘do a barrel roll,’ was created by a Google software engineer with the primary goal of entertaining users — while showcasing the power of CSS3, a presentation feature of modern browsers. The fun little trick has taken Twitter by storm today as people discover “Do a Barrel Roll.”

A few sample comments:

“Google is being nerdy again and I love it.”

“It will bring you joy for approximately 5 seconds.”

With its interactive doodles and insanely large pumpkins, Google is known for being whimsical, but “do a barrel roll” might just take the cake.

Go ahead, do it. Google “do a barrel roll” and see what happens.

(You must use Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari. IE doesn’t work.)

Do A Barrel Roll is an catchphrase used to instruct someone to perform a 360 degree horizontal spin. It is sometimes used to caption image macros where the subject appears to be in mid-rotation, or in animated GIFs where the subject is performing a full rotation.