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Title: google fun
Post by: Plomien on 18 December 2011, 10:07:44: Google's latest Internet Easter egg has a holiday theme. Even if you're living in a warmer climate, the search engine giant is making it snow.

Typing "let it snow" into Google.com will return the normal search engine results for YouTube videos of Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra singing the classic song. But then, a few snowflakes will start falling from the top of the screen until all the search results are obscured by a digital blizzard.

Once the page is completely full of snow, you can "draw" on the screen with your mouse. Clicking the "defrost" button will bring up the search results once again, but snowflakes will continue to fall in the background.

To see the snowy results, don't put quote marks around the phrase. The trick does not appear to work on mobile devices.
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Post by: Jimbob on 18 December 2011, 10:13:44: good one :y
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Post by: Auto Addict on 18 December 2011, 10:33:11: :y
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Post by: D on 18 December 2011, 12:18:58: :y
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Post by: jonnycool on 18 December 2011, 12:27:48: Cool :y
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Post by: Dishevelled Den on 18 December 2011, 13:14:06: That was sweet. 8)
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Post by: Varche on 18 December 2011, 14:27:18: I liked that, thanks. :y
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Post by: fiend61 on 18 December 2011, 14:30:23: its a wonder what you can find ::)
kids liked it :y only trouble is i cant get back on my comp >:(
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Post by: Vamps on 18 December 2011, 22:15:42: Not working for me....... :( :( :(
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Post by: Plomien on 18 December 2011, 22:21:10: what browser are you using? it doesn't like Ipads either
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Post by: Vamps on 18 December 2011, 22:40:26: Quote from: Plomien on 18 December 2011, 22:21:10
what browser are you using? it doesn't like Ipads either

Not sure :-[ I get messages saying I need to update and links and motions that I go through but still seem to be out of date, not for long though as Santa is bringing me a new lap top....... :y :y :y :y :y :y
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Post by: Entwood on 18 December 2011, 23:14:46: Only works in IE for me .. Firefox just igmnores it !!!
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Post by: Seth on 18 December 2011, 23:17:49: Works okay in Safari! ;D
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Post by: Turk on 18 December 2011, 23:41:59: Quote from: Entwood on 18 December 2011, 23:14:46
Only works in IE for me .. Firefox just igmnores it !!!

Works fine for me with Firefox.
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Post by: feeutfo on 19 December 2011, 00:04:14: Quote from: Plomien on 18 December 2011, 22:21:10
what browser are you using? it doesn't like Ipads either
"OHHH YES IT DOES... " :y
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Post by: Van Helsing on 19 December 2011, 01:23:13: Quote from: chrisgixer on 19 December 2011, 00:04:14
Quote from: Plomien on 18 December 2011, 22:21:10
what browser are you using? it doesn't like Ipads either
"OHHH YES IT DOES... " :y

You been to the panto? :D :D :D
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Post by: kcl on 19 December 2011, 09:31:28: Not working for me... ??? IE8
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Post by: fiend61 on 19 December 2011, 09:34:53: Quote
Not working for me

i can just picture all these sad people typing in let it snow then staring aimlessly at their comp screens waiting for something to happen ::) ::) ::)
btw
when you type in let it snow------press search :y
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Post by: YZ250 on 19 December 2011, 09:35:42: Quote from: kcl on 19 December 2011, 09:31:28
Not working for me... ??? IE8

I think you need to run it on Google Chrome but am happy to be corrected. :y
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Post by: kcl on 19 December 2011, 09:38:41: Quote from: YZ250 on 19 December 2011, 09:35:42
Quote from: kcl on 19 December 2011, 09:31:28
Not working for me... ??? IE8

I think you need to run it on Google Chrome but am happy to be corrected. :y

Yup, that worked! But people said above they had it run on IE also...