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Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 11:12 pm
by Lempi
Goto
www.google.com and press I'm Feeling Lucky without typing anything in, an unexplained countdown will appear.
The feature, which usually takes users directly to the top result for their query, has been programmed to display a ticker when no words are entered into the search box.
As of 7.15pm GMT on Monday, the clock had reached 1,484,258.
It appears that the blue numbers are only visible to people using the search giant's English language portals such as Google.com, Google.co.uk, Google.ie and Google.com.au. Attempting the same trick on Google's French and German websites presents an error box instead.
Google has released no statement explaining the hidden clock, but initial speculation that the search giant had advance warning of the end of the world appears wide of the mark.
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 11:29 pm
by Squirt
lols it worksxD
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 11:32 pm
by M3K0S
countdown to christmas?
EDIT: its countdown to new years...
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 11:36 pm
by Sharp324
17 days so new years.
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 11:57 pm
by XMoshe
Can't check it, I get auto directed to google.nl =[
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:51 am
by Pally
Its about 1million and thats 11days which is fairly close to Christmas.
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:55 am
by BlackFox898
Sharp324 wrote:17 days so new years.
yea, it's 17 days, or new years countdown!
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:12 am
by TheDrop
new decade countdown :o
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 2:22 am
by antics
lol
countdown to 2012
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 2:25 am
by GaGa
Pretty cool. I was like WTF at first.
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:04 am
by .AWAKE.
its the new years countdown, put your clock on ur pc to dec 31'st and there will be like 15k seconds left
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:28 am
by marijnz0r
XMoshe wrote:Can't check it, I get auto directed to google.nl =[
Press something like: "Go to Google.com"
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:56 am
by XMoshe
marijnz0r wrote:XMoshe wrote:Can't check it, I get auto directed to google.nl =[
Press something like: "Go to Google.com"
Auto redirect back to .nl here.
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:52 am
by Swindler
WE ARE GOIIING TO DUIIEIEIIE
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 2:18 pm
by Starrie
XMoshe wrote:marijnz0r wrote:XMoshe wrote:Can't check it, I get auto directed to google.nl =[
Press something like: "Go to Google.com"
Auto redirect back to .nl here.
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:32 pm
by Kolossal
XMoshe wrote:Can't check it, I get auto directed to google.nl =[
same, but directed to .it
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:39 pm
by SwordCloud
but initial speculation that the search giant had advance warning of the end of the world appears wide of the mark.
lawl,why all people want the end of the world?
1398082
so let's see in after these second what will happen on google!
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:57 pm
by Deadsolid
To the New Year...
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:05 pm
by XMoshe
Oh, haha totally missed that link u_u
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:26 pm
by *BlackFox
Holy shit..
Countdown 1391768
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:32 am
by EvGa
Try it now.
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:49 am
by Swindler
EvGa wrote:Try it now.
ye saw it to lol.
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:31 am
by TheDrop
lol nice. whats up with the apple dropping though? is today when Apple was founded or something?
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:44 am
by Ganja
UnbeatableDevil wrote:lol nice. whats up with the apple dropping though? is today when Apple was founded or something?
It's the birthday of Sir Isaac Newton duh!
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:57 am
by TheDrop
Ganja wrote:UnbeatableDevil wrote:lol nice. whats up with the apple dropping though? is today when Apple was founded or something?
It's the birthday of Sir Isaac Newton duh!
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. thats clever
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:12 pm
by Starrie
UnbeatableDevil wrote:lol nice. whats up with the apple dropping though? is today when Apple was founded or something?
If you put your cursor on the image it'll show you what it's for.
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:52 pm
by SwordCloud
The count down wasn't for new year so..any idea?
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:18 pm
by Toasty
SwordCloud wrote:The count down wasn't for new year so..any idea?
Err yeah it was.
When you click it now it says happy new year.
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:57 pm
by EvGa
SwordCloud wrote:The count down wasn't for new year so..any idea?
o.o
Re: Google Mystery Countdown
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:12 pm
by TheDrop
Starrie wrote:UnbeatableDevil wrote:lol nice. whats up with the apple dropping though? is today when Apple was founded or something?
If you put your cursor on the image it'll show you what it's for.
too late, doesn't come up anymore
