How to Do the Barrel Roll Easter Egg on Google & Chromebook

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Learn how to do this classic Google trick in your browser or Chromebook
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This wikiHow teaches you how to make the Google search page and the screen on your Chromebook rotate on the screen like a barrel rolling down a hill. This feature, called a barrel roll, is one of many ″Easter eggs,″ or secret silly features, on the Google website.

Ways to Do a Barrel Roll on Google

All you need to do is type "do a barrel roll" in the Google search bar and press Enter or Return . You can also search "z or r twice" instead. If the Google site won't do a barrel roll, you can do it at https://elgoog.im/doabarrelroll .

Section 1 of 2:

Doing a Barrel Roll in a Browser

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  1. Type https://www.google.com into a web browser on your computer. You’ll need to use Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Edge, or Firefox on a computer to see the barrel roll.
  2. It’s at the top of the page.
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  3. The Google website will now rotate inside your browser.
    • If you don’t see the barrel roll, you may have disabled animations in your browser settings. You may also be using a browser add-on/extension that prevents CSS animations from loading. [1] Temporarily disabling add-ons that change the way websites appear (such as Stylish, Stylus, or various extensions that aim to speed up your browser) may solve the issue. [2]
    • You can also do a barrel roll by typing the text Z or R twice into the search bar and pressing ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return .
    • Another way to do a barrel roll is to point your browser directly to https://elgoog.im/doabarrelroll . The page may take a few seconds to load and rotate.
    • For another Easter egg that makes the search page look different, try searching for askew . This tilts the page so it looks slightly off-center.
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Section 2 of 2:

Doing a Barrel Roll on a Chromebook

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  1. The rotate key is located above the number keys and has an image of a rotating arrow. It should be above the 4 key (but may vary depending on your Chromebook model). [3]
    • Once you press these keys, the currently open screen will rotate.

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    How can you get it to barrel roll multiple times?
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    That isn't possible on the real Google. If you want Google to barrel roll more than once, go to elgoog.im and you'll be able to do it.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8000194/how-does-google-do-the-barrel-roll
      2. ↑ https://bbs.boingboing.net/t/why-is-it-so-frakking-hard-to-disable-animation-in-web-browsers/55734/20
      3. ↑ https://www.google.com/chromebook/howto/barrel-roll/

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      1. Go to https://www.google.com in a browser.
      2. Type "do a barrel roll" into the search bar.
      3. Press Enter or Return .

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