Google’s Easter Eggs are a series of hidden features, jokes, and creative features that have been hidden within Google's search engine and other products. They are a fun way to take a break from your daily routines and explore the hidden treasures of the internet.
Here is one. Type “meteorite” in the Google Search engine homepage and you’ll see a meteorite animation passing by and then landing on the lower right portion of your screen. Pretty cool huh! You know what's even cooler? Upon (meteorite's) impact, your screen will shake a bit to complete the experience.
The Easter Egg also works by typing in “Chicxulub” or “Chicxulub crater” in the search bar. Chicxulub refers to the phenomenon that marked one of the most catastrophic events in the earth’s history some 66 million years ago, when an asteroid slammed into the sea just offshore of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. The impact triggered a sequence of events that led to some 75% of animal and plant species being extinct.
Several organizations shared about the Google Search Meteorite on social media including the European Space Agency and the Earth Shaker Philippines, a local youth-oriented science org.
Apart from this, there are many other Easter Eggs hidden in Google products like Google Maps, Gmail, Chrome, and YouTube. Google enjoys creating these hidden gems in hopes that users discover them. So why not take some time off to explore and have some fun with Google’s Easter Eggs?