The "thanks" button is right there

[Omlett]

Go to any youtube video.
Pause it.
Press up+left on your keyboard at the same time.
Play snake.
Thank me later.

[HTML]

Wow lol'd .

[Smithno13]

Old.
Really old.

[CurlyTops]

its old. but still it can be helpful to others who still don't know how to do it.

[sonic_benny]

holy crap i never knew that xD

[C0FFINCASE]

Open Google Earth.
Spin round to the waterfront side of the Sydney Opera House in Australia and you'll find a model of the late wildlife expert and adventurer Steve Irwin wrestling a crocodile.

Type "recursion" into the search box and it suggests "recursion" as an alternative, sending you on a loop of clicks that all generate identical results.

Type "answer to life, the universe and everything" into the query box and "42" comes out as the top result.

Other phrases that generate tongue-in-cheek answers from Google Calculator include "number of horns on a unicorn" and "once in a blue moon".

Googlers are so fond of ascii art that they alter their doodle whenever anyone searches for the phrase.

To access the flight simulator in Google Earth, open the program and press Ctrl-Alt-A on your keyboard

Search for "Niniane kicks ass" in Google Maps are you are directed to the tech firm's headquarters in Mountain View, California, where an engineering manager called Niniane Wang worked until this year.

Want to find something online but too lazy to type? Just stare into the spinning circle on Google Mentalplex, and project an image of what you want to find. Google claims that the results are "smarter and faster" than normal searches, and generated by an algorithm that factors in your recent browsing history and mouse movements, plus the current air pressure and astrological configuration.

Google has created several spoof versions of its homepage, including one for Klingon speakers, another for pirates, and a third specifically for Looney Tunes character Elmer Fudd.

To find this hidden Google treasure, type 'Google Gothic' into the Google search field and--instead of hitting the Search button--select 'I'm feeling lucky.' You'll see Googoth, a specialized search engine that caters to "dark, gothic, industrial, and alternative topics." This search site is not related to Google. Another specialized site unrelated to Google is Google Loco, a parody of Google that's rife with bouncy characters and flashing colors. Tip: Try Google Loco in Internet Explorer for an even better, muy loco experience.

Another 3D buildings easter egg hidden inside Google Earth, this time recreating the famous bridge jump scene from Blues Brothers, the 1980 movie starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd.
That was filmed in Chicago, but the stunt is reproduced for Google Earth on the Tacony Palmyra bridge linking New Jersey and Philadelphia

Typing "about:internets" into the search box of a Google Chrome browser brings up the image above.
It is believed to be a reference to Senator Ted Stevens' much-derided 2006 description of the internet as a "series of tubes". His clumsy words, in a speech to a Senate committee opposing network neutrality, were seen to illustrate the poor understanding of some politicians about how the internet worked.

Picasa has a wild side that few people know about. Open Picasa and press Ctrl-Shift-Y, and a teddy bear will pop up. Keep pressing those keys and watch out for the sloth (or sleuth) of red-bowtied bears that take over the program.

[Drakonid]

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