Here are 12 awesome Google tricks and secrets

There’s hardly anyone on the web that hasn’t used Google at one time or another. A lot of people use the search engine every day and we’ve accepted Google as the most convenient way of finding anything on the internet.

But there are a lot of Google tricks that remain untold and unknown. Seems Google has held back jaw-dropping secrets that continue to amaze once they see the light of day. For more Google “secrets”, read the first part of IBT AU's Ten awesome Google tricks and secrets of 2015 (Part 1).

Now for Part 2. But just remember to hit either the “Google Search” or the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button so these neat tricks work as designed. We’ll tell you which button to hit to activate each trick. Have fun.

1. Zerg Rush

Type Zerg Rush and click on Google Search. You'll be taken to a search page being eaten up by Os. Click each O thrice to kill it. You’ve gotta try out this amazing Google game.

Credit – YouTube/ Oceparx

2. The answer to life the universe and everything

Ask Google “the answer to life the universe and everything” and hit either Google Search or I'm Feeling Lucky. Google will reply with the number 42, which is Douglas Adams’ answer to this query in his classic sci-fi novel, “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”.

“Deep Thought”, the super computer in Hitchhiker’s, took 7½ million years to compute this number. Google generates the answer in 0.42 seconds. Give it a go.

In the same vein, Google will lead users to the mathematical equation for the occurrence of a blue moon. Just type “once in a blue moon” and click Google Search. Want to know "the loneliest number in the world"? Ask Google. The answer is, of course, the number 1, the same answer given in the eerie 1969 hit song made famous by Three Dog Night. Clicking I'm Feeling Lucky will take you to YouTube to see and listen to this classic.

Credit – YouTube/VideosAreNear

3. Atari Breakout

It’s Google’s tribute to the classic Atari arcade game released more than three decades ago. Just type Atari Breakout in Images and see what happens. Google will unleash the game using all the search items on the page, complete with sound effects, a ball and an oversized paddle.

4. Google Pac-Man

On May 21, 2010, the 30^th anniversary of the classic game Pac-Man, Google created an animated Google Doodle to pay tribute to the timeless game. The logo was itself a playable game that became all the rage. Type Google Pac-Man and hit I'm Feeling Lucky. Then click Insert Coin to activate this immortal classic.

5. Blink html

Open the main Google search page, type blink html, click Google Search and see what happens. The result will drive you crazy. All the words similar to the search query will start blinking. An amazing Google Easter Egg.

6. Google Fish Tank

Want to swim beneath the waves with tuna, halibut and other assorted denizens of the deep? Just type Google Fish Tank and click I'm Feeling Lucky to immerse yourself in a deep blue virtual sea. You can also select the number of fish swimming about by clicking on a menu at the upper left.

7. Google Zipper

Typing Google Zipper and clicking I'm Feeling Lucky will flip or reverse the Google home page. You’ll see a long vertical zipper in the middle of the page. Zip and unzip the zipper with a click. Try it out and have fun.

8. Elgoog

“Elgoog!” Wondering what this is? It’s Google spelt in reverse. Type elgoog on the search bar, hit I'm Feeling Lucky and see what happens. Enjoy!

9. Google Guitar

Here’s another fun Google trick. How about a playable guitar like the famous arcade game in Atari? Well, with Google nothing’s impossible.

To celebrate the birthday of Les Paul, the American inventor of the solid body electric guitar, Google turned its home page logo into a playable guitar. Type Google Guitar, click I'm Feeling Lucky and listen to how it plays.

Credit – YouTube/ Viral Quickies

10. Let me Google that for you

Want to help a lazy friend Google something? You can. “Let Me Google That for You” (LMGTFY) is for all those slackers out there. Type LMGTFY, click I'm Feeling Lucky and Google will provide links that can be mailed to a friend. Click on the link and Google will launch the original search page.

Credit – YouTube/ We Teach Academy

11. Google rainbow

Like a bagful of other funny Google tricks, the Google rainbow adds a refreshing innovative touch. Refresh and brighten up your searches with this trick. Type Google rainbow, hit I'm Feeling Lucky and see how Google starts playing with colours.

Credit – YouTube/Shamsher Khan

12. Disappearing ‘OO’ in Google

The last one is truly magical. Type Google Disappearing OOs and click I'm Feeling Lucky. Click on the OOs on the Google logo and they’ll vanish. Click anywhere on the page and the OOs will reappear and you’ll be taken to the home page. Try it to believe this amazing Google trick.