Google Easter Eggs

[Rameses]

I remember a while back (several years ago I think) if you went to Google Maps and got directions by foot from NY, NY to London, one of the steps was swim across the Atlantic Ocean.

That stayed up for a little while after it was discovered, but eventually disappeared.



A month or so ago, I saw a new one that's still up.

Go to Google Maps and click get directions.  Enter Japan as the starting point and China as the destination.

Now check step number 43.   



Then earlier today I saw this one...

Go to translate.google.com and select German to German.

Copy and paste the following into the text field:   pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk bschk pv bschk bschk pv kkkkkkkkkk bschk

Now click listen and laugh.



How do people find out about these?

And post any more that're out there that you might know of.

[erkishhorde]

Yeah, if you get directions from Los Angeles to Tokyo it has you kayak across the Pacific to Hawaii and then kayak to Japan. Of course before this you have to drive to Washington for some reason.

[Monsterlover]

Trial and error?

I have no idea how else one would figure this out.

[The Bearded Duc]

Yeah, if you get directions from Los Angeles to Tokyo it has you kayak across the Pacific to Hawaii and then kayak to Japan. Of course before this you have to drive to Washington for some reason.

Washington is the only place you can get a kayak these days. Duh.

[Rameses]

Trial and error?

I have no idea how else one would figure this out.

But the one I posted with the translation?

There's no way in hell somebody got that with trial and error.   

[Monsterlover]

Methinks that was deliberate

[Rameses]

Methinks that was deliberate

So you think they told some people about it and then just let it spread by word of mouth.  (Or word of... uhhhhh... fingers??  Whatever.  You know what I mean.)

[Monsterlover]

That's the most probable scenario I think.

[Slide Panda]

Then earlier today I saw this one...

Go to translate.google.com and select German to German.

Copy and paste the following into the text field:   pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk bschk pv bschk bschk pv kkkkkkkkkk bschk

Now click listen and laugh.

That one seems to work with a few languages. The target (to) language doesn't seem to matter much, but you get different beat-box renderings if you use French, Latin, Spanish or Italian