Google Gravity

Google Gravity is an experiment for Google Chrome. This experiment does not do anything useful other than amuse Chrome users for a bit. The idea is that when you pull up the Google search page, all the items on the page will drop to the bottom. I've read that you can even throw some words around.

This concept reminds me of a time where you could put ants on your desktop computer, which was amusing for a short period of time. Soon after, you delete the program and carry on as normal.

Also note that problems have been reported on browsers other than Google Chrome. This is most likely because it is a Google Chrome experiement so install accordingly!

To perform the trick of Google Gravity, just do the following:

1. Visit http://www.google.com/.
2. Make sure that Google Instant is off.
3. Type in Google Gravity into the search box.
4. Click on I’m Feeling Lucky button.
5. Move the mouse.

Note that the trick works best in Google Chrome and Safari, but appears to be working only partially in Firefox, and not working in Internet Explorer.

A remastered version of Google homepage will appear, where all components on the web pages will falling down to the bottom of the web browser (due to gravity) on any mouse hovers over. Best of all, these components – images, text, text boxes, buttons and etc. can be freely move around, and even threw to anywhere.

Google Gravity is not an easter egg of Google home page though. In actual, when clicking on “I’m Feeling Lucky” button, you’re taken directly to the URL returned as the fist search result, which is http://mrdoob.com/projects/chromeexperiments/google_gravity/. The effect can also be observed if visitor visits URL above directly, or click on the first link on the search results of “Google Gravity”.

The web page that end-user is been redirected contains a script which allows images manipulation, with the source code available for free download here.

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