Top 7 Google April Fool's Day Jokes and Pranks
written by Samrat P
at Apr 1, 2008
Google loves a good April Fool's Day joke. Sometimes the joke is even that it isn't a joke. Take a tour of some of Google's best April Fool's Day jokes.
1. Google's MentalPlex
On April 1st, 2000, Google introduced the Mentalplex. The name is a play on Google's headquarters, known as the GooglePlex. Google's prank suggested that Google could now find search results by reading your mind.2. PigeonRank
In 2002 Google prank site introduced PigeonRank. This was a play on Google's ranking algorithm, PageRank. The site claimed that Google ranked search results based on the pecking of trained pigeons.3. Google Copernicus Center
Google claimed they were hiring for a job center on the moon. The Google Copernicus Center claims to be opening in "spring of 2007" on the moon.4. Google Gulp
Google Gulp is a fictitious drink that claims it will increase the intelligence of the drinker. In order to obtain a Google Gulp, you need the cap of someone else's Google Gulp. This is a parody of Gmail which was initially available by invitation only.Gmail itself was released on April Fool's Day, and one gig of expanded storage space was also announced on April Fool's Day, causing some speculation that the announcement itself was a joke.
