# Google does April 1st. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 1, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-does-april-1st/654539 "2013-04-01T15:58:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-does-april-1st/654539/1 "2013-04-01T15:58:39Z")
Introducing [Google Nose.](https://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/nose/) > [@](#): > > The new _scent_sation in search > > ``` > Coming to your senses: go beyond type, talk, and touch for a new notation of sensation. > Your internet sommelier: expertly curated Knowledge Graphs pair images, descriptions, and aromas. > Take a whiff: the Google Aromabase - 15M+ scentibytes. > Don't ask, don't smell: For when you're wary of your query - SafeSearch included. > > ``` ---
**Author:** ![Oukile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@Oukile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oukile)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-does-april-1st/654539/2 "2013-04-01T16:13:33Z")
Try Google maps too… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Astral\_Rejection](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@Astral\_Rejection](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astral_Rejection)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-does-april-1st/654539/3 "2013-04-01T16:21:19Z")
The YouTube prank is the funniest of all. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-does-april-1st/654539/4 "2013-04-01T17:17:41Z")
> [@Oukile](#): > > Try Google maps too… 😃 I watched the video, and I’m still confused. Should I be in major metro areas? BTW, **enjoy this while you can**. They previously did the excellent Dragon Warrior-eque one, and now it’s impossible to access beyond video. GameFAQs is subdued this year. Just a sadistic poll. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-does-april-1st/654539/5 "2013-04-01T21:34:14Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > I watched the video, and I’m still confused. Should I be in major metro areas? There are little landmark things in various places, some of which include the coordinates of another little landmark thing. Zoom all the way in and you get a sepia spyglass street view. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-does-april-1st/654539/6 "2013-04-01T22:53:52Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > There are little landmark things in various places, some of which include the coordinates of another little landmark thing. For example, zoom in on Bermuda and you see a swirly thing. Entering the accompanying coordinates gets you a hook at Ocracoke. Entering those coordinates places you in the middle of Lake Huron. Zoom in on the green arrow for the next marker & coordinates. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-does-april-1st/654539/7 "2013-04-01T22:57:28Z")
Gosh, Lute, I hadn’t gone down the rabbit hole that far, my friend. I was pretty much captured at “15M+ scentibytes.” ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-does-april-1st/654539/8 "2013-04-01T23:05:08Z")
Oh yeah, I found buried treasure on… bum ba bump! Treasure Island. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-does-april-1st/654539/9 "2013-04-01T23:47:26Z")
> [@Astral\_Rejection](#): > > The YouTube prank is the funniest of all. What youtube prank? ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-does-april-1st/654539/10 "2013-04-02T00:05:35Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > What youtube prank? [This one.](http://www.youtube.com/youtube?feature=inp-yo-jke) ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-does-april-1st/654539/11 "2013-04-02T00:17:13Z")
Oh youtube. Gaffaw gaffaw ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-does-april-1st/654539/12 "2013-04-02T16:47:31Z")
> [@Terminus\_Est](#): > > [This one.](http://www.youtube.com/youtube?feature=inp-yo-jke) I looked at it yesterday on my iPhone and couldn’t figure out what was going on, and now I can see it on a real PC, and there doesn’t seem to be anything there. What did I miss? ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-does-april-1st/654539/13 "2013-04-02T17:31:16Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > I looked at it yesterday on my iPhone and couldn’t figure out what was going on, and now I can see it on a real PC, and there doesn’t seem to be anything there. What did I miss? Never mind, I found it. [Pretty good!](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/31/youtube-april-fools-2013-_n_2988662.html) ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-does-april-1st/654539/14 "2013-04-03T19:01:06Z")
Nationstates had a zombie infestation.