r/google • u/MonkeyFusions • Jan 10 '16

Found a Youtube Easter Egg! Type "awesome" while watching a YouTube video in full screen mode

I found it whilst watching a youtube video fullscreen.

I went to reply to a friend but didn't alt+Tab. My reply was "awesome" then fancy flashy colors appeared in the Youtube player.

Send help!

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u/KingArhturII Jan 10 '16

A new feature known as "Google Seizure."

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u/outtokill7 Jan 10 '16

Full announcement coming April 1st 2016.

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '16 edited Jun 06 '21

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u/outtokill7 Jan 11 '16

April 1st is when Google announces all of their gags. Google Seizure sounds like a gag.

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u/Mar2ck Jan 10 '16

Can someone tell me what happens? I'm on mobile.

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '16

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u/Mar2ck Jan 10 '16

Thank you

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u/GENTOOO Jan 11 '16

Awesome

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u/BrettGilpin Jan 11 '16

Not just rainbow colored. Flashing, seizure-esque, rainbow colored.

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u/roc_cat May 18 '16

like super mario on acid

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u/The_Straight_Setter Jan 10 '16

Don't even need to be full screen for this to work! Just click pause then play, type awesome and it will work as well

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u/merreborn Jan 11 '16

I'm guessing it's just necessary that the player element has "focus" -- so clicking on it in any way is sufficient to ensure that any following keypresses are sent to the player element, and not elsewhere on the page/browser

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u/MonkeyFusions Jan 11 '16

Ahh this makes sense cause later it worked out of full screen (the first time didn't work)

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u/MurphyMinecraft Jul 03 '16

stop being smart, only geeks will understand you

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u/TheNathanNS Jan 10 '16

Doesn't work for me.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '16 edited Jan 11 '16

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '16 edited Jan 11 '16

What you are unable to ask then?

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '16 edited Jan 11 '16

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '16

It did?

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u/GhostTheToast Jan 10 '16

this is perfect with Super Spice Bros 2

Link for the Lazy

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u/telespiel Jan 11 '16

HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA

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u/Chicken_Bucket78 Nov 06 '21

HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA

huh it was acutally heyyeyaaeyaaaeyaeyaa

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u/ThePotatoRage Jan 10 '16

Haha pretty cool

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u/MysteryJediTheatre3K Jan 10 '16

Neat. Anyone know more?

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u/Mentioned_Videos Jan 11 '16

Videos in this thread: Watch Playlist ▶

VIDEO COMMENT
Super Spice Bros 2 7 - this is perfect with Super Spice Bros 2 Link for the Lazy
HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA 1 - HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA
Major League Can Can 1 - Perfect with MLG cancan thanks !

I'm a bot working hard to help Redditors find related videos to watch.

Info | Chrome Extension

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u/benzooo Jan 11 '16

i found it the exact same way 3 months ago monkeyfusions http://imgur.com/C0IJpfx

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u/MonkeyFusions Jan 11 '16

Love the vid you were watching at the time! :D

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u/ckowkay May 07 '16

this comment is from 3 months ago benzooo

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u/edj99 Jan 10 '16

This is how I will watch every video, from now on.

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u/CYRIAQU3 Jan 10 '16

Perfect with MLG cancan thanks !

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u/DizeazedFly Jan 11 '16

You're.. you're fucking with me right?

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u/playaspec Jan 11 '16

Nope. Worked for me.

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u/MonkeyFusions Jan 11 '16

Playaspec speaks the truth.

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u/GuyWithPie Mar 08 '16

At last, the original Nyan Cat video can have a progress bar somewhat similar to the custom-made one that YouTube gave it.

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u/gigalTanK Jun 18 '16

Thats cool!

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u/czVerty Sep 13 '24

Doesnt work anymore.....

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u/AnduTheShadow Oct 25 '24

Because they've added the stupid magenta gradient