Google celebrating Douglas Adams' 61st birthday

[Ar-Pharazon]

It's a strange number, 61 (not like 42), but Google has a nice interactive Hitchhiker's Guide theme going on today.

 

[Redfern]

Google missed a great opportunity.

I typed in "Earth" and thought it may have loaded an "introductory gag" page that read nothing more than "Mostly harmless."

Alas, no such humorous luck.

Sincerely,

Bill

 

[Guy Gardener]

That's what it says in my Star Trek Encyclopaedia.

Okuda has some balls on him.

 

[Turtletrekker]

Awesome. Happy birthday, Douglas Adams!

 

[auntiehill]

If you keep clicking on the Guide, it shows you little animated scenes from the book. Very cute.

I wish they'd made Marvin speak, though. It would've been great to hear him say something whenever you clicked on the door.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Google missed a great opportunity.

I typed in "Earth" and thought it may have loaded an "introductory gag" page that read nothing more than "Mostly harmless."

Alas, no such humorous luck.

Sincerely,

Bill

They did animate a guide entry at least.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

^ Yep, the Babel fish.

 

[auntiehill]

^There's more than just that. Keep clicking on it.

 

[Dart]

Is it gone now forever? I only clicked on the guide the once.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

This page has all the 2013 ones. If you change the year in the URL, you can see past years as well.