Google Fun: "Failure" Search & "I'm Feeling Lucky

[quantumdude]

Hey, here's a funny thing to try with Google. Do a search for the word "failure", and then click "I'm Feeling Lucky". See what happens.

 

[Evo]

Hey, here's a funny thing to try with Google. Do a search for the word "failure", and then click "I'm Feeling Lucky". See what happens.

That's funny.

 

[mattmns]

Hmm, I don't get it!

 

[JamesU]

how true

 

[Gale]

yeah, seen that one. wasn't this mentioned on here before? the whole google bombing thing i think... i forget now. but the humor is kinda taken out when you know why it happens.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

try "idiot"

 

[JamesU]

try "idiot"

Not that fun, I was able to click the button many times

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

Not that fun, I was able to click the button many times

It took me about two or three seconds to realize that all you have to do is hold down the button on the mouse to keep it from running away. I guess that's cheating though.

 

[Pyrrhus]

Look for "French Military Victories" and click i am feeling lucky

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

You used to be able to do the same thing with "Weapons of Mass Destruction" on Google and it would bring up http://www.coxar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/.

Make sure to actually read it.

 

[siddharth]

Yep, these are due to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googlebombing"

Try "liar" and I'm feeling lucky.

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

Yep, these are due to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googlebombing"

Try "liar" and I'm feeling lucky.

Aha... Something like this may have been the secondary purpose of a virus that I picked up once. The virus or spyware, I'm not exactly sure which, would make you computer automatically turn certain words you posted on forums and sent in messages into links to sites for companies that provided services in relation to those words.