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Manufacturing Snapshot Of The Week: Google Wins April Fools' Day

As great as you think you are at April Fools pranks, you probably didn’t come close to Google’s hailstorm of hilarious tricks this year.

As great as you think you are at April Fools pranks, you probably didn’t come close to Google’s hailstorm of hilarious tricks this year. Here are just a few of Manufacturing.net’s favorite Google jokes.

Pac-Man Paints The Town

Remember Pac-Man? Visit Google Maps, and click the Pac-Man icon at the bottom left of your screen to take a trip back in time … in your own neighborhood.

Mirror, Mirror, On My Computer Screen?

Sometimes the simplest gags are the best executed. “Backwards Google” is just flawless; even the images are mirrored. Visit com.google to check it out for yourself.

Stop And Smell The Roses

A prank commercial for the new dial-up mode of Google Fiber pokes fun at those yearning for simpler times: “By incorporating dial-up technology into the root of the fiber, we were able to slow the photons down by 376 times, giving you more time to load your dishwasher and hug your kids.”

I think it is safe to say that Google dominated April Fools 2015. What are some of your favorite April Fools pranks? Comment below or tweet @MNetBridget.

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