Do a Barrel Roll 20 Times: How to Spin Google’s Screen Multiple Times

There’s something oddly satisfying about watching your entire screen spin in a perfect circle — enough that “do a barrel roll” has become one of Google’s most enduring tricks. But what if one rotation isn’t enough? Here’s how to make it spin 20 times (and more) using a clever workaround, plus a look at the other hidden gems Google has tucked away.

Original barrel roll rotations on Google: 1 ·
Maximum rotations on elgoog.im: 1,000,000 ·
Other Google tricks featured: 10 ·
Year the barrel roll Easter egg appeared: 2011

Six key facts that define the landscape of Google’s barrel roll Easter egg and its many spin-offs.

Do a barrel roll 10 times, 20 times, 100 times?

Using elgoog.im for custom rotations

• Visit elgooG’s barrel roll page (a Google mirror that preserves Easter eggs).
• Enter the number of rotations or degrees in the provided field (e.g., 7200 for 20 full turns).
• Click the button to execute the spin. The page will rotate exactly as many times as specified.

How to set the barrel roll to 20 times

1. Visit elgoog.im/doabarrelroll on your browser.
2. Set the “Rotations” field to 20 and click “Spin”.
3. Alternatively, enter “7200°” in the degrees field — each full rotation equals 360 degrees.
4. The animation takes roughly 20 seconds at normal speed (Oxygenites (tech blog)).

Maximum rotation limits

• elgoog.im claims the page can rotate up to 1,000,000 times (elgooG).
• The original Google feature, by contrast, is hard‑coded to a single 360° spin (Command Linux (Linux/tech resource)).

Bottom line: If you want more than one spin, elgoog.im is the simplest route. Casual users: set it to 20 and watch. Power users: test the 1‑million limit — but be prepared for a long animation.

Is the Google barrel roll still active?

History of the Google barrel roll Easter egg

• Introduced around 2011, the trick responds to the search query “do a barrel roll” (elgooG).
• Inspired by the video game Star Fox (1997), the phrase became a meme long before Google picked it up.
• The effect rotates the entire search results page once, then returns to normal.

Current status on Google Search

• As of 2025, the Easter egg still works on desktop Chrome (Command Linux).
• Mobile browsers and some third‑party search engines may not support the animation.

Alternative methods to experience the effect

• Use elgoog.im or other mirrors that clone the original code (GitHub (community project)).
• Bookmark the official Google search with the query to trigger it on demand.

What are 10 Google tricks?

Ten hidden commands that turn a plain search page into a playground.

• Google gravity — type “google gravity” to watch the page elements fall.
• Google Pac‑Man — search “google pacman” to play the classic arcade game.
• Askew — type “tilt” or “askew” to slightly rotate the page.
• Recursion — search “recursion” and Google suggests “Did you mean: recursion” endlessly.
• Do a barrel roll — the 360° page spin we’ve covered.
• Zerg rush — search “zerg rush” to play a game where you click on little O’s that attack your results.
• Than solo — type “than solo” and hear a guitar riff played by Google’s doodle team.
• Google sphere — search “google sphere” to see search results floating in 3D.
• Blink HTML — type “blink html” to make the result text blink (only on some browsers).
• Konami code — search “konami code” to trigger a hidden animation on certain pages.

Most of these are documented on YouTube (tech compilation) and community lists like elgooG (mirror site).

Did a 747 do a barrel roll?

The 2005 Boeing 747 barrel roll test

• Yes — test pilot Mark Forgy flew a Boeing 747‑400 through a full barrel roll in 2005 (Wikipedia (aviation encyclopedia)).
• The maneuver was conducted to evaluate the aircraft’s structural integrity and to demonstrate the safety margins built into the design.

YouTube video of the maneuver

• Footage of the test is available on YouTube and has been viewed millions of times.
• The video shows the massive airliner gracefully completing the roll.

Difference between a barrel roll and a roll

• A true barrel roll involves both rolling and lifting the nose so the aircraft follows a corkscrew path.
• A simple roll (aileron roll) rotates around the longitudinal axis. The 747 performed a barrel roll, which is more dramatic but also more demanding.

The implication: if a commercial jet can safely do a barrel roll, your browser has nothing to fear from a 20‑times screen spin.

What is the Google Easter egg for 2 22 22?

The Twosday celebration

• On February 22, 2022 (2/22/22), Google activated a special search effect when users typed “2 22 22” (Google Blog).
• Searching the numeric date triggered a confetti‑like display and a playful message.

Google’s special search effect

• The effect was a limited‑time celebration of the rare palindrome date.
• It did not involve a barrel roll, but it shows Google’s love for numeric Easter eggs.

Other numeric date Easter eggs

• Google occasionally marks dates like 12/12/12 or 6/6/06 with small animations.
• These are typically announced on the Google Doodle blog and last only one day.

“The page rotates by 360 degrees and then returns to normal — it’s harmless and doesn’t affect your data.”

— Command Linux (tech resource)

“The enhanced version on elgooG allows custom angles and up to a million rotations — far beyond the original single spin.”

— elgooG (Google mirror site)

For the fans of Easter eggs and casual browsers, the choice is clear: stick with the original for a quick laugh, or explore third‑party tools for a fully customizable spinning experience. The barrel roll meme isn’t going anywhere — thanks to clones and creative remixes, you can spin your screen 20 times (or 20 million) whenever you want.

Related reading: Do a Barrel Roll 20 Times: Google Easter Egg How-To

For a deeper breakdown of why the search engine only spins once and how third-party tools can bypass that limit, see the Google barrel roll 20 times trick.

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