Google Gravity is one of the oldest Google tricks and one of the most satisfying: the Google homepage loads normally, and then the logo, the search box and every button drop to the bottom of the window and pile up. You can pick them up with the mouse and throw them, and — the best part — typing a search still works, with the results falling into the heap.
It was made by Ricardo Cabello (Mr.doob) in 2009 as a Chrome Experiment showing off what browsers could do with physics, and it has never stopped being shared. It isn't on google.com itself; people search 'google gravity' expecting it to be, which is why it's here, running exactly as it always has.
No. It is a Chrome Experiment made by Mr.doob in 2009 that recreates the Google homepage with physics. Searching 'google gravity' on Google returns links to it; it doesn't happen on google.com itself.
Yes — type a query and press Enter and real results fall into the pile. It is the part that made the experiment famous.
It is built for a mouse. On a touchscreen you can tap and drag pieces, but the throwing feels better with a mouse or trackpad.