The Google Puzzle

[th]

I don't understand the benefit of using separate windows for this type of media. Wouldn't layered DOM elements be easier and less annoying? Do the windows add to the wow factor somehow?

A similar Google-made product: http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com/

[kakuri]

Clearly Google's single usability expert was too busy to be involved in this project.

[sthlm]

I wondered the same. The only conclusion I could come to is that they want to showcase this feature.

Based on the other comments on this one, the general consensus agrees that this is a bad idea though.

[ElbertF]

It doesn't work so well in a tiling WM: http://i.imgur.com/PXVzO.png.

[mattmanser]

Yeah, it's a bit silly as I seem to remember it was already doable in old IE before they locked down how you could access parent/child windows and it never failed to annoy.

If anyone can remember the sites that used to have a pop 'remote control' window for video.

I'm also sure my old work used it for wizards.

[sondh]

I got to the final cube and then I cheated (searched for the phrase), read several links and went to that-website but it just redirects me back to thegooglepuzzle.com, anybody else confirms this behavior? I think they disabled the game somehow...

[fjarlq]

The final puzzle is broken if you block third-party cookies. Weak.

[Newky]

On ubuntu linux running chrome 11.0, I get the following message at the splash screen:

"We're sorry, but the Google Puzzle was designed with the browser Google Chrome in mind. As a result, it may not work properly in your current browser"

[pbhjpbhj]

Blimey they're not wrong when they say it'll open some pop-up windows. By the 13th window and no sign that it was going to show me anything I decided I didn't need to carry on playing ...

[gwillen]

First puzzle seems broken for me in Chrome for Mac 13.0.782.220.

[apoorvnarang]

http://mytechknowledge.com/google/the-google-puzzle-full-ans...

[bobf]

Chrome (15.0.874.15-dev) completely crashes when I overlay the shape over the Rubix cube on the (presumably last?) puzzle.

[sthlm]

For me it just closed all but the original window and it says "This is the final hint". Not sure what I'm supposed to do now.

[product50]

Stuck at 4th puzzle! Please give me a hint. It is so frustrating..

[lawlypop]

Read what it says once you make the letters 5x5

[igorgue]

Resize the window to 5 cols and 5 rows?

[shotgun]

I really wish I owned a rubik's cube right now.

[swatthatfly]

can anybody explain what this is, since it looks like they only support 1 (ONE) browser?

[aquarius070287]

i m stuck at 5th puzzle ..WTF

[ssharp]

Look at the calendar name and events for hints. You need to figure out whose calendar it is.

[x-sam]

Read the question. ;)

[evan_]

remember the symbol? You have to drag it. really stupid.

[taigeair]

email address was pretty funny

[recoiledsnake]

"Can be viewed only with the Chrome browser".

Are we back to the "Best viewed with Internet Explorer" days? Does the functionality really need Chrome?

[Wickk]

"We're sorry, but The Google Puzzle was designed with the browser Google Chrome in mind. As a result, it MAY not work in your current browser."

And below that:

"-> Enter Anyway"

[paulirish]

I'm reading that it works under Chrome, IE9+, FF5+ on windows and Chrome, FF5+, Safari5+ on mac.

It uses lots of popup windows, so that's why it isn't iPad compatible.

[zobzu]

That shows the direction Google is taking

[darwinGod]

Not viewable on iPad !

[rjh29]

I just completed it using Firefox 6 on Windows. So it definitely works, and I find it a bit tiresome the way they keep pushing Chrome on me when they're supposed to be supporting open standards...

[MostAwesomeDude]

Doesn't work on a Chromebook, where everything is always fullscreen.

[tedjdziuba]

Something awesome about getting that message on Android.