Take a scroll with Google to a galaxy far, far away

By typing in the phrase “A long time ago in a galaxy far far away” you can get your search results in the familiar scrolling yellow text from the films.

Google is famous for hiding subtle movies references and geeky Easter Eggs across its hugely popular web services.

Even Yoda is impressed by Google’s “Star Wars” trick. When you put the sound on, John Williams’ iconic main title march begins. You can stop the automatic scrolling and scroll for yourself.

The search engine has released a cantina full of goodies for Star Wars fans – and their latest one is something fans won’t want to miss out on.

The Easter egg is mimicking the opening credits of the seminal 1977 film – as pretty much everyone knows, since Googling that opening line generates 435 million search results.

After launching a new promo yesterday allowing users to align themselves with either the dark side or the light, Google has now unveiled a new way to kill productivity. In the words of Star Wars concept artist Ken Ralston, “It’s fun, but pure torture”.