Google launches Google Nose, shuts down YouTube as April Fool's prank

It’s that time of the year again, where you cannot believe everything you see and read. And like every April Fool’s day, Google has taken the responsibility to be the first one to launch gags. Google – with its best straight face – has chosen April 1 to launch its new service Google Nose where you can “go beyond type, talk, and touch for a new notation of sensation.” Essentially, you can now use Google to not just search for things, you can also use it to smell your favourite things. Hitting the “Try Google Smell” button on the home page of the service will throw up a random result in Google Search. Besides websites and images pertaining to the keywords, there will now be a panel on the right of the screen where Google Aromabase will describe the product and smell to you. Using the “Smell” button, you will be able to inhale its aroma (or stench, depending on the random product)

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