Google Under Lava Direct
If you type “Google under lava” into the Google search bar, you might notice something playful: the search results page loads with a volcanic theme — orange/red colors, sometimes a lava animation, or a reference to “under lava.”
A hidden Easter egg. Google engineers have been known to add small jokes or visual gags for certain phrases. “Google under lava” is not an official product but a user-spread meme/rumor. Testing it in 2024–2025 shows that while the exact animation may vary or be region-specific, Google sometimes displays a “You’re under lava” message or a reference to Google’s data centers being “lava-proof.” google under lava
Larry Burns
Larry Burns has worked in IT for more than 40 years as a data architect, database developer, DBA, data modeler, application developer, consultant, and teacher. He holds a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Washington, and a Master’s degree in Software Engineering from Seattle University. He most recently worked for a global Fortune 200 company as a Data and BI Architect and Data Engineer (i.e., data modeler).
He contributed material on Database Development and Database Operations Management to the first edition of DAMA International’s Data Management Body of Knowledge (DAMA-DMBOK) and is a former instructor and advisor in the certificate program for Data Resource Management at the University of Washington in Seattle.
He has written numerous articles for TDAN.com and DMReview.com and is the author of Building the Agile Database (Technics Publications LLC, 2011), Growing Business Intelligence (Technics Publications LLC, 2016), and Data Model Storytelling (Technics Publications LLC, 2021).
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