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I don't know if this is the correct place to share this, but here goes:

If I search this phrase:

t _ _nt|_||_|nt _ _nt| |_| |nt\_____/

with DuckDuckGo, it takes me to https://login.i-ready.com/. The phrase is a compressed ascii-art of a smiley face.

Any ideas what on earth causes this strange thing to happen?

I don't even really know if this is suitable for stack exchange, I'm just curious why this happens.

EDIT: It really is random, not just a single website.

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  interesting... it redirected me directly to youtube
  
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  @MARKMYANSWER interesting... Not only me then....
  
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I don't know if this is the correct place to share this, but here goes:

If I search this phrase:

t _ _nt|_||_|nt _ _nt| |_| |nt\_____/

with DuckDuckGo, it takes me to https://login.i-ready.com/. The phrase is a compressed ascii-art of a smiley face.

Any ideas what on earth causes this strange thing to happen?

I don't even really know if this is suitable for stack exchange, I'm just curious why this happens.

EDIT: It really is random, not just a single website.

duckduckgo

share|improve this question

edited 22 hours ago

Jachdich

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JachdichJachdich

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migrated from superuser.com 23 hours ago

This question came from our site for computer enthusiasts and power users.

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  interesting... it redirected me directly to youtube
  
  – MARK MY ANSWER
  23 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @MARKMYANSWER interesting... Not only me then....
  
  – Jachdich
  22 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I don't know if this is the correct place to share this, but here goes:

If I search this phrase:

t _ _nt|_||_|nt _ _nt| |_| |nt\_____/

with DuckDuckGo, it takes me to https://login.i-ready.com/. The phrase is a compressed ascii-art of a smiley face.

Any ideas what on earth causes this strange thing to happen?

I don't even really know if this is suitable for stack exchange, I'm just curious why this happens.

EDIT: It really is random, not just a single website.

duckduckgo

share|improve this question

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JachdichJachdich

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edited 22 hours ago

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This is a "feature" called "!Bang"... as documented here: here and here. There is nothing special about this string (try cutting it down), aside from the very first .

Specifically giving a ! or at the beginning of your query will have a special effect... ! goes to a registered site for quick access, while goes to the first search result.

A couple of examples they give are:

• 
  !youtube or !yt
  


• !g

If you type your "query" character by character, then you'll see the autocomplete options appear below.

Fundamentally, entering stackexchange in the search box is equivalent to searching for stackexchange and then immediately clicking the top link.

Equally, entering t _ _nt|_||_|nt _ _nt| |_| |nt\_____/ will take you to the first result of the query t _ _nt|_||_|nt _ _nt| |_| |nt\_____/.

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  This explains the idea behind !bangs but doesn't explain why OPs search query works. As far as I can see, t isn't bound to any sort of !bang. For obvious reasons, I'm a bit reluctant to try this out for myself.
  
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  @grooveplex t makes you go to the first search result of query t. If you search for the query from the question but without leading , then you see that i-ready is the first result. It doesn't have to be bound like the bang. Actually I think isn't really part of the bang feature but its own feature.
  
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  @kapex Woah, that's so cool! I had no idea. Thanks for enlightening me :)
  
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19

This is a "feature" called "!Bang"... as documented here: here and here. There is nothing special about this string (try cutting it down), aside from the very first .

Specifically giving a ! or at the beginning of your query will have a special effect... ! goes to a registered site for quick access, while goes to the first search result.

A couple of examples they give are:

• 
  !youtube or !yt
  


• !g

If you type your "query" character by character, then you'll see the autocomplete options appear below.

Fundamentally, entering stackexchange in the search box is equivalent to searching for stackexchange and then immediately clicking the top link.

Equally, entering t _ _nt|_||_|nt _ _nt| |_| |nt\_____/ will take you to the first result of the query t _ _nt|_||_|nt _ _nt| |_| |nt\_____/.

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answered 21 hours ago

AttieAttie

39114

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  4
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This explains the idea behind !bangs but doesn't explain why OPs search query works. As far as I can see, t isn't bound to any sort of !bang. For obvious reasons, I'm a bit reluctant to try this out for myself.
  
  – grooveplex
  16 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @grooveplex t makes you go to the first search result of query t. If you search for the query from the question but without leading , then you see that i-ready is the first result. It doesn't have to be bound like the bang. Actually I think isn't really part of the bang feature but its own feature.
  
  – kapex
  15 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  @kapex Woah, that's so cool! I had no idea. Thanks for enlightening me :)
  
  – grooveplex
  15 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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This is a "feature" called "!Bang"... as documented here: here and here. There is nothing special about this string (try cutting it down), aside from the very first .

Specifically giving a ! or at the beginning of your query will have a special effect... ! goes to a registered site for quick access, while goes to the first search result.

A couple of examples they give are:

• 
  !youtube or !yt
  


• !g

If you type your "query" character by character, then you'll see the autocomplete options appear below.

Fundamentally, entering stackexchange in the search box is equivalent to searching for stackexchange and then immediately clicking the top link.

Equally, entering t _ _nt|_||_|nt _ _nt| |_| |nt\_____/ will take you to the first result of the query t _ _nt|_||_|nt _ _nt| |_| |nt\_____/.

share|improve this answer

edited 3 hours ago

answered 21 hours ago

AttieAttie

39114

• 
  
  
  

  
  4
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This explains the idea behind !bangs but doesn't explain why OPs search query works. As far as I can see, t isn't bound to any sort of !bang. For obvious reasons, I'm a bit reluctant to try this out for myself.
  
  – grooveplex
  16 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @grooveplex t makes you go to the first search result of query t. If you search for the query from the question but without leading , then you see that i-ready is the first result. It doesn't have to be bound like the bang. Actually I think isn't really part of the bang feature but its own feature.
  
  – kapex
  15 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @kapex Woah, that's so cool! I had no idea. Thanks for enlightening me :)
  
  – grooveplex
  15 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

This is a "feature" called "!Bang"... as documented here: here and here. There is nothing special about this string (try cutting it down), aside from the very first .

Specifically giving a ! or at the beginning of your query will have a special effect... ! goes to a registered site for quick access, while goes to the first search result.

A couple of examples they give are:

• 
  !youtube or !yt
  


• !g

If you type your "query" character by character, then you'll see the autocomplete options appear below.

Fundamentally, entering stackexchange in the search box is equivalent to searching for stackexchange and then immediately clicking the top link.

Equally, entering t _ _nt|_||_|nt _ _nt| |_| |nt\_____/ will take you to the first result of the query t _ _nt|_||_|nt _ _nt| |_| |nt\_____/.

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edited 3 hours ago

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answered 21 hours ago

AttieAttie

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