http://www.google.com.au/logos/newton09-tree.jpg

http://www.google.com.au/logos/newton09-apple.png

Google is using 09 in the doodle

ah ah ah, what a good doodle
better than ever

I am starting to think that we are seeing too many doodles on Google's homepage. It was fun when it was exceptional, but now, it's just getting messy. I wish @marissamayer could remain a strong gatekeeper, preventing those unnecessary bits of fun on Google's homepage, whatever Valleywag is thinking.

So, is 2010 the year of animated or interactive doodles over at Google.com?

Good question Philipp...

Seeing on .com as well:
http://www.google.com/logos/newton09-apple.png

http://www.google.com/logos/newton09-tree.jpg

Cool logo!

Newton's apple
Newton himself often told the story that he was inspired to formulate his theory of gravitation by watching the fall of an apple from a tree.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton#Newton.27s_apple

:-)

http://www.websonic.nl/nieuws/012010/images/google_homepage_doodle.gif

haha so KOOL and Intelligent Creativity

"Newton himself often told the story that he was inspired to formulate his theory of gravitation by watching the fall of an apple from a tree."

What, the apple didn't hit him? XD

First, the new year's easter egg, and now this. JavaScript use in the homepage (and everywhere) is getting interesting!

doodlesource.com doesn't have it
doodlewatch.com only the apple

That's where it goes wrong when it is automated. I think you can do a better job by doing it yourself.

Vegetable
Many people go to bing.com to look at today's beautiful picture. Google can't just show beautiful background picture too, so it tries to compete with this Bing's feature by more frequent Doodles.

I think in the long run such animated logos would become very, very annoying if you're actually trying to search stuff... because it always slows you down as you're distracted by, say, a falling apple. (Already, I kind of would want that apple from falling for today!) If Google would restrict special doodles to say once per month and animations to say twice a year or whatever, it might be better, or at least, only have the animation start when you hover over the logo (which might be an indicator of interest).

Google can't beat gravity. Never.

The apple doesn't drop on all mobile browsers

it works on iphone

Doodlewatch still only shows the apple's, Doodlesource doesn't have the logo yet.

google increased the gravity
old (it dropped til Business Solutions):
http://i48.tinypic.com/5os7bs.jpg

new:
http://i46.tinypic.com/9toojp.gif

iPhone's Safari Mini: works
Nokia E Series internal browser: doesn't work
Opera Mini: not tested

Any other test results?

hebbet, sorry I missed your iPhone answer...

New results – Opera Mini: works

Tested at http://www.google.co.cr/

The apple drops not to Soluciones Empresariales (Business Solutions)

To keep this animated doodle, please click this link:

goog1e.co.nz/?g=955

[unlinked, just in case]

Why did they omit the red "o"?
Did they want to emphasize the big "G" as the gravitational constant?

I thought it was a brilliant marketing stunt – Google showing a falling Apple on their homepage; two days before releasing the Nexus..