Google Was Down For Five Minutes And The Internet Couldn't Handle It

It was the most frightening time imaginable.

GOOGLE IS DOWN! Stand by your beds, don't be alarmed, this is when humanity sees how much it can remember.

Google.com

People trying to search for stuff this morning were greeted with a 500 error.

People kept their heads pretty admirably.

Dane Cobain @danecobain

Google is down! EVERY MAN FOR THEMSELVES, I'LL SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE *grabs shotgun*

09:39 AM - 04 Jul 2014

Dane Cobain@danecobainFollow

Google is down! EVERY MAN FOR THEMSELVES, I'LL SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE *grabs shotgun*

10:39 AM - 04 Jul 14ReplyRetweetFavorite

Alan Finn @alanfinn94

So, Google is down apparently. Alrighty then... #FirstWorldProblems

09:47 AM - 04 Jul 2014

Alan Finn@alanfinn94Follow

So, Google is down apparently. Alrighty then... #FirstWorldProblems

10:47 AM - 04 Jul 14ReplyRetweetFavorite

Rik van Duijn RCX @rikvduijn

People it's defcon1 we are fucked i repeat we are fucked! Google search is down!

09:43 AM - 04 Jul 2014

Rik van Duijn RCX@rikvduijnFollow

People it's defcon1 we are fucked i repeat we are fucked! Google search is down!

10:43 AM - 04 Jul 14ReplyRetweetFavorite

Kellie @BigFashionista

Google is down? IT'S THE APOCALYPSE. RUN RUN RUN.

09:38 AM - 04 Jul 2014

Kellie@BigFashionistaFollow

Google is down?

IT'S THE APOCALYPSE. RUN RUN RUN.

10:38 AM - 04 Jul 14ReplyRetweetFavorite

Some people thought it was THE moment that Microsoft's Bing had been waiting for.

BuzzFeed UK @BuzzFeedUK

Google is down. THIS IS BING’S TIME TO SHINE.

09:44 AM - 04 Jul 2014

BuzzFeed UK@BuzzFeedUKFollow

Google is down. THIS IS BING’S TIME TO SHINE.

10:44 AM - 04 Jul 14ReplyRetweetFavorite

Someone else made the exact same joke about Alta Vista.

Chris Scullion @scully1888

Looks like Google is temporarily down. NOW IT'S ALTAVISTA'S TIME TO SHINE

09:38 AM - 04 Jul 2014

Chris Scullion@scully1888Follow

Looks like Google is temporarily down. NOW IT'S ALTAVISTA'S TIME TO SHINE

10:38 AM - 04 Jul 14ReplyRetweetFavorite

And Ask Jeeves.

Gear4DJs @gear4djs

#Google is down! I did think it was the end of the world until I remembered you can http://t.co/VbZksxg4Op

09:48 AM - 04 Jul 2014

Gear4DJs@gear4djsFollow

#Google is down! I did think it was the end of the world until I remembered you can http://t.co/VbZksxg4Op

10:48 AM - 04 Jul 14ReplyRetweetFavorite

The whole thing was a significant blow to the IT industry.

Tom Fisher @tvrfisher

Google is down and millions of IT technicians have no way to find out how to fix anything.

09:37 AM - 04 Jul 2014

Tom Fisher@tvrfisherFollow

Google is down and millions of IT technicians have no way to find out how to fix anything.

10:37 AM - 04 Jul 14ReplyRetweetFavorite

But most worryingly, it's at times like this when we realise we don't actually know anything.

Lizzy @LizzyCampbell

Google is down. Nobody can remember how to find out information by any other means. Civilisation falls.

09:40 AM - 04 Jul 2014

Lizzy@LizzyCampbellFollow

Google is down. Nobody can remember how to find out information by any other means. Civilisation falls.

10:40 AM - 04 Jul 14ReplyRetweetFavorite

But then several minutes later, the natural order of the internet was restored and Google reappeared. As you were, everyone.

Rory Cellan-Jones @ruskin147

Ok Google is back, but still hearing reports of pterodactyls in skies above London #dontrelaxjustyet

09:47 AM - 04 Jul 2014

Rory Cellan-Jones@ruskin147Follow

Ok Google is back, but still hearing reports of pterodactyls in skies above London #dontrelaxjustyet

10:47 AM - 04 Jul 14ReplyRetweetFavorite