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by rapawel 434 days ago
Thanks for the detailed feedback — really appreciate it!

You're right that the demo relies on Google Search specifically (not DuckDuckGo), and that should probably be made even clearer in the instructions. I do mention “search Google” in step 3, but I’ll look into making that more explicit up front.

As for airplane mode: the idea is to go offline after Google has had time to prefetch the page. That’s why the instructions say to start with a stable internet connection — and the page does show a warning if you go offline too early. But I totally get how that could still be confusing, especially if it didn’t work the first time.

A tip: once you're on the "You're offline" page, wait at least 3 seconds and observe the dinosaur. Something may happen.

And good point about wanting to know what’s going on. I tried to keep the experience surprising for some users, but I see how having the technical context up front can enhance it for others. I’ll consider adding an “explain first” option in the future.

Thanks again for giving it a go!