How do I know this isn’t a changeling?
this post was submitted on 02 Jun 2026
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I just tested this and it actually works! Got a good chuckle out of that.
:/ does not work here.
But doesn't seem to work on other characters.
Not even if they're from the same geostructure?
Same. Didn't do it for Worf, though.
No, only works for Martok apparently.
I have definitely seen it work for spock and stargate
Note: This Easter egg only seems to work on the normal DuckDuckGo, not https://noai.duckduckgo.com/
The reason it doesnt work on the no AI version of the site is that the logos are AI generated.
Are they? They seem pretty consistent in a way you do not expect from AI.
And some design considerations do seem fairly human. They seem like an artist probably created a digital illustration of the standard duck mascot, then created a digital illustration of a pop culture character, overlayed the two illustrations, and selectively removed certain layers of each illustration in order to combine the two into one cohesive character.
I am by no means an expert at spotting AI, but I do not think an AI would place the mask under the duck bill like this. That seems do me like a rather human decision. But I may just be wrong about how AI works.
LotR and SW, too
There are songs others, like "Borg"
A lot of fairly obscure references here. Like, no one knows who Krang is. It would be a waste of time to talk about Krang on television. No more Krang!
Okay, Liz Lemon
Ah, that's nice, thank you.
I only tried Klingons, and only Martok seems to produce a klingon duck.
That is quite an obscure choice. It is surprising that out of all Klingons, they chose to just make Martok...
same thing happens when you look up hatsune miku, kasane teto, or the yellow one