On April 1st, YouTube decided to flip their complete website including videos, text and icons and to name it the “new layout for better watching experience”.

A click on “tips for viewing the new layout” revealed that

“modern computer monitors give a higher quality picture when flipped upside down—kind of like how it’s best to rotate your mattress every six months. You might find that YouTube videos look better this way.”

They also offer other helpful tips like turning your head to the side or moving to Australia.

Anyway, if you want to see the flipped design still after the April joke was over, you can just add “&flip=1″ as parameter to your video URL, meaning:

Original Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuRiW6iGgu4

Flipped Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuRiW6iGgu4&flip=1

Now you will be able to see the whole website upside down! Have fun turning your head!