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Google neat feature

Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 6:55 pm
by alex.barylski
I know there are zillions of neat lil' things about Google

But just now I was curious was time is was in Germany...

So I entered: What time is it in Germany

Try it...it's pretty cool :)

Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 7:15 pm
by Nathaniel
Haha, go Google!

Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 8:29 pm
by alex.barylski
I just tried the following type questions with no luck :(

1) What is the temperture in Winnipeg (also; CYWG)
2) What is the distance from Winnipeg to Dallas

Although I did search:

Population of Dallas and did get an answer, but no such luck with my own city :(

I was surprised Dallas only had 1.3 Million...which is about what my province sits at...but Winnipeg makes up 700,000 of that...and Winnipeg is small compared to Dallas...

I'm not sure if thats just Dallas downtown core...

In anycase...Google is damn neat sometimes...and excellent way to win in arguments...or be proven totally wrong :)

Cheers :)

Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 1:28 pm
by Gambler

Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 1:48 pm
by Chris Corbyn
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=what+is+2+%2B+2 (Calculator)
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q= ... everything (Life, Universe and Everything)
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=define%3Aphp (Definitions)

I like the answer to life the universe and everything (Hitch hikers guide...)

Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 1:50 pm
by Flamie
the feature I use the most would be:
3lb in kg
or
5m in ft and in
or
5.6 us dollar in pound
or any kind of conversion like that :)

Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 1:57 pm
by alvinphp
d11wtq wrote:http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=what+is+2+%2B+2 (Calculator)
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q= ... everything (Life, Universe and Everything)
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=define%3Aphp (Definitions)

I like the answer to life the universe and everything (Hitch hikers guide...)
the one about the answer to life is hilarious (need to have read the book for it to be funny). With google I always search by asking a question like "why does my sound not work in qt for my sony camcorder" and I usually get the best results this way.

Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 2:37 pm
by hawleyjr
d11wtq wrote:http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=what+is+2+%2B+2 (Calculator)
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q= ... everything (Life, Universe and Everything)
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=define%3Aphp (Definitions)

I like the answer to life the universe and everything (Hitch hikers guide...)
Life, Universe and Everything OMG, that is awesome...42 eh?

Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 6:33 am
by SpiderMonkey
Even better:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=speed+ ... S:official

Or:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?client=f ... gle+Search

(320th of a mile is a rod, if you were wondering. Google calculator has neglected that unit)

Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 6:59 am
by jayshields
Actually, Google hasn't neglected the rod.

8 rods is a chain! Although Google hasn't included that :(

Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 7:00 am
by SpiderMonkey
Doh!

you are absolutely right, I don't know why it didn't work for me before then, anyway...

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=40+rod ... S:official

There is the proper version