More you can Do with The Google Search Bar
There are other tasks you can perform in the Google search bar
Google returns more than websites:
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Feature
Food Choice
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Enter in the search bar
cheeseburger vs spaghetti
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Comments
not all foods work
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Stock lookup
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aapl
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type in the ticker code of a stock
US Stock only (?) |
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songs by
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songs by bono
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books by
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books by goodkind
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flight information
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ac7719
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Enter in any flight code
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sunrise
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sunrise
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sunset
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sunset
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dictionary
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define: word
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origin of words
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“your word” etymology
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does not do proper names
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returns Stats and graphs
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how many people are in canada
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Returns stats and graphs
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Google Search and Google Maps
These search terms work in both Google web search and Google Map search
These features are very handy while traveling and not in a familiar location
These features are very handy while traveling and not in a familiar location
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Feature
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Enter in the search bar
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Comments
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church
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church
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chruches in your local area will appear, including a map of their locations
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hotels
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hotels
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hotels in your local area will appear, including a map of their locations
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movies
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movies
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movies in your local area will appear, including a map of their locations
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restaurants
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restaurants in your local area will appear, including a map of their locations
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shopping
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shopping
shopping mall |
Google as a Calculator / Timer
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Feature
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Enter In search bar
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Comments
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Calculator
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7+3-5
(-2 +sqrt(2^2 - 4(1)(1)))/2*1 |
will do simplest to scientific calculations
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Timer
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17 second timer
2 minute timer |
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Tip Calculator
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Tip Calculator
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a tip calculator will be first search result
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convert units
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7 lbs to kg
10 us gallons to litres 12" to cm 240 kpa to psi 60 degrees to radians pi radians to degrees |
will convert units of measure for:
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Search by Image
Find the webpage that is image is on.
- Drag and drop this image to your desktop
- go to Google search image page.
- drag and drop the image from the desktop to the image search box
Fun but useless Google searches
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Enter In search bar
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Comments
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tilt
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works in Chrome
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do a barrel roll
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works in Chrome
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recursion
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unless you know what recursion is, the search results will not mean anything
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anagram
define anagram
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festivus
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unless you know the festivus reference, the results screen will not mean anything
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zerg rush
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results changeo over time, but how useful are the results
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