For many, Google is the internet. Over the years Google’s
marquee product, Google Search, has become a lot smarter, thanks to its
ever-evolving knowledge graph. Google Search no longer just shows a list of
websites that may have the information you’re looking for but now can also
directly address most of your queries.
Beyond basic questions and answers, image searches and web
results, Google Search has many hidden gems that you may have missed out.
Calculator, Timer, currency converter
Want to solve a complicated mathematical problem? Just Google
search the query. Or you use calculator frequently, just search for
‘calculator’, Google will give you an advanced virtual calculator to use. No
need to download a third-party application for the same.
Similarly, you can search ‘timer’ to use a stopwatch. For
currency conversion search the amount with ‘in INR’ or in any currency you want
right within the search. The search box also allows you to shuffle between
currencies and denominations.
Lyrics
Google also offers lyrics to search results. The catalogue isn’t
really big enough, especially for non-English songs. But it does have lyrics of
all the popular songs. Apart from lyrics, Google also gives you a link to
purchase and download the song.
Celebrity questions
Can Will Ferrell really play the drums? What year did Priyanka
Chopra win Miss World? Now, you can have celebrities answer questions about
themselves within the search results. It’s still a new feature and Google is
expected to add more celebrities in the future. The feature is quite similar to
Wired’s video series where celebrities answer commonly questions asked about
them on Google.
Do a Barrel Roll and other easter eggs
Google search is also home to plenty of easter eggs. For
instance, search ‘do a barrel roll’, the entire web page flips in 360-degrees.
Similarly, search for ‘askew’ to have the slanted web layout. If
you love video games, search for ‘zerg rush’. Other interesting Google search
easter eggs include recursion, anagram and once in a blue moon.
Play Pacman, Snake and other games
Love Google’s T-rex game ? Well, Google search also lets you
play some classic videos games from the past. For instance, you can play
PacMan, Snake, and tic-tac-toe. These games are fully functional and you can
play it on your desktop using keyboards and mouse. You can also play all the
games listed in Google Doodles here.
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