Calculate with Google....

Hi Folks,

Did anyone know that google can also be used as a (simple)
calculator???
Just enter the calculation you'd like to make (e.g. 5+17) instead of a
search request and google returns the result.
I know, it's not really useful functionality, but it's nice to see!

Regards,
MC


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"Justin Koivisto" <spam (AT) koivi (DOT) com> wrote

MetaCazar wrote:
Hi Folks,

Did anyone know that google can also be used as a (simple)
calculator???
Just enter the calculation you'd like to make (e.g. 5+17) instead of a
search request and google returns the result.
I know, it's not really useful functionality, but it's nice to see!

Too bad it doesn't do algebra or calculus.

Excellent .... I like this one
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...100+kph+in+mph

It'll be useful .....

"elyob" <newsprofile (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Excellent .... I like this one
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...100+kph+in+mph

http://www.google.com/search?q=100+km/h+in+mi/h

Note that there is no abbreviation "kph" for kilometre per hour.
The only correct symbol is "km/h". See
http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/rules.html
http://www.metric1.org/

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"Andreas Prilop" <nhtcapri (AT) rrzn-user (DOT) uni-hannover.de> wrote

"elyob" <newsprofile (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Excellent .... I like this one

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...100+kph+in+mph

http://www.google.com/search?q=100+km/h+in+mi/h

Note that there is no abbreviation "kph" for kilometre per hour.
The only correct symbol is "km/h". See
http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/rules.html
http://www.metric1.org/

I don't seem to be the only one to make the mistake (?) ....

http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-quer...ct&Acronym=kph

Are you sure that isn't just an American thing?? Over here in the UK it's
regularly used.

"elyob" <newsprofile (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Are you sure that isn't just an American thing??

Sure. And http://www.npl.co.uk/npl/reference/si_conventions.html
points to http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/rules.html also.

Over here in the UK it's regularly used.

What a pity! When you use metric units, you should use the
internationally accepted symbols, like "kg", not "Kgs".
I haven't searched through http://www.usma.demon.co.uk/ yet -
perhaps there's some info, too.

Justin Koivisto wrote:

MetaCazar wrote:
Hi Folks,

Did anyone know that google can also be used as a (simple)
calculator???
Just enter the calculation you'd like to make (e.g. 5+17) instead of
a search request and google returns the result.
I know, it's not really useful functionality, but it's nice to see!

Too bad it doesn't do algebra or calculus.

it understands: twice score
but fails: double 20

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On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 18:54:10 GMT, "elyob" <newsprofile (AT) hotmail (DOT) com>
wrote:

"Justin Koivisto" <spam (AT) koivi (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:srQ_a.235$3y3.10369 (AT) news7 (DOT) onvoy.net...
MetaCazar wrote:
Hi Folks,

Did anyone know that google can also be used as a (simple)
calculator???
Just enter the calculation you'd like to make (e.g. 5+17) instead of a
search request and google returns the result.
I know, it's not really useful functionality, but it's nice to see!

Too bad it doesn't do algebra or calculus.


Excellent .... I like this one
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...100+kph+in+mph

It'll be useful .....

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...yards+in+miles
I'm *always* asking stuff like this.
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metacazar (AT) yahoo (DOT) com (MetaCazar) wrote in news:1ffeb2bb.0308141010.32d67219
@posting.google.com:

Hi Folks,

Did anyone know that google can also be used as a (simple)
calculator???
Just enter the calculation you'd like to make (e.g. 5+17) instead of a
search request and google returns the result.

See <http://www.google.ca/help/features.html#calculator> for details.



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MetaCazar wrote:

Did anyone know that google can also be used as a (simple)
calculator???
Just enter the calculation you'd like to make (e.g. 5+17) instead of a
search request and google returns the result.
I know, it's not really useful functionality, but it's nice to see!

It will even calculate
the answer to life, the universe, and everything

Just try it.

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