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March 22, 2006

Google Calculator

Google Calculator is a hidden feature of Google search. You can type math expressions, unit conversions and many other questions that have a unique answer.

What's the answer to life, the universe and everything?
Answer: 42 (see Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy)

How many seconds in a decade?
Answer: 315 569 260 seconds

Speed of light
Answer: 299 792 458 m / s

17 to binary
Answer: 0b10001

e^((pi)*i)+1
Answer: 0

10th root of 1024
Answer: 2

Half a cup in teaspoons
Answer: 24 US teaspoons

Ounces in a shot
Answer: 1.5 US fluid ounces

When is Easter 2006?
Answer:
(Western) April 16, 2006
(Orthodox) April 23, 2006

Earth mass in kg
Answer: 5.9742 × 1024 kilograms

61 comments:

  1. Thanks for Google Calculator. It;s great.

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  2. Is the calculator getting dumber?

    Some of these examples do not seem to work now (September 2007).
    By "not work", I mean doing a google search does not invoke the calculator on those.
    Half of them (5) did not work on some of my trials.
    "Half a cup in teaspoons" seems to work some times, but not always.
    Try it on server 72.14.207.107 .
    The other four I can't get to work at all.

    See also blogoscoped.

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    1. well i think that bing has a better then googles way better use that if your stuck duh.

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  3. Most work. The only examples that don't work:

    Ounces in a shot
    Half a cup in teaspoons

    Maybe Google things these queries aren't very appropriate for an instant answer.

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  4. Here are links to the search urls at google.com.

    The starred examples 3, 7, 8, and a variant of 10 do not provide an answer.
    Examples 9 and 10 produce a wiki answer, but not a calculator answer.
    Apparently that is preventing the calculator from answering a variant of 10.

    A more detailed analysis can be found at blogoscoped.

    1. What's the answer to life, the universe and everything?

    2. How many seconds in a decade?

    3. Speed of light    *[does not invoke calculator]

    4. 17 to binary

    5. e^((pi)*i)+1

    6. 10th root of 1024

    7. Half a cup in teaspoons    *[does not invoke calculator, sometimes "Book results"]

      
    cup/2 in teaspoons    [variant: invokes calculator]

    8. Ounces in a shot    *[does not invoke calculator]

    9. When is Easter 2006?    [invokes wiki, not calculator]

    10. Earth mass in kg    [invokes wiki, not calculator]

      
    Earth mass in grams    *[variant: does not invoke calculator or wiki]

      
    1 * earth mass in kg    [variant: invokes calculator]

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  5. Tony Ruscoe noted at blogoscoped that the queries are case sensitive. In nine of the ten examples using the case Google recognizes will invoke the calculator.

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  6. Looks to me that, for example, "half a cup in teaspoons" works while "Half a cup in teaspoons" does not. Does this match with all your experiences?

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  7. yeah same here , if I use capitals won`t work. maybe there are few conversions in some units that are case sensitive.

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  8. try this:
    -15 in two's complement

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  9. 17 to binary
    Answer: 0b10001

    does anyone knows how to transform from binary back ?

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  10. i can't even get it to frickin' work!!

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  11. How many smoots in a mile

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  12. this is the worst calculator ever

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  13. It's because a shot is an ounce technically. Some corporate chains use an ounce and a quarter or an ounce and a half as some kind of marketing gimmick but it's still technically the same.

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  14. i dont see a calculater on this whole page but if it had a calculater it would be very handy and i just want to say um hi

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  15. 1 shot = 45 milliliters
    1 ounce = 30 millilters
    That's why a shot = "an ounce and a half"

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  16. number of horns on a unicorn

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    1. One, clearly.

      How many mockingbirds in 2 kilomockingbirds

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  17. please tell me where can i find option to convert currencies! I am lost

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  18. What???????????? I erm... hate to say this guys cause this will erm... say...be a big shut down but THERE IS NO CALCULATOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Shut dowwwwn

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  19. Yes, there is. It's a feature of Google Search:

    98-67
    2^10
    cos(pi)

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  20. Conversion of inches to centimeters? Anyone?

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    1. 1 inch is defined as 2.54 cm exactly.

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  21. how many metres cubed in 304800000 cm cubed

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  22. Google calculator randomly pops up on my son's computer, interrupting (or ruining) what he is working on. Suggestions? Can it be disabled?

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  23. yes it can, click on 'tools' at the top of the page and click on 'pop-up blocker'
    general knowledge?

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  24. yes
    use ur general knowledge:
    CLIK ON TOOLS AND THEN CLIK ON DISABLE!!!!

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  25. is albert einstein the one thought about d speed of the light??????

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  26. there is nothing like a calculator shut down your computers

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  27. Calculators are outstanding! They are the best BEST invention since the Wii Fit Plus and penicillin. :)

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  28. honestly, it's like any other calculator you can buy for like 99 cents, but hey! its free :D

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  29. its great but it doesnt explain how to work it out like how did u do it

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  30. its like a normal one but just more accurate

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  31. it calculates bits to kilobits wrong.

    1 kilobit = 1000 bits not 1024 bits.

    however, 1 kilobyte = 1024 bytes

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    1. No, you're the one who is wrong.

      1 kilobit = 1000 bits
      1 kilobyte = 1000 bytes
      1 kibibit = 1024 bits
      1 kibibyte = 1024 bytes

      see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibibit

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  32. try more accurate multiplication of any arbitrary size at qckmult.appspot.com

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  33. Where is the google calculator? it seems to be not functioning at all, as is google unit conversion tools or am I missing something, type in 4+4 = in search

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  34. 1/3 equal to ?/100

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  35. I want a REAL calculator

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  36. i want a REAL calculator, not FACTS!

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  37. this is the DUMBEST calculator ever!!!!!

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  38. THIS IS NOT A FRIGGING CALCULATOR!!!! learn the difference people!!

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  39. i love calculater

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  40. OKAY.... this is ridiculous. I came here to see if I could type in an equation, and I get here and it's just a bunch of unreasonable facts. Either get a real calculator, or I'm not using Google anymore. This is just one of the many stupid things about Google. Bye.

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  41. no calculator come on

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  42. i desperatly need a calculator! it said, "google calculator"!! GRRRRR!!!

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  43. I'm trying to do my super hard homework and what do i get this!!!!!

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  44. try searching "find Chuck Norris" and then choose the first option....
    or press im feeling lucky...

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  45. yay now i have all the answers to my math homeworkk!! yay go cheats (btw) thnx

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  46. Wow...these are COOL facts for studying math!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  47. i love math its the best thing in the world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love school and homework

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  48. where is the actual calculator???
    -_______________________________-

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    1. yeah where is the calculator its just facts for gods sake

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  49. where is the calculator??????????????????????????????????

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  50. Simply type in for instance the facts above or 2 * 6 or whatever into a REGULAR google search on http://www.google.com and there's your calculator! FFS people. You could also use the link posted above: http://www.xnumber.com/google_calc.htm
    Now go practice!

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  51. where is it this is so weird i like bing better so use that instead.
    I swear bing is better

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    please give me the answer from my questions
    the side of square KLMN and square PQRS are 16 cm,25cm and 37,5 cm . the different of the area`of KLMN and PQRS is ?

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