12 useful tools that lurk in Google search

Google search string contains a lot of surprises and hidden skills, which you'll learn in this article.

Google's search engine since its inception has always followed the principles of simplicity and comfort. Instead, cluttered and completely unnecessary information search systems of competitors she introduced us to the crystal clear fallback interface consisting of just one field for entering a query. But, despite its apparent simplicity, the Google search bar contains a lot of surprises and hidden skills, which you will learn from this article.

Some of these tricks work only with the English version of Google, so for them to use, you may need to go into the settings and change the language.

Use Google as a timer

To do this, simply enter the command «set timer» and the required time. For example, «set timer 5 minutes».

Count the number of tips

To do this, enter the «tip calculator» command.

Find the date of the release of any film

The information you see in response to a query of the form "imya_filma release date».

Listen to the lyrics of any artist

Once you enter in the search box «songs by name," as you will see a list of his popular songs. Clicking on the title will start listening through YouTube.

Books certain author

If you need to quickly find out what you are interested in the author wrote, then you need to type a query «books by name."

Information about flights

In order to find out information about the desired flight, please request the form "flights nomer_reysa my company. "

time of sunset, sunrise, current

All these astronomical data can be found with the help of «sunset» teams, «sunrise» and «time», respectively, and add the name of your location.

Built-in calculator

Once you enter the search string mathematical expression as will be built in calculator.

Currency Converter

Enter the desired translation direction and you will get not only a currency converter, but also a graph of the course.

converter

In the same way about working converter of various physical quantities and measures.

The etymology of the word (Eng.)

Do you want to know where there was a particular word? No problem, just add to request «etymology».

A comparison of the nutritional value of different foods

If you sit on a diet and count every calorie that Google will help make the right choice.

In conclusion, a few fun surprises from Google. In order not to spoil your impression, I will not accompany the description with screenshots. Just type in the search box the following search queries, and you see something that you truly delight and surprise.

• «Do a barrel roll» - aerobatics from Google.
• «Tilt» - a horizon-then you swamped!
• «Zerg Rush» - alien invasion.
• «Atari Breakout» - childhood favorite computer game.
• «Blink html» - here it is the most happening.

And what fun chips Google know you?