Ever used Google Calculator? It's a hoot!

[knarfeng]

Open a Google window and type
5*6.25
Google Calculator will return "31.25"

I know, big whoop. Lots of ways to get that answer.

BUT!

If you type in
6.25 cups in teaspoons

GC will return, "300 teaspoons"
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Try typing
20 miles * 15 miles in hectares

GC returns "(20 miles) * 15 miles = 77 699.6433 hectares"

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Try
7000 hectares / 500 meters in yards

GC returns (7000 hectares) / (500 meters) = 153 105.862 yards
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Here's another. Type
60 light years / 5000 kilometers per hour in days

GC returns (60 light years) / (5000 kilometers per hour) = 4.7302642 × 109 days

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On my Cool-o-meter, this ranks a 10.
(OK, I'm a geek. Deal with it.)

Try odd units of measure. Do not use abbreviations.

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Oh, and if you type in
The answer to life, the universe, and everything

"The answer to life, the universe, and everything = 42".
(Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

"Smart calculator.

 

[Harayasu]

Never used it, but yes, it is very nice. I used to use a currency calculator a lot, but now I just typed "25 usd in euro" and it responds "25 Amerikaanse dollars = 17,049717 euro's". Guess I don't need that currency calculator anymore, just use Google.

 

[powernoodle]

Here are some other things it will do.


:thumbup:

 

[YayILikePie]

I love that Hitchhiker's Galaxy reference. Used to do that whenever I got bored.

 

[Cougar Allen]

You can find your speed in furlongs per fortnight, too.

 

[timcsaw]

BUT... Will it tell me how much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

 

[scotchleaf]

Try WolframAlpha - it was made for those kinds of calculations from the ground up. http://www86.wolframalpha.com/

 

[carrot]

Weirder still...
http://www.google.com/search?q=the+...he+answer+to+life+the+universe+and+everything

"the number of horns on a unicorn * the answer to life the universe and everything = 42"

 

[Joben]

Wow I never new about the Guide reference.

I did know that it has a keen grasp of really esoteric measurement systems and antiquated terms. For example:

1 (rod per hour) = 8.4 furlongs per fortnight


It even knows smoots and beard-seconds!

 

[knarfeng]

Try WolframAlpha - it was made for those kinds of calculations from the ground up. http://www86.wolframalpha.com/

Yes, but I can never remember the name of that site.