# Google's new feature: Calculator

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/googles-new-feature-calculator/28728>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [August 17, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/googles-new-feature-calculator/28728 "2003-08-17T19:07:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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**Author:** ![thoriphes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@thoriphes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thoriphes)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/googles-new-feature-calculator/28728/1 "2003-08-17T19:07:59Z")

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I read this in the paper. google now has the ability to work out math problems and give conversions to almost anything. yet another reason why google is the best.

check it out:

[http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=1%2B1](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=1%2B1)

[http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&q=75+F+in+C](http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&q=75+F+in+C)

[http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&q=fortnight+in+days](http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&q=fortnight+in+days)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/googles-new-feature-calculator/28728/2 "2003-08-17T19:18:11Z")

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I :love: google

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/googles-new-feature-calculator/28728/3 "2003-08-17T19:20:27Z")

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That’s pretty useful ! Thanks for bringing it to our minds 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/googles-new-feature-calculator/28728/4 "2003-08-17T19:29:57Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Voetsjoeba \*  
> \*\*That’s pretty useful ! Thanks for bringing it to our minds 🙂 \*\*

well errrr

it might be useful but i will probrly will never use it 😛

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/googles-new-feature-calculator/28728/5 "2003-08-17T19:33:45Z")

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> \*Originally posted by claudio \*  
> \*\*I :love: google \*\*

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/googles-new-feature-calculator/28728/6 "2003-08-17T19:35:05Z")

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> BECAUSE HE PUTS AN ADDICTIVE CHEMICAL IN HIS CHICKEN THAT MAKES YOU CRAVE IT FORTNIGHTLY SMART\*\*\*

😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/googles-new-feature-calculator/28728/7 "2003-08-17T19:40:02Z")

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i cant get it to do Inches to CM :-\ cool though

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**Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/googles-new-feature-calculator/28728/8 "2003-08-17T19:48:25Z")

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you could do something like  
10/12 feet in cm

…I dont know what inches would be; I guess “in” is taken by the in keyword there

pfft I just tried in and it works fine :crazy:

10 in in cm

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/googles-new-feature-calculator/28728/9 "2003-08-17T19:50:07Z")

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i donno, it wouldnt work for me…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/googles-new-feature-calculator/28728/10 "2003-08-17T20:05:33Z")

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That is so increadibly \*\*\*\*ing useful

> From Family Guy:

(brain and stewie are stuck together with some superindustrial glue Brain has just called the company to see if there is a cure)

Brian: well, the good news is the same company who makes the glue also make a solvent.

Brain: But the bad news is it takes 2 weeks to deliver

Stewie: YOU MEAN WE’RE STUCK LIKE THIS FOR A BLOODY FORTNIGHT?!?!

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**Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/googles-new-feature-calculator/28728/11 "2003-08-17T21:55:45Z")

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i was also wondering what a bloody fortnight was. bloody brits :bad:

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**Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/googles-new-feature-calculator/28728/12 "2003-08-17T22:30:46Z")

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Oh hehe, I noticed this feature a few days ago when trying to find a conversion for some measurements… I didn’t want to bring it up because I thought I was just stupid for never noticing it before…lol.

Yes, I definitely love the feature =)

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**Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/googles-new-feature-calculator/28728/13 "2003-08-17T22:36:12Z")

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did you know they were also testing a feature where you could use certain letters to navigate through the search results?

this was a while ago, dunno if they went through with that.

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**Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/googles-new-feature-calculator/28728/14 "2003-08-17T22:48:06Z")

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google is always one steap ahead! that would be really cool if they went through with it, it would be hella useful, just like the new popup blocker on the new toolbar, it rocks!
