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[hobie16]

Just in case you didn't click through, here's the pumpkin carving video.

[darph nader]

Just in case you didn't click through, here's the pumpkin carving video.

And not a single chainsaw or explosive in sight. :(

[Big Wallaby]

And not a single chainsaw or explosive in sight. :(

Buck up, Darph. I'll be holding an event next year.

[CujoSR]

[hobie16]

Today is Marie Currie.



Tomorrow is Edmond Halley.

[hobie16]

Wanna feel like you're flying a fighter jet while you look for things on the internet? Type "do a barrel roll" into the Google search bar and watch the whole page roll over.

You shouldn't be afraid to ask Google the hard questions. Query "What is the loneliest number" and Google's calculator will tell you that it is "1". The calculator returns the same answer when you query "the answer to life, the universe, and everything," as well as "the number of horns on a unicorn."

Get Google a little tipsy when you search "askew".

Tired of Google being so weightless all the time? Bring it down to Earth by entering "Google gravity" and clicking "I'm Feeling Lucky". Once the search bar, buttons and logo have collapsed into a heap at the bottom of the page, you can toss them around the page by clicking, dragging and releasing them. Turn off Google Instant Search first.

You know when you're in a bathroom with lots of mirrors and you look into one and see your reflection repeated into infinity? That's called recursion. According to Merriam-Webster, the word means "a procedure that can repeat itself indefinitely." If you Google with the word "recursion," Google will suggest the following at the top of its list of search results: "Did you mean: recursion." If you click Google's suggestion, a new page will load, but "Did you mean: recursion" will remain at the at the top of the results list. (With the time and inclination, you could go on and on like this forever.)

Google saves you from a roundhouse kick to the face by coming up empty when you attempt an "I'm Feeling Lucky" search for "Where is Chuck Norris?" Instead users are taken to http://www.NoChuckNorris.com, which displays text that reads, "Google won't search for Chuck Norris because it knows you don't find Chuck Norris, he finds you." The page also gives users an option to search "pages from Chuck's Beard."

The Google Calculator also returns more complicated answers. Query "baker's dozen" and the calculator returns "13." Searching "once in a blue moon" yields a comically small number.

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You can also customize your Google search to display text in a number of languages, such French, German and Japanese, as well as Latin, Pirate and Klingon.

[hobie16]

Veterans Day.

[hobie16]

Robert Noyce would be 84 today.

[Main Streeter]

Robert Noyce would be 84 today.

Who? Now I must go google hobie. Oh well, got an ADO so have time :)

[hobie16]

Type in, let it snow.

Wait for a bit. Hit the Defrost button.