There are plenty of cool Google tricks, but here are five helpful secrets that are functions of the Google search bar.
1. Timer
If you type in “set timer to 15 mins 05 seconds” to the Google search bar, a timer will appear and immediately start counting down with a beeping sound when time has run out.
2. Play Atari Breakout
The Google version of Atari’s Breakout, the genesis of Brick Buster and Peggle, may be played when “atari breakout” is typed into Google Images.
3. Search a particular website
Use the power of Google to make searching your favorite websites easier by typing in the website name, a colon and whatever you want to search: “williamsonsource.com: porchfest” will find Williamson Source articles about Westhaven’s Porchfest.
4. Find the origin of an image
Drag and drop an image into the search bar to find the source of where an image came from using the “reverse image search.” Perfect if you have folders of downloaded images and need to give photo credit. It is also possible to do this by searching a URL of an image or by choosing to upload the file onto Google from Google Images.
5. Compare nutritious value of basic foods
Type in two foods to compare calories and carbohydrates side by side, along with other nutrient stats. This only works with basic things like bread, rice, beans, beverages, fruits, vegetables but things like pizza and hot dogs may have some basic stats.
