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Google can't read
« on: October 30, 2010, 09:32:45 am »
After looking at the 1000th+posters thread, I noticed something weird about the Google search for "recursion"
Search it and you will see a Google spelling suggestion "Did you mean recursion?"
Apparently Google can't read.

EDIT: If you click on the suggestion, it links you back to the same spot. (Wait for it...)
« Last Edit: October 30, 2010, 10:39:20 am by MRide »
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Re: Google can't read
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2010, 09:52:37 am »
lol nice
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Re: Google can't read
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2010, 10:24:50 am »
No actualy if you click it it still says it, it's a recursion. :P
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Re: Google can't read
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2010, 10:30:34 am »
Hmm....what?
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Re: Google can't read
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2010, 10:31:58 am »
Google did that on purpose; by offering a suggestion for recursion, it creates a recursive loop. If you click 'did you mean 'recursion," it'll take you back to the same spot.
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Re: Google can't read
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2010, 10:38:22 am »
Yeah, yunhua's wording was a little confusing to me.
Google's little joke.
I wonder if there are any other hidden secrets in Google.
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Re: Google can't read
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2010, 10:40:10 am »
There's plenty.
One that comes to mind is to search 'ASCII Art'. Then look at the logo on the results page.
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Re: Google can't read
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2010, 10:42:58 am »
It's actually 'ascii art', but yes.
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Re: Google can't read
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2010, 10:52:09 am »
And search the answer to life, the universe, and everything, and you,ll see that google apparently has a faster version of Deep Thought. :P
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Re: Google can't read
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2010, 11:05:59 am »
lol, nice one Deep! ;D
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Re: Google can't read
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2010, 11:56:13 am »
Google calculator :)

On that little subtopic, try searching for 'once in a blue moon'
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Re: Google can't read
« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2010, 01:32:52 pm »
Awesome!
If you start typing "help me I'm trapped," Google suggestions would offer "help me I'm trapped in a Google suggest server room"
Make sure instant search is off.
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Re: Google can't read
« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2010, 02:11:18 pm »
Quote from: ztrumpet on October 30, 2010, 11:05:59 am
lol, nice one Deep! ;D
I see no post by Deep Thought in this topic ???

That said, nice Google easter egg :P

That stuff reminds me some bad experience I had with computers. Blame Micro$oft. If you aren't aware of what I am refering to, I mean shit like:

*clicks*
"An error has occured, you must do <THING #1> to do that."
*does <THING #1>*
"Sorry, you already have done <THING #1>."

Or worse:

*clicks*
"An error has occured, you must do <THING #1> to do <THING #2>."
*does <THING #1>*
"Sorry, you must perform <THING #2> to do <THING #3>."

Another example of stuff I ran into is when you Google for GBA ROMs. You'll land on a site giving links to other ROM sites, then another, then another, only to fall back on the first site you found. X.x
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