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How to Use Google to Find the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything
You read that right. If you thought there was a limit on what Google can do, you might want to think again. All you have to do is ask the following question in a Google search box:
What is the answer to life, the universe, and everything?
If you are still working on finding an answer to this question, you may not want to read below. I don’t want to ruin it for you.
Here’s the answer to life, the universe, and everything according to Google:
You may be amazed to learn that it only takes Google 0.06 seconds to find out the answer. It originally took about 7.5 million years to find out the answer to this question. It’s amazing how far computers have come.
This is just another example of how much fun the Google engineers like to have while they are busy working on improving their search algorithms.
How Many Different Logos Has Google Used Over the Years?
If you chanced to perform a Google search on May 29, 2008, the Google homepage would have looked something like this:
What’s so important about May 29, 2008? Well, on May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first humans to ascend Mt. Everest. So, May 29, 2008 marked the 55th anniversary of that famous ascent.
A lot of people, including me, like the change of pace that a fresh logo brings. I for one like this Mt. Everest logo and would love to see it for maybe a month or so until I get sick of it. However, Google only keeps their fun logos for one day, then it reverts to the standard blue, red, yellow, and green logo we’ve come to know over the years.
When do the Logo Changes Occur?
There really seems to be no apparent selection criteria for when Google changes their logo. For example, they changed their logo on May 29 to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Mt. Everest’s ascent. Wouldn’t the 50th anniversary made a little more sense? If you go to the page of custom logos that Google used in 2003, you will notice they let the 50th anniversary of Hillary and Norgay’s ascent pass without notice.
It seems that Google tends to favor famous dead people’s birthdays and major holidays. Although they did forget Memorial Day in 2008 while honoring the 55th anniversary of Mt. Everest’s ascent. Also, it appears that they only honor each famous deceased person once. If you know of an exception to this, please let me know in the comments below!
Want to See All of Google’s Custom Logos?
If you would like to see all of the custom logos Google has used over the days, just click on the year below.
- Logos from 2008
- Logos from 2007
- Logos from 2006
- Logos from 2005
- Logos from 2004
- Logos from 2003
- Logos from 2002
- Logos from 2001
- Logos from 2000
- Logos from 1999
Want to See Google’s Original Logo?
Have you ever wondered what Google’s original logo looked like? Well, Google was originally known as BackRub due to it’s back-link nature which means that it ranks search results based on how many links a page has pointing to it (which can also define how important a given page is). If you’d like to see that logo as well as the original blue, green, red and yellow logo, click here and go to the bottom of the page. We are unable to show those logos on this page due to copyright restrictions.
That’s the story behind Google’s logo. Better keep your eye on it, because it may change when you least expect!
How to Search Google In Elmer Fudd Speak & Other Fun Languages!
If you’ve ever noticed Google’s interesting and frequent logo changes, you’ll know that the people behind Google’s amazing power have a fun personality.
That could be why they provide you with the ability to search in many languages that are not currently nationally recognized. Here’s a list of all the fun languages that Google allows you use while you perform your searches:
Elmer Fudd - Awe you feewing wucky?
Click Here to Search Fudd Style!
All of you Elmer Fudd fanatics can now use Google when you are feewing withdrawal fwom this cwazy man.
Klingon Warrior - The Star Trek Search
Click Here to Search With the Klingons!
All of the Star-Trek junkies out there can relive their happy moments that they spent addicted to watching the Klingon Warriors in battle. After all, how could you forget about Kahless the Unforgettable?
Hacker Search - 345Y 70 Und3r574nd?
Click Here to Search In Hacker Language!
So you want to search in the language of hackers, huh? Well, it’s tricky to read at first, but you can quickly get the hang of it. To read about all of its variants, check out this Wikipedia article.
On a side note, the Hacker search can also be accessed from www.600673.com, which is a code-name for Google.
Pig Latin Search - Ememberray Igpay Atinlay?
Click Here to Search In Pig Latin!
Relive the elementary school memories when you wanted to encode your messages in a language that the teacher wouldn’t understand! If you still don’t understand Pig Latin, it’s not too hard to learn. Here’s a primer from wikiHow on how to speak Pig Latin.
Bork, Bork, Bork! - Is It a Swedish Accent?
Click Here to Search Bork, Bork, Bork Style!
This one sounds to me like a nice Swedish accent. Whenever I read it, I keep thinking of Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of IKEA.
How to Use Google in Other “Real” Languages
Although I did provide easy-to-use links for each of these searches, Google actually offers another way to access them. You can do it in two simple steps. Simply go to the Google homepage and click on the Preferences link just to the right of the search box.
You should get to the preferences page as shown below. Now, you want to click the drop-down box in the Interface Language table. Once you’ve selected your language, just click on the Save Preferences button at the top or the bottom of the page, and Google will automatically redirect you to the Google homepage in your language of choice.
From this large drop-down box, you can access the five fun languages I described above, as well as may other legitimate languages in which Google has been fully translated.
If you ever get stuck in some crazy language like Dutch, heaven forbid, all you have to do is look in the bottom right-hand corner of the Google homepage for the Google.com in English link that I have circled in red in the screen shot below. Clicking that link will get rid of the madness you inflicted upon yourself and take you to an easy-to-read English Language Google.com.
Have fun trying out new languages! If you run into any problems or have any questions you’re more than welcome to post a comment below for help!
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