Google The Stop Watch

Aug 2, 2013 - 8:15 am 3 — by
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I've been using Google since I was a teenager and I had no idea it had a stop watch/timer. Maybe it is new? I doubt it. Try it yourself, do a search for [set timer for X].

Here is an animated GIF of my query/timer:

Google Timer / Stop Watch

This was first spotted on Reddit and then mentioned by Google's John Muller on Google+.

I guess it is an easy way to make people nervous when you are in a meeting?

Forum discussion at Reddit & Google+.

 

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