That's right! Not only is your search engine a calculator, it also converts units of measurements as well as the value of one currency to another. I bet many people still don't know this feature as I see folks still scrambling for a calculator even when they are already online and browsing on the Web. Even I am guilty of firing up the old Windows calc program once in a while.
Of the four major search engines - Google, Yahoo, Bing and Ask - all of them are able to compute arithmetic equations just like a calculator. As for converting units of measurement, like finding how many centimeters in an inch, Ask does not seem to do this without completely spelling out the words while Bing does not seem to convert units at all (as far as my initial tests go).
Unit conversions can be done easily with Yahoo and Google. These are able to distinguish abbreviations and contractions of the measurement units - e.g. "inches" and "in" will both be accepted. You can even compute for the value of pi! (Well, 2 out of 4 search engines anyway - only Google and Bing loves pi.)
With regards to currency conversions, Google, Yahoo and Ask have no problems doing this. Bing on the other hand will only spit out links to websites offering currency conversion. So if you want to know how far your dollar will go in Japan, all you have to do is fire up your browser and start typing on the address bar.
I'm not kidding. Just type in that same space where you put "www.somewebaddress.com". Try it now. Enter something like "1 dollar to yen" and, unless your default search engine is Bing, you'll get the most current exchange rate.
So next time you're stumped with a number problem, don't fret. Remember, you can simply search for the answer online.
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