Google
Google, eh? It's bloody brilliant.

All that searching. Finding stuff you had no idea was out there, such as those regional records for the UK's Ultimate Frisbee Nationals, 2009-2010, or that photo of the Gladiators cast from 1993.

But did you know the true talents of the internet's most popular search engine. Like its hidden games? Or secret stop watch?

1. Play Atari Breakout with Google Images


Search "Atari Breakout" and select Image results.


Then forget about the rest of the work you were supposed to finish today.

2. Build LEGO in Chrome

A partnership between the foremost breaker of feet/children's toy and Google means you can actually build LEGO models in Chrome and drop them onto Google Maps.

3. Play Zerg Rush

Slow day? Type "Zerg Rush" into Google and click your productivity away as your search results are attacked by a group of hungry Google 'O's.
There are high scores to be had.

4. Search the night's sky

Space is awesome. You'd love to visit - but becoming an astronaut is out of the question. You've got too many episodes of Gotham to catch up on, and who's going to feed the cat?
Explore space from the comfort (and relative safety) of your own desk by heading to "Google.com/sky".
If the galaxy is too vast for you, have a look at the surface of the Moon or Mars.

5. Generate your own timer

Should a scenario ever arise in which you need a 78 second timer (beating an incredibly specific speed record?), Google can help.
Just search "78 second timer" and bingo, you've got one.
There's also a stopwatch function as well.

6. Define anything

Got yourself into an argument over the exact definition of "literally"?
Type "Define:" and the word in question, and Google will bring up its accepted definition.

7. Draw your own script in Google Translate

Sure, you've been using Google Translate since you had to organise that stag do on the Spanish coast (never again) - but did you know you can draw symbols for Google to detect the language?

8. Find templates for documents

Need to polish up that CV?

Got a business report you can't even begin to start?

Google Docs has a Template Gallery, filled with suggested outlines for a whole heap of common documents that should make life a lot easier

Head to Google Translate and select the pencil button in the bottom left of the input box.

9. Phonetic numbers

Got a massive number that you'll be buggered to know how to read?

Punch it into Google, followed by "=english" and it'll tell you how to read it.

It'll only work with numbers smaller than 12 digits mind. No squillions here.