The Shortest Google Search (and the One Returning the Most Results)
Can you find the shortest Google search that doesn’t return any
results, using only the letters a-z (no Umlaute or accented characters)
and the numbers 0-9? How many letters will you need? For example,
you can enter “d8” into Google. It’s only two letters, so it’s very short.
But whoops – it returns nearly 5 million pages! Or search for
“njd2we9e2.” That returns no results... but it’s also 9 letters long. Can
you make a short search with no pages at all found on the web?
Answer: _______________________
Page count: _______________________
Also, can you find the Google search returning the most results?
You are allowed to use any character at all (not only letters from a-z
and numbers). Let’s say you search for Beatles. More than 16 million
results. Not bad already. Or search for USA. That’ll be over 1 billion
result pages, as Google tells you. That’s better, but you can go even
higher than that. Which single search query finds the most result
pages?
Answer: _______________________
Page count: _______________________
