The internet puts a wealth of information at the fingertips of people the world over. But a good proportion of us seem unable, or unwilling, to use it. You're probably as likely now as 20 years ago to hear someone ask their co-workers if anyone can name the capital of Peru, or give the approximate height of Mount Everest.
Here's a tool that designed to silence those latter-day trivia hunters. "Let me Google that for you
" presents the user with a Google-esque search page. Just type in whatever it is you've just been asked and the site generates a link you can forward to your office mate.
When they open it they see a Google-like page and watch as a ghostly cursor enters their query into the search box, and takes them to Google's results
Fun, but are sites like this the final nail in the coffin for idle banter about trivia?Colin Barras, online technology reporter