What If Google Search Was a Cat?

Let’s assume you open Google Search, type in your query, and instead of getting a list of blue links in response, you get a kitten playing with you right before your eyes on the computer screen.

You type in, “What is the weather like today?”

The cat stares at you.

It then peers out of the window.

And finally, it runs away.

Sounds ridiculous, isn’t it? But what if Google Search was actually a cat? Each request would not only bring an answer but would also involve a lot of curiosity, surprises, humorous responses, and finally, sometimes even refusal to cooperate.

There is one thing in common between cats and search engines – their extremely high level of curiosity.

Thus, let us picture how the world will be different when Google Search turns into a mischievous kitty.

The Cat That Searches for Anything

While an ordinary cat can busy itself with a box, a noise, or anything moving behind the curtains for hours, the Google Search cat will be engaged in all this but with data.

If you ask, “How to make pizza?,” it will search for thousands of recipes of pizzas instantly.

If you ask, “Why is my computer slow?,” it will learn everything that could possibly cause it.

If you ask, “What is the capital of France?,” it will tell you immediately.

There would always be one drawback, though.

It could get distracted at any time.

While finding the capital of France, it may come across a video about birds unexpectedly.

Five minutes later, you would be seeing something like this:

Paris → France → Eiffel Tower → Birds → Cat Videos → Why Cats Hate Cucumbers

And, strangely enough, you would still be having fun.

Every Search Result Would Be Personal

Another humorous feature that could be integrated into the design process would be the addition of personalities to every search result.

While showing the user various sites, Google Search Cat would have its reaction to each of them.

If it was a great site, the cat would stand right next to it to show how proud of its choice it is.

In case of a suspicious one, the cat would be slowly moving back from it.

If the site had nothing to do with your question, it would look at the user with a typical expression of a judging cat.

In other words, it would make surfing the internet more amusing.

What If the Question Is Complicated?

A Google Search could produce many answers to your query.

But what would our search cat do?

You ask:

"Why does the universe exist?"

It looks up the answer.

It goes through many scientific articles.

It reads a few books.

It evaluates the theories.

It watches some educational videos.

After that, it comes back, sits down, and stares at you in silence.

Well, obviously, no matter how smart a search cat is, it has its limitations.

And let us be honest here.

Cats have always been great pretenders of wisdom.

Finding Cat Videos Would Be Extremely Easy

Undoubtedly, there is only one disadvantage in having a Google Search cat.

It would be extremely obsessed with looking for cats.

If it is asked to search something about technology, it would act as usual.

But if it is asked to look for cat videos, it would go on overdrive mode.

Its eyes would turn out to be huge.

Its tail would wag.

It would go through hundreds of web pages in seconds.

Following that, it would proudly display thousands of cat videos.

One may question oneself after this point:

Who dominates whom? The user or the search engine?

The “Did You Mean?” Cat

Search engines can assist users who make spelling mistakes.

A cat version of such an aid will be even funnier.

You write:

"How to make chiken biryani?"

There appears a cat with the proper spelling of the phrase:

"Did you mean: chicken biryani?"

However, this time the cat doesn't give this info gracefully; it shows a little sign reading:

"Please check your spelling."

You correct the misspelling.

The cat gives you a nod in recognition.

It disappears.

This could prove to be one of the funniest aspects of your search process.

When the Search Cat Goes Mad

Not all searches made via Google will lead to a relevant answer.

Some results might be weird, dated, and/or unpredictable.

And that’s precisely how our imaginary cat would look like.

You ask:

“Which laptop is best for students?”

The cat does its search.

It finds lots of reviews.

It finds specifications.

It finds prices.

It finds people's opinions.

And it comes up with an answer – cardboard box.

Why?

Because somewhere online somebody said that his cat loves sleeping inside a laptop's box.

From a technical point of view, there is the info.

From a technical point of view, it was found by the cat.

From a technical point of view, it is absolutely irrelevant.

That’s the type of result needed to make a search engine cat memorable.

The Main Issue of a Cat: Curious Nature

A cat’s curious nature is normal and can become a problem for our imaginary search engine.

Imagine that the cat is surfing the net while you are carrying out some research.

The query you have made will sound like:

"Search for data on artificial intelligence."

And here comes the search process.

Everything is going as planned until the cat detects something moving on the screen.

This movement will be caused by the mouse cursor.

The cat chases the cursor.

Now your research is interrupted.

You begin moving the cursor.

The cat keeps chasing it.

You move it again.

The cat becomes more and more interested.

Finally, you come to a conclusion that the search engine lost its original goal.

What Would Google Search Look Like If It Were a Cat?

If Google Search was a cat, it is quite sure that the Internet would become much more fun.

With every search made, there would be curiosity involved.

Every result would be filled with personality.

Every error would end up being turned into an amusing situation.

Every unusual question would end up being an unexpected adventure.

It will do everything possible to give you all the information you need; however, it will definitely do everything in its own unique manner.

Either it will give you the perfect response or it would not understand what you wanted and it would get distracted from the search looking at you like it is saying:

“You asked for this yourself.”

Conclusion

As crazy as it sounds, the idea of turning Google Search into a cat raises an interesting issue relating to technology and the animal kingdom.

On the one hand, the main feature of any search engine is the ability to investigate large amounts of information and look for the most relevant one. On the other hand, cats are explorers who study almost anything around them.

Combining the above qualities, we receive an excellent explorer – a search engine that has the mind of the internet and the soul of a cat.

Sometimes it can amaze you with its search results.

Sometimes it can get distracted from its work.

Sometimes it can even analyze your search history.

But there is one thing that we can be sure about:

Internet browsing will never become boring anymore.