[lucb1e]

Sorry for off topic, but I just tried getting the Google cache as well and it just doesn't work. Both in Firefox and Chromium, when I type "cache:<Ctrl+V><Enter>" in the google.com search bar, nothing happens. I checked the developer console, no network requests are made. It says in grey below the search box "press enter to search", but neither enter nor clicking the blue search icon does anything whatsoever.

In the past one could manually type /search?q=cache:something in the address bar and it would force the search, but these days it doesn't seem to work anymore. The search request is done in javascript and the /search?q=x link just prefills the search box, leaving it to javascript to fire the actual query (which then fails to do so).

Edit: found a way: disable Javascript. This forces Google to search immediately. No plugin necessary: in the Firefox developer console, use the cog wheel on the right top, then in the right column somewhere near the center you can tick "Disable Javascript". Loading the Google home- and search page is also noticeably faster, by the way.