[drivebyacct2]

>With the new version of Google images, the images don't become actual hyperlinks until you have hovered over them for about a second, so there's a considerable delay when trying to open multiple images in new tabs quickly.

That is patently untrue.

[source: I just tried. I middle-clicked as many links as I could as fast as I could. Each one resulted in a new tab instantly]

[corin_]

I just tried in Chrome and it's as you said. In Firefox, however, it's a different story (and FF is my primary browser.)

[drivebyacct2]

Oooh. I see.