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by Noumenon72 1 day ago
I don't agree at all.

First, I was able to search for this by pasting in the comment, because I also wanted to know about whether splitting the G was what he did. So I got two answers in one search.

Select and right-click is not much faster than my shortcut of copy => Opt-Z => paste. "Ask Gemini" is also there on right click but ChatGPT is my "ask any question" workflow that covers any request.

If I did Google it, I would rather take Google's AI answer than parse out either of the top two results. Neither answers without clicking through, the second offers me disambiguation I simply don't care about.

* foodrepublic.com https://www.foodrepublic.com › Drink › Beer and Wine Feb 18, 2025 — The art of splitting the "G" is well-respected in Ireland so much so that a pub owner in Galway offers a second pint free to anyone who manages to do it on ...

* Is this splitting the G? : r/Guinness Reddit · r/Guinness 7 comments · 2 years ago There are two ways to do it. First one is what you've nearly achieved, for the head of the pint to end on the horizontal line of the G (hence the name).Read more

It's simply more efficient to be 20% skeptical of an instant answer than to try to reach 100% confidence with a bunch of clicks and reading. Even when all the readers of my comment have to be skeptical as well.