The most searched for term by Irish-based Google users this year have been revealed and we won't lie, the results are a little... odd!
The number one 'How to...' search that we Irish have been asking Google is 'How to make slime'. Apparently, the gooey substance that made Nickelodeon so popular is having a comeback. Parents, beware your kids this Christmas.
Other popular 'How to...' searches included 'how to lose weight', 'how to make pancake mix' and 'how to bleed radiators'.
We here at RTÉ LifeStyle always aim to be as helpful as possible so to answer some of your most burning questions of the year, we have found some of our best healthy weight loss tips here and our best pancake recipes here.
We'll get cracking on finding out how to best bleed a radiator asap - stay tuned.
Top 'How to...' Searches in Ireland:
- How to make slime
- How to watch McGregor vs Mayweather
- How to lose weight
- How to check credit on 3
- How to make pancake mix
- How to solve the Rubik’s cube
- How to open a coconut
- How to download on Netflix
- How to bleed radiators
- How to register to vote
Google have also shared the questions that we've all been tapping onto our keyboard as we try to understand the world a little better.
From antikythera mechanism (a kind of analogue computer made two thousand years ago) to 'covfefe' ( an unknown word that President Trump tweeted) Ireland has had some interesting queries.
Top 'What is…?' Searches in Ireland:
- What is the antikythera mechanism?
- What is a hurricane
- What is bitcoin
- What is a pangolin
- What is a tracker mortgage
- What is the confederation cup
- What is covfefe
- What is daca
- What is a teleporter
- What is a fidget spinner
According to Google's annual review of trending search terms, the most popular searches included Netflix hit 13 Reasons Why, Conor McGregor's historic fight against Floyd Mayweather and both Hurricane Ophelia and Irma.
Top Trending Searches:
- Hurricane Ophelia
- Donald Trump
- Ireland v Denmark
- 13 Reasons Why
- Fidget Spinner
- Hurricane Irma
- Bus Eireann Strike
- McGregor vs Mayweather
- Eurovision
- Harvey Weinstein
