Google Drive List Generator Is Both Cool and Creepy

Google Drive has this neat little automatic list generator built into it. Here's how it works:

1) Open a spreadsheet.
2) Enter two related items in cells A1 and A2. Maybe something like two types of liquor.

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3) Highlight A1 and A2. Hold down option (or "ctrl" for Windows) and drag the lower right corner down.

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Boom! You've got a list. Yes, this is a real thing. You can try it for yourself. It seems to be based on Google search data, so you can use if for just about anything:

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But since this also seems to be based on Google searches it can get kind of creepy. Entering two CollegeHumor pulls up a list of other CollegeHumor writers:

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And offering a selection of cartoony things that might fall on my head pulls up a suggestion for "protection" and "helmets."

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Once again, Google has created a product that seems cool, useful, and just a tiny bit creepy.