Let's just say you're getting tired and you decided to boil water at midnight. You decided to take a short nap…but little did you know that nap would've cost you your life. A simple question to ask yourself is "should I have set a timer?"

Sure, you could've, but how long does it take for one person to set a timer on their phone? For all I know is, it isn't efficient enough and in-fact a struggle to set timers on phones.

So what else am I always on besides my phone? Well, that's my PC of course.
Then I went to look for timers and found out about Google's very own search-term-specific one.

Google has a timer-function. It can be used by simply searching (w/ Google):

• the default is 5-mins

timer

Now, the only thing missing is a way to set a specific time with the option to begin that timer immediately.

QUESTION

How do I use Google's Timer function to set a specific time with the option to begin timer immediately?

FUNCTION

• There should be a way to set a specific time and option to begin timer via parameters, like so:
  • command + time-in-no.'s + .

timer 30 min

timer 55 sec.

timer 1 hour and 22 min

ALTERNATIVE

• Instead of using Google's timer you can use duckduckgo with the same parameters and it works entirely within your favor.
  • hours work
  • combination of time-formats work doesn't work
  • abbreviations work
  • alarm sounds less frightning
• for the most part, it's the clear winner

NOTE

• setting a timer w/ a keyboard is much more quicker, effecient, & reliable.
  • my hands on a keyboard obliterates me with my mouth next to a mic or my fingers on a phone.
  • I'm constantly on a browser.
• parameters should also work with all sorts of abbreviations
  • minutes vs. min / mins
  • seconds vs. sec / secs
• . parameter means begin timer
• search stopwatch for Google's other timer-function (but, no parameters for this one and setting a time will default you to timer).