Mumbai, May 5: Today’s “Google Googly” asks, “Which bone is the funny bone?” It’s a question designed to make you pause and think.
While it sounds simple, it’s fun to spark curiosity and get people searching for answers, just like a good mystery. It’s a question that appears straightforward, but serves as an excellent illustration of how we tend to take some things for granted without ever questioning them. The concept behind this “Googly” is to influence users into searching for the solution and learning the truth, making what would otherwise be a boring subject interesting.
The Ogilvy-created “Googlies” campaign for Google Search is all about having fun learning. Just as the unpredictable googly in cricket, these questions are surprising and interesting. They invite users to discover and learn something new, making a routine search a thrilling discovery.
What Is Google Googly?
“Google Googly” is an innovative campaign where friendly questions pop up below the search bar to make searching more fun. These questions encourage users to discover interesting facts, and the entire search process becomes a game of discovery.
By interacting with users in this manner, Google Googly makes the search process an interactive learning experience. It’s not all about obtaining answers; it’s about making the discovery process fun and interesting. Whether a random fact or a stimulating question, Google Googly makes the search process more playful, interactive, and replete with the possibility to discover new things.
Which Bone Is the Funny Bone?
The “funny bone” isn’t funny or a bone at all! It’s the ulnar nerve that travels along the inside of your elbow. If you strike this nerve, it sends a tingling or numb feeling, usually attributed to a “funny” sensation, from which the nerve gets its nickname “funny bone.” This nickname is supposed to be the result of putting together the effect it produces with the similarity of the word for the bone, the “humerus,” which is adjacent to the ulnar nerve, to the word “humorous,” thus being a clever bit of wordplay.