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Why does Google search do this?

2 points by aaronsnoswell ↗ HN
Every time I mis-type something, Google offers a suggested correct spelling, by showing a link titled "Showing results for <i>Foobar</i>". I always impulsively click this link.

When I do this, it refreshes the entire page. Why doesn't clicking this link just hide that part of the page? I'm already being shown results for that term - why do the search again and waste 2 more seconds of my time?

E.g. https://www.google.com.au/search?q=exmaple

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gesman
Seems logical to me. You (and millions others) routinely misspell things, but mean to search for clean terms. So google auto-correct search terms first and shows results for clean terms. "Clicking" would mean you actually want to search for "misspelled" variation.

So impulsively clicking on this link would mean that you just need to get your impulses in order.