# Search question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-question/452549>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [June 11, 2008, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-question/452549 "2008-06-11T07:58:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-question/452549/1 "2008-06-11T07:58:06Z")

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When I attempt a new search before my 300 seconds does the clock start over? In otherwords is it another 300 seconds from then?

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**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-question/452549/2 "2008-06-11T08:20:42Z")

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Well, in twenty second intervals I got these messages:

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> This forum requires that you wait 300 seconds before submitting another search. You have **286** seconds to wait before another search will be allowed.

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> This forum requires that you wait 300 seconds before submitting another search. You have **269** seconds to wait before another search will be allowed.

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> This forum requires that you wait 300 seconds before submitting another search. You have **241** seconds to wait before another search will be allowed.

My favorite was when someone complained that “seconds” continued to be plural in this example:

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> This forum requires that you wait 300 seconds before submitting another search. You have 1 seconds to wait before another search will be allowed.