The primary function of Google is to provide answers. So, it seems a little redundant to have another site where users submit questions. But, search engine technology wasn't quite as sophisticated as it is now back when Google Answers first launched in 2002. Contractors, known as "Google Answers Researchers" or GARs for short, would answer questions, and they didn't necessarily come cheap. Some answers could cost as much as $200, which is a high price to pay for information. The answers tended