Does it Really Work? - ChaCha

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Story Published: Aug 7, 2008 at 9:47 AM MST

Story Updated: Nov 21, 2008 at 12:18 AM MST

By Tommy Noel

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In this edition of 'Does it Really Work?,' Eyewitness News Reporter Tommy Noel tries out a product like none other.. It's free!!

All you need is a cell phone and a curious mind...

ChaCha is a service you can text to get answers to your questions. Want to know how old Neil Diamond is? Ask ChaCha. So let's find out if it really works.

My co-anchor Sarah Schwabe wants to know what time the movie "Mamma Mia" plays in Idaho Falls. So we asked ChaCha for tonight's showings and sent the text to 242-242.

And we wait... I had to find things to do to pass the time.. Now I could have just Googled the movie so ChaCha's best when you don't have a computer.

Our answer arrived soon after.

"So it looks like the times tonight.. 1:40, 4:25, 7:10, 10:15. Now for some reason, it said nothing in Idaho Falls. So we looked online, and it turns out the Edwards Theater is actually in Ammon, so we kinda confused ChaCha, but still I got the movie times," says Sarah Schwabe.

Next up Araksya wants to know who wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird."

(Reading message from ChaCha) "It's a Pulitzer Prize Winning novel by Harper Lee, published in 1960," says Araksya Karapetyan.

"I think it's good. Because we were all arguing about it, and we had no idea, and it helps clear out the argument, and I was right anyway," says Araksya.

Next up, Todd Kunz would like to know.. Who is the oldest person alive?

"I'm interested to know how old they are. 110? 113? 1 whatever," says Todd Kunz.

(Meanwhile, Araksya decides to send a joke text to Todd.)

"Ok.. I got something.... Ted Dawson?!?! I knew that," says Todd.

The real answer came soon after.

"Elizabeth Israel who turned 128. Ted Dawson is a close second," says Todd.

The ChaCha service is free, but your provider may charge you for the text message usage.

How did ChaCha rate on the Spud-o-Meter?

"I would give it 4 spuds," says Sarah.

"I'll give it five spuds," says Araksya.

"You know, I'd say four," says Todd.

The ChaCha service is free, but your provider may charge you for the text message usage.

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