Well, yes, if you don't mind typing or pasting the same combo of 20-30 different search operators in Google.com, it can be done there. But there are some other

Well, yes, if you don't mind typing or pasting the same combo of 20-30 different search operators in Google.com, it can be done there. But there are some other subtle differences: you get thumbnail images with search results (if available) with Blades, and you don't get a captcha to prove you're human if your search volume or rate is out of bounds on a Blade. (These are features of CSEs, not something I've hacked.)