Six degrees of separation / Wikipedia

[dr.walrus]

Name two random articles. Try to go from one to the other, using only links on the article you're on, using 6 clicks or less.

Example: Nobel Prize > Cheddar Cheese

Nobel Prize:
Medicine
Dietetics
Food
Cheese
Cheddar CheeseDone!

If you can do it in 6 clicks or less, then post a new article the next person has to get to from where you are now.

Cheddar Cheese > Acetylene

Go!

[dr.walrus]

Who the hell moved this? No videos, no links. Wrong Forum!

[knowledgegranted]

I have no idea, but this is pretty genius.

[dr.walrus]

Acetylene is pretty easy from cheddar cheese

[Zephik]

I think that this can technically qualify as a link type of deal. That's how this game works anyways, isn't it? By links?

Better be nice, btw. You may not agree with a moderators decision, but they know what they're doing. Instead, I'd say something more like "Why did the mod's move this?" or something along those lines. But really, it doesn't matter anyways. Most people browse the forum by New Posts not by manually going through each section, so if you're just worried that this will be buried under a mountain of posts, fret not, most of everyone will see it. Otherwise, don't see a reason to be complaining, really.

BTW: This is the reason why when I check wikipedia, I end up staying there for hours on end. lol It's like grocery shopping, you go for one thing but you end up coming out with a full cart. XD

[dr.walrus]

Otherwise, don't see a reason to be complaining, really.

I just don't like doing something and then having it move on me! Unless I put it in here by accident?!

[x88x]

Heheh, interesting game. Getting back to it... :whistler:

Cheddar cheese
1) Phosphorus
2) Carbon
3) Acetylide
4) Acetylene

New Challenge (this one might be a little harder):

Acetylene -> Affair

[x88x]

Nobody? :(

[dr.walrus]

Acetylene
1. Hydrogen Chloride
2. Death
3. Capital punishment
4. Adultery
5. Affair

Affair > Venango County, Pennsylvania

[x88x]

Hahaha, nice. Completely different route than I took. :D

EDIT:
Which was:

Acetylene:
1) Bali
2) 2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference
3) Yvo de Boer
4) Kyoto Protocol
5) Protocol (diplomacy)
6) Affair

[x88x]

Ha! Got one! I like this game. :D

Affair:
1) John F. Kennedy
2) Massachusetts
3) Pennsylvania
4) List of counties in Pennsylvania
5) Venango County, Pennsylvania

New target:

Venango County, Pennsylvania -> C++

[dr.walrus]

Easy.

Venango County, Pennsylvania
1. Yale University
2. Ivy League
3. MIT
4. Digital computer
5. C++

C++ > Ham hock

[x88x]

Nice. Again, completely different route. Out of curiosity, how about the initiator post what their route was once each step is solved? Here's mine for the last, I'll edit my previous post.

Venango County, Pennsylvania:
1) 2000 United States Census
2) Microdata (statistics)
3) Metadata
4) XML
5) OpenOffice.org
6) C++

[x88x]

Wow, ok, that took quite a bit longer.

C++:
1) 1998
2) Germany
3) German cuisine
4) List of German dishes
5) Eisbein
6) Ham hock

Next challenge:

Ham hock -> President of Finland

[mDust]

Ham hock -> President of Finland

Ham hock:
1)German Language
2)European Union
3)Member State of the European Union
4)Finland
5)Commander-in-Chief
6)President of Finland

Next:
President of Finland -> Bioshock 2

[x88x]

Damn, that was supposed to take longer. :P

Here was mine:

Ham Hock:
1) Hog
2) Heart of Greed
3) DVD region code
4) Barack Obama
5) Martti Ahtisaari
6) President of Finland

[x88x]

Gotcha!

President of Finland:
1) Finland
2) France
3) List of companies of France
4) Arkane Studios
5) BioShock 2

New challenge:

BioShock 2 -> Lemmatisation

[artoodeeto]

Bioshock 2:
1) Biopunk
2) portmanteau
3) linguistics
4) grammar
5) inflection
6) lemmatized

took a bit, but I got there :P

Lemmatisation > Grand Piano

[x88x]

Interesting! Here was mine:

Bioshock 2:
1) Garry Schyman
2) Gustav Mahler
3) Franz Joseph I of Austria
4) Slovak language
5) Inflection
6) Lemmatisation

It really is amazing how such distinct paths can exist between two such different topics...and for every topic pair so far too! I'd take a crack at that grand piano, but I really need to get to sleep now...3am over here and I have a meeting at work with..idk, some big important person..I should probably figure out who before then.. tomorrow..crap..today at 9am. :dead: So, later then. :D

[Trace]

I wonder if I could make a program to do this.
Test each link and each link off of each link.

[Trace]

Also, by hand:

1. Inflection (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflected) (Called Inflected from the original article)
2. Accidental (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidental_(music))
3. Musical Keyboard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_keyboard)
4. Piano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano)

I didn't see a "Grand Piano" entry in Wiki.

Piano -> Explanation

[x88x]

I wonder if I could make a program to do this.
Test each link and each link off of each link.

Heheh, I had a similar idea. You could even use the wikipedia archive and do it really quick offline. That'd be cheating though. :P

[x88x]

Heheh, here we go.

Piano:
1) Resonance
2) Molecular physics
3) Portal: Physics
4) Scientific method
5) Explanation

New challenge:

Explanation -> World Social Forum

[Drum Thumper]

Bioshock 2:


Lemmatisation > Grand Piano

That's tough. I can get to Drum Set in six though.

[artoodeeto]

Explanation:
1) Exploration
2) Travel
3) International
4) Political International
5) List of Left-wing Internationals
6) World Social Forum

Next challenge:
World Social Forum > Peer-to-Peer

[x88x]

Nice.

Mine was:

Explanation:
1) Knowledge
2) Francis Bacon
3) List of schools of philosophy
4) Cynicism
5) Power (philosophy)
6) World Social Forum

Now to find p2p... :D

[artoodeeto]

have fun with that one :) I'm finding it helps to look at the end result too and see what it's related to, then compare that to what the starting point is related to and work in from both sides. but this is cool, it's amazing how you can jump to totally disparate topics within 5 or 6 clicks.

[x88x]

Haha, yup. And yeah, I've also found that working from both ends works best. I decided I should waste much time on this at work though, so I won't really be looking at it till I get home. ;)

[Trace]

Got to Peer-to-peer.

World Social Forum:

1. United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States)
2. Broadband Internet Access (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadband_Internet_access)
3. P2P (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-to-peer)

Go from P2P to Experiment

[dr.walrus]

Got to Peer-to-peer.

World Social Forum:

1. United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States)
2. Broadband Internet Access (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadband_Internet_access)
3. P2P (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-to-peer)

Go from P2P to Experiment

P2P
1. Internet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet)
2. CERN (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CERN)
3. Experiment (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiment)

Experiment > Sean Bean

[artoodeeto]

whoa. my path to P2P from world social forum:
genetic engineering
cisgenesis
cultivar
plant breeders rights
compulsory licensing
peer-to-peer

[artoodeeto]

got it:
Experiment > Sean Bean
1. England
2. Elf
3. Gandalf
4. JRR Tolkien
5. Lord of the Rings
6. Sean Bean

Sean Bean > Najd
ready....set.....go! :)

[Trace]

Ok, Time to make a program, I can see
That way it could explore every path, up to 6 links deep

[Technochicken]

sean bean-
1. england
2. country
3. kurdistan
4. arab
5. arabian peninsula
6. najd


I hit the random button....

Najd > New Jersey Route 25

good luck with that :)

[artoodeeto]

how's this one -- took me awhile to figure out a path, but it can be done...
Najd > Kevin Bacon :P

Oh and technochicken I figured yours out but it partially involves my solution for the Kevin Bacon challenge so I don't want to post it yet :)

[Drum Thumper]

I see I will be editing the New Jersey entry in Wikipedia later tonight--no mention of Route 25...

[artoodeeto]

I see I will be editing the New Jersey entry in Wikipedia later tonight--no mention of Route 25...

oh you can get there, no need for editing. but it's tricky :) hint - look up route 25 and work backwards...

[dr.walrus]

sean bean-
1. england
2. country
3. kurdistan
4. arab
5. arabian peninsula
6. najd


I hit the random button....

Najd > New Jersey Route 25

good luck with that :)

Najd
1. Bahiyyih Nakhjavani
2. United States
3. New Jersey
4. List of New Jersey State Highways
5. Route 25

New Jersey Route 25 > Ebola

[dr.walrus]

Najd > Kevin Bacon :P



Oh, and:

Najd
1. Bahiyyih Nakhjavani
2. United States
3. Apollo program
4. Apollo 13
5. Kevin Bacon

[Technochicken]

Najd > Kevin Bacon :P



"six degrees of Kevin Bacon" is a game in and of itself linking actors to Kevin Bacon, right?

[dr.walrus]

"six degrees of Kevin Bacon" is a game in and of itself linking actors to Kevin Bacon, right?
Yep.

[x88x]

Ok, here we go again. :D

New Jersey Route 25:
1) United States
2) Japan
3) Aum Shinrikyo
4) Ebola

New challenge:

Ebola -> 1238

[dr.walrus]

Ebola
1. Central African Republic
2. Spain
3. Valencian Community
4. Kingdom of Valencia
5. States and territories established in 1238
6. 1238

Note; I think you might be being a bit unfair in choosing articles that aren't typically linked to; you don't usually use dates as links on wikipedia.

Anyway: 1238 > Wikipedia

[x88x]

Hahaha, nice. What about a new target? ;)

Mine, btw:
Ebola:
1) Sterilization (microbiology)
2) Middle Ages
3) Holy Roman Empire
4) Medieval commune
5) Lombard League
6) 1238

[Technochicken]

1238>Wikipedia

1. Moscow
2. Russia
3. Country code top-level domain
4. Internet
5. Wiki
6. Wikipedia


Wikipedia> Double Data Rate

[dr.walrus]

Wikipedia
1. Web server
2. Computer data storage
3. RAM
4. DDR2 SDRAM
5. Double data rate

DDR > Icsa Augusta

[dr.walrus]

1238>Wikipedia

1. Moscow
2. Russia
3. Country code top-level domain
4. Internet
5. Wiki
6. Wikipedia


Wikipedia> Double Data Rate

I did it like this

1. List of centuries
2. 1st century
3. Pliny the Elder
4. Encyclopedia
5. Wikipedia

[Technochicken]

DDR> Isca Augusta

1. Beat
2. Music
3. Roman Empire
4. Roman Britain
5. Isca Augusta

Isca Augusta>Beechcraft Twin Bonanza

[x88x]

Note; I think you might be being a bit unfair in choosing articles that aren't typically linked to; you don't usually use dates as links on wikipedia.

Hey, you found it didn't you. ;) Dates are easy; lots of important things happen, and they almost always link to the year that they did.

[x88x]

Ok, took me a little finagling, but here we go. :D

Isca Augusta:
1) South Wales
2) England
3) Department for Transport
4) Aviation
5) Beechcraft
6) Beechcraft Twin Bonanza

Let's see, new challenge.. :twisted:

Beechcraft Twin Bonanza -> William Howard Taft IV

[artoodeeto]

Beechcraft Twin Bonanza:
1 1947 in aviation
2 20th century
3 1910s
4 William Howard Taft
5 Taft Family
6 William Howard Taft IV

:D

William Howard Taft IV > Klingon Language :P have fun with that one LOL

[x88x]

Hahaha, that should be interesting. :D

Mine:

Beechcraft Twin Bonanza:
1) Switzerland
2) Gächlingen
3) Kindergarten
4) Bulgaria
5) Freedom House
6) William Howard Taft IV

Now about Klingon.. :D

[x88x]

Heheh, nice early morning mental exercise. :D

William Howard Taft IV:
1) Vice President of the United States
2) United States
3) Samoan language
4) Language family
5) Constructed language
6) Klingon language

New challenge:

Klingon language -> Zadar

[dr.walrus]

Klingon language
1. ISO 639-2
2. List of ISO 639-1 codes
3. Croatian language
4. Croatia
5. Zadar

Zadar > Atmel AVR instruction set

[Technochicken]

zadar> Atmel AVR instruction set
1. United Kingdom
2. Computer
3. Microcontroller
4. Atmel AVR
5. Atmel AVR Instruction set

Atmel AVR Instruction set> Nobutake Kondō

[Luthien]

I've been following this thread since it was started. I've even tried a few of the challenges myself. Apparently, I'm not too good with Wikepedia. I'd like to say that all of you who have managed it that you're awesome at doing searches.

[x88x]

It's not really searches (at least for me), it's finding relationships between things and anticipating possible relationships between those, and so on. I've noticed that it gets easier the more I do; I'm starting to notice patterns in the relationships I build between things.

[artoodeeto]

It's not really searches (at least for me), it's finding relationships between things and anticipating possible relationships between those, and so on. I've noticed that it gets easier the more I do; I'm starting to notice patterns in the relationships I build between things.

wake up dude, that's cuz we live in like, the Matrix or something. :P now to go explore the next challenge....

[artoodeeto]

got it! this was a harder one...

Atmel AVR Instruction Set
1) Atmega88
2) Engineer
3) Military
4) Battle
5) Battle of Midway
6) Nobutake Kondo

Nobutake Kondo > Allomorph

[Technochicken]

Nobutake Kondo > Allomorph

1. United Kingdom
2. English Language
3. English Orthography
4. Allophone
5. Allomorph

Allomorph> Energy Lobby

[TheGreatSatan]

Panties
Knickers
Dutch Colonial Revival architecture
Westchester County, New York
Ferries
Price of Oil

[dr.walrus]

Panties
Knickers
Dutch Colonial Revival architecture
Westchester County, New York
Ferries
Price of Oil
...
nice, but you;'re supposed to use the two targets of the person before you

[dr.walrus]

Nobutake Kondo > Allomorph

1. United Kingdom
2. English Language
3. English Orthography
4. Allophone
5. Allomorph

Allomorph> Energy Lobby

Allomorph
1. English Language
2. United States
3. Energy Policy of The United States
4. US Energy Independence
5. Energy Lobby

Energy Lobby > John Mytton

By the way, read the Mytton article, it's amazing

[jdbnsn]

Who the hell moved this? No videos, no links. Wrong Forum!

I didn't move this, but I can tell you why it was likely moved. These types of string-post games were used in the past when people wanted to boost their post count the quick way. We disabled the post count in the links and videos forum so now instead of just locking these types of threads we just move them here so you can play and not cheapen your post count.

-Jon

[dr.walrus]

Yawn.

[Technochicken]

Energy Lobby> John Mytton

1. BP
2. United Kingdom
3. England
4. Shropshire
5. John Mytton

John Mytton> Jif (peanut butter)

[Drum Thumper]

Thread rez time!


John Mytton> Jif (peanut butter) as follows:

John Mytton
Carriage
Lexington, KY
Jif (peanut butter)

Jif (peanut butter) -> Hong Beom-do

[Technochicken]

Jif (peanut butter) -> Hong Beom-do

Jif
United States
Empire of Japan
Korea
Righteous Army
Hong Beom-do

Hong Beom-do > BenJarvus Green-Ellis

[Joonce]

Hong Beom-do > BenJarvus Green-Ellis

Hong Beom-do
1. Russian language
2. United States
3. American football
4. Lists of American football players
5. List of current NFL team rosters
6. BenJarvus Green-Ellis

BenJarvus Green-Ellis > Mortal wound

[knowledgegranted]

BenJarvus Green-Ellis --> Mortal wound


1. BenJarvus Green-Ellis
2. College football
3. Theodore Roosevelt
4. Abraham Lincoln
5. Mortal wound


Next:

Mortal Wound --> Beiersdorf

[dr.walrus]

Mortal Wound
Herbert Hoover
nazi germany
germany
nivea
Beiersdorf

Beiersdorf > Ansgarius (crater)