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    Default Six degrees of separation / Wikipedia

    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:
    1. Medicine
    2. Dietetics
    3. Food
    4. Cheese
    5. Cheddar Cheese
    Done!

    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!

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    Default Re: Six degrees of separation / Wikipedia

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

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    Default Re: Six degrees of separation / Wikipedia

    I have no idea, but this is pretty genius.
    It's like JFK announcing the moon mission. He had no expertise in space travel, and no way of knowing if it would work. He just announced "we're going to the moon" and then they made it happen because everyone was on the same page and working towards the same goal. If he had said "well, let's get some people in space, and we'll see how far out we can get, and if I find someone to make a rocket strong enough, we could possibly approach the moon's orbit and maybe land" it wouldn't have happened.

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    Default Re: Six degrees of separation / Wikipedia

    Acetylene is pretty easy from cheddar cheese

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    Default Re: Six degrees of separation / Wikipedia

    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
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    Default Re: Six degrees of separation / Wikipedia

    Quote Originally Posted by Zephik View Post
    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?!

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    Default Re: Six degrees of separation / Wikipedia

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

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

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

    Acetylene -> Affair
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    Nobody?
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    Default Re: Six degrees of separation / Wikipedia

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

    Affair > Venango County, Pennsylvania

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    Default Re: Six degrees of separation / Wikipedia

    Hahaha, nice. Completely different route than I took.

    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
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