Six degrees of Wikipedia

[osarusan]

I guess most people have heard the term "six degrees of separation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees)", from which the game "six degrees of Kevin Bacon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon)" was created.

A friend and I have been playing a game recently which we've called "six degrees of Wikipedia".
The idea is that we choose 2 unrelated things, and try to go from one to the other using only the links provided on wikipedia pages. The person who gets there using the lower number of links wins the game.

some examples -
Roy Keane to Mick McCarthy - one link. (The link to McCarthy's page is on Keane's page)

Limerick 37 to AC Milan - 3 links. football - Serie A - AC Milan.

Pasta to Aeroplane - 3 links. Hong Hong - Boeing - Aeroplane.

The rules are simple-

You can only use links from the text on the Wikipedia page.
Once you click on a link, you can't go back if you realise it didn't take you where you want to go.
If you are redirected to a page, that only counts as one link.


Right now, the competition is to connect ice cream to the moon in the shortest number of links possible.

Wanna play?

[padjoe]

That was harder than I thought. I think I might be a bit too simple. My first attempt and logic lead me to believe that I could get at it through baked Alaska but no.

Ice cream – baked Alaska- new york city- Humid continental climate

Ice cream-United States of America-moon landing-the moon

[theworm2345]

You're supposed to give another for the rest of us to do

[padjoe]

You're supposed to give another for the rest of us to do

oh right i thought it was a competition to see who could get the shortest number of links for that first one.

journalist to wooden spoon

i'm rubbish at posting on here

[theworm2345]

I could be wrong actually, maybe it is a competition, its 1:27 in the AM forgive me
Journalist --> Sports journalism --> Cricket --> Australian rules football --> Wooden spoon (award) <--- (does that count?)
if not
Journalist --> Sports journalism --> Cricket --> Australian rules football --> Wooden spoon (award) --> Wooden spoon

David Connolly to Cheick Oumar Dabo (my other favorite player :)), if thats easy do either of them to Adam Svoboda (my name, but the Czech hockey goalie...probably too hard)

How do we be sure no one edits Wikipedia to make it easier on themselves?

[padjoe]

I could be wrong actually, maybe it is a competition, its 1:27 in the AM forgive me
Journalist --> Sports journalism --> Cricket --> Australian rules football --> Wooden spoon (award) <--- (does that count?)
if not
Journalist --> Sports journalism --> Cricket --> Australian rules football --> Wooden spoon (award) --> Wooden spoon

David Connolly to Cheick Oumar Dabo (my other favorite player :)), if thats easy do either of them to Adam Svoboda (my name, but the Czech hockey goalie...probably too hard)

How do we be sure no one edits Wikipedia to make it easier on themselves?


David Connolly-Feyenord- AS Nancy-Lique2-Le Harve- Cheick Oumar Dabo


I'm beaten on the second one can't find links to the hockey keeper but this is the best i've come with.

Cheick Oumar Dabo-Turkish Premier League-Champions League- UEFA_coefficient- Czech Republic - National sports teams of the Czech Republic- Ice_hockey_in_the_Czech_Republic- y:Czech_ice_hockey_players

Peter Schmeichel to toast

[osarusan]

Peter Schmeichel to toast
schmeichel - denmark - ryebread - bread - toast

laptop to daffodil

[Block G Raptor]

Laptop-Apple-Petal-Flower-I wandered Lonely as a cloud- daffodil

Sesame St - Saddam Hussein

[passinginterest]

Sesame St - Saddam Hussein

Sesame Street - Countries - List of Countries - Iraq - Saddam Hussein


Saddam Hussein - Wexford Youths

[Block G Raptor]

Saddam Hussein-Margaret Thatcher-1981 Hungerstrikes-Irish republicanism-Irish Rebelion 1798-Wexford-Wexford youths

Bobby Sands- Big Brother

[passinginterest]

Bobby Sands - Channel 4 - Big Brother

Mary Harney - Blubber

[noby]

Mary Harney - EU - Sweden - Norway - Whaling in Norway - Blubber


Oops forgot:

Blubber - Gazza

[gustavo]

Blubber - Whaling - United Kingdom - England National football team - Paul Gascoigne


Jade Goody - Noam Chomsky

[noby]

Jade Goody - Racism - antisemitism - Chomsky


Hitler - Banana

[Dodge]

hitler - Asia - Southeast Asia - banana

guinness - solarium

[Block G Raptor]

Guiness-Orange Juice-Orange-Symbols of Florida-Great Seal of the united States-Pyramid-obelisk-Solarium Augusti-solarium

Nazca Lines (http://www.sacred-destinations.com/peru/images/nazca/nazca-spider-nc-latinamericanstudies-350.gif) - Boba Fett (http://forevergeek.com/images/boba.jpg)

Nobody Going for this? ok then Nazca Lines-Mysterious Cities of Gold-Animated Tv Series--Aeon Flux-science fiction-star wars-Boba Fett

Eamonn Devalera - Che Gueverra

[jebus]

Dev to Che

Dev - Pedro Campos - Latin American - Cuba - Che

Dell - Margaret Thatcher

[crc]

Dell - Margaret Thatcher

Dell > Europe > United Kingdom > Margaret Thatcher (3)



Scissors to Selhurst

(NB: I found them by pressing the "Random Article" link)

[Block G Raptor]

Dell-Trocedaro-London-10 Downing st-Prime minister-Margaret Thatcher





Scissors to Selhurst


Scissors-London-crystal Palace-Selhurst Park
Pat Fenlon - Lord Henry Mountcharles

[crc]

Scissors-London-crystal Palace-Selhurst Park
Two more to get to "Selhurst" (not Selhurst Park)!
Selhurst Park > Croyden > Selhurst

[crc]

Pat Fenlon - Lord Henry Mountcharles
Lord Henry Mountcharles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Henry_Mountcharles) doesn't exist as an article on Wikipedia.

[Block G Raptor]

Ah Crap
Try Pat fenlon - Lord Louis Mountbatten

[noby]

Ah Crap
Try Pat fenlon - Lord Louis Mountbatten
I could guess that without looking up Wiki:

Fenlon - Derry City - Ireland - Mountbatten.

[theworm2345]

Not nearly that easy
Pat Fenlon --> Republic of Ireland --> County Sligo --> Mullaghmore --> Lord Louis Mountbatten

Eamon Dunphy to Dobby (From Harry Potter...he only sort of has one, if not Dobby do it to Rumplestiltskin)

[padjoe]

Not nearly that easy
Pat Fenlon --> Republic of Ireland --> County Sligo --> Mullaghmore --> Lord Louis Mountbatten

Eamon Dunphy to Dobby (From Harry Potter...he only sort of has one, if not Dobby do it to Rumplestiltskin)


Eamonn Dunphy- clown-variety show-Uk-Harry Potter-/Harry_Potter_and_the_Chamber_of_Secrets-Dobby


maria sharapova to pornography

[theworm2345]

Eamonn Dunphy- clown-variety show-Uk-Harry Potter-/Harry_Potter_and_the_Chamber_of_Secrets-Dobby


maria sharapova to pornography
That would be 7, you're only allowed 6. Just cut out clown-varietyshow-UK and make it
Eamon Dunphy --> Republic of Ireland --> United Kingdom --> Harry Potter --> Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets --> Dobby


I just did Rumplestiltskin as well

Eamon Dunphy --> Clown --> Puck (Shakespeare) --> The Sisters Grimm (novel series) --> Rumplestiltskin

I'm not doing yours yet, but to remind the next poster it is

Maria Sharapova to pornography

[padjoe]

yeah was never good at maths. counting one to five is a struggle at the best of times. seeing as i didnt get the last one here is my sharapova effort



Maria Sharapova-Los Angeles-San Fernando Valley- Pornography in the United States-hardcore pornography-pornography


ghostbusters to Kim_Jong-il

[galwayhoop]

Ghostbusters > World War II >> Korea Under Japanese Rule >>> North Korea >>>> Kim Jong-il

now try:

Tony Cousins to Bob Dole

[gilberto_eire]

Two questions, do they have to be clickable links on wiki'?.

Is the next person meant to establish a link or just picks two random words?

[Block G Raptor]

First Question = Yes
2nd Question = Either really it's up the poster

[Schumi]

some examples -
Limerick 37 to AC Milan - 3 links. football - Serie A - AC Milan.This is possible in two links: Limerick 37 --> Athlone Town AFC --> AC Milan

[jebus]

Tony Cousins - Bob Dole

Cousins - Rep.of Ireland - United States - US President - Bill Clinton - Bob Dole

Manchester United to That 70s Show

[SligoBrewer]

Manchester United -> MUTV -> Television -> Sitcom -> List of Sitcoms -> That 70's Show.



Nintendo Wii -> Sligo Rovers

[jebus]

Nintendo Wii -> Sligo Rovers

Wii - Europe - Ireland - Sligo - Sligo Rovers (5)

IPod - KitKat

[theworm2345]

iPod --> Continental Airlines --> England --> Yorkshire --> Rowntree's --> Kit Kat

John Delaney (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Delaney_%28football_administrator%29) to Muppet

Delaney's is really short so if you can't do that then do

Don Givens to Muppet

[pineapple stu]

The Muppets (redirect from "muppet")
Family Guy
Irish American
Ireland
Republic of Ireland national football team [amazingly, Football Association of Ireland doesn't link to John Delaney]
Don Givens



UCD AFC -> Michael Palin

[theworm2345]

What is the ruling on this osarusan or BGRaptor? He went the opposite way, is that allowed?
Don Givens --> Ireland --> USA --> Mississippi --> Jim Henson --> The Muppets works too

Just to bump Pineapple stu's, its

UCD AFC -> Michael Palin

[pineapple stu]

What is the ruling on this osarusan or BGRaptor? He went the opposite way, is that allowed?
Didn't actually think about that; I assumed it was transmutative, but of course that's not necessarily true. As, in fact, I pointed out in my own post!

I did it that way obviously to start at the one I knew less about and home in on the one I knew more about.

[redtildead]

I started with Michael Palin like above

Palin - Ireland - FAI - FAI League of Ireland - UCD

Toaster to Will Smith

[pineapple stu]

Damned Irish step-grandmother...

[theworm2345]

Toaster --> Bill Murray --> Jamie Foxx --> Ali --> Will Smith
On the same topic

Alfonso Ribiero (or Carlton Banks, either or) to Pimp

[GavinZac]

Alfonso Ribero - LL Cool J - Hip Hop - Snoop Doggy Dogg - Pimp

Limerick - Kublai Khan

[jebus]

Limerick - Kublai Khan

Limerick - North American - Asia - China - Beijing - Kublai Khan

Oliver Cromwell - Charlie Brown

[GavinZac]

Limerick - North American - Asia - China - Beijing - Kublai Khan

Oliver Cromwell - Charlie Brown

Cromwell - Republic - United States - Comic Strip - Peanuts - Charlie Brown! :D

"Minmi (dinosaur) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minmi_%28dinosaur%29)" to Ugg boots

[theworm2345]

Did you just push the random article button? :eek:
"Minmi (dinosaur)" to Ugg boots

[GavinZac]

Did you just push the random article button? :eek:
"Minmi (dinosaur)" to Ugg boots

Haha no, I'm a bit of a dino geek :o , and the most un-dinosaur related thing I could think of was Ugg boots :D

[Dodge]

"Minmi (dinosaur) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minmi_%28dinosaur%29)" to Ugg boots

Minmi - Australia - Sport in Australia - Surfing - Surf Culture - Ugg Boots


Chuck TV Series - Patrick Kavanagh

[jebus]

Haha no, I'm a bit of a dino geek , and the most un-dinosaur related thing I could think of was Ugg boots :D

Simple,

Minmi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minmi_%28dinosaur%29#Discovery_and_species) - Ugg Boots (more effort required Gav :D)

My God Dodge actually found a link, makes this joke look pedantic :o

[theworm2345]

Haha no, I'm a bit of a dino geek, and the most un-dinosaur related thing I could think of was Ugg boots
Well I did end up doing it, though after Dodge
Minmi (dinosaur) --> 1980 --> 2000s --> Category:2000s --> Category:2000s_fashion --> Ugg boots

Chuck TV Series - Patrick Kavanagh

Chuck (TV series) --> USA --> Republic of Ireland --> Monaghan --> Inniskeen --> Patrick Kavanagh

I will use the random article button as I'm out of ideas

Coonalpyn Lutheran Church to Adama Tamboura (Strangely enough, I actually know who this is, of all the articles I get this guy, a teammate of Dabo on Mali). To make things even stranger, I clicked it again and got Billy Bunter :eek::eek:

[pineapple stu]

Chuck TV series
United Kingdom
Ireland
Irish poetry
Patrick Kavanagh

(Was trying to link to the Bray player, but it was too long...)

L'Estartit to Fox News