Six degrees of Wikipedia

**osarusan** · 08/04/2008, 3:45 AM

I guess most people have heard the term "six degrees of separation", from which the game "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** · 08/04/2008, 4:56 AM

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** · 08/04/2008, 5:33 AM

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

**padjoe** · 08/04/2008, 5:41 AM

Originally Posted by theworm2345

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** · 08/04/2008, 6:27 AM

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** · 08/04/2008, 7:18 AM

Originally Posted by 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?

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** · 08/04/2008, 8:48 AM

Originally Posted by padjoe

Peter Schmeichel to toast

schmeichel - denmark - ryebread - bread - toast

laptop to daffodil

**Block G Raptor** · 08/04/2008, 9:37 AM

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

Sesame St - Saddam Hussein

**passinginterest** · 08/04/2008, 9:51 AM

Originally Posted by Block G Raptor

Sesame St - Saddam Hussein

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

Saddam Hussein - Wexford Youths

**Block G Raptor** · 08/04/2008, 9:58 AM

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

Bobby Sands- Big Brother

**passinginterest** · 08/04/2008, 10:03 AM

Bobby Sands - Channel 4 - Big Brother

Mary Harney - Blubber

**noby** · 08/04/2008, 10:10 AM

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

Oops forgot:

Blubber - Gazza

**gustavo** · 08/04/2008, 10:20 AM

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

Jade Goody - Noam Chomsky

**noby** · 08/04/2008, 10:24 AM

Jade Goody - Racism - antisemitism - Chomsky

Hitler - Banana

**Dodge** · 08/04/2008, 10:39 AM

hitler - Asia - Southeast Asia - banana

guinness - solarium

**Block G Raptor** · 08/04/2008, 11:07 AM

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

Nazca Lines - Boba Fett

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