Six Degrees of Wikipedia

by **Brian** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:17 pm

Wikipedia > Stephen Colbert > American Film Actors > American Film Actors: Ba > Kevin Bacon

Cadenza>superconductor

by **Nyperold** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:43 pm

Not participating, but I actually had a similar idea involving the IMDb. You set a starting and an ending point, and try to get from one to the other in the fewest steps, going from person (usually an actor) to work (usually a movie or TV show) to person to work until you reach it.

by **Gelatine Cow** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:26 pm

Nyperold wrote:Not participating, but I actually had a similar idea involving the IMDb. You set a starting and an ending point, and try to get from one to the other in the fewest steps, going from person (usually an actor) to work (usually a movie or TV show) to person to work until you reach it.

Bacon Number

by **Portals** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:10 pm

Cadenza --> 19th Century --> A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism --> Electromagnetism --> Superconductivity

Hmm...
Bus --> Zebra

by **kzager** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:06 pm

Haha.
Bus > Road transport > Traffic > Pedestrian crossing > Zebra crossing > Zebra

Going off of that:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy --> Car accident

by **quetzalcoatlus** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:32 pm

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy > Ford Prefect (character) > Ford Prefect (car) > Automobile > Car Accident

Pornography > Burl Ives

by **Nik** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:47 pm

Okay.

pornography > animation > model animation > stop motion > Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer > Rudolph the red nosed reindeer (main article) > Burl Ives

Hillary Rodham Clinton > Urkel

by **Sirocco** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:02 am

Hillary Rodham Clinton -> 60 Minutes -> CBS News -> CBS -> List of Programs Broadcast by CBS -> Family Matters -> Steven Urkel

Ouch, Hillary's article is a bear.

George Washington -> Michael Moorcock

by **Zombie Protestor** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:57 am

George Washington -> President of the United States -> Republican -> Newt Gingrich -> Alternate History -> Michael Moorcock

Orson Scott Card -> Systemic lupus erythematosus

by **chrismachine** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:14 pm

Orson Scott Card -> Darwinism -> Eugenics -> Haemophilia -> Template:Immune_disorders -> List_of_autoimmune_diseases -> lupus erythematosus

Satellaview --> Kenning

by **Portals** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:31 am

Satellaview --> Satellite Radio --> Canada --> Arctic Ocean --> Norway --> Skald --> Kenning

Hm...
Lord of the Rings --> Kennedy Space Center

by **sum yun gai** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:09 am

lord of the rings -> october 20 -> john f. kennedy -> kennedy space center

the cars (band) -> popsicle

by **quetzalcoatlus** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:29 pm

The Cars (band) > Boston, Massachusetts > Cuisine of New England > ice cream > ice pop > popsicle

french kiss > bossa nova

by **EvilJekyll** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:01 pm

French kiss --> French Language --> Spanish Language --> Brazil --> Bossa Nova

Next challenge:
Hershey's Kisses --> Sodomy

by **Nik** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:11 pm

Hershey's Kisses > Valentine's Day > Lingerie > Cheeky (undergarment) > Buttocks > Anus >Sodomy

Barney & Friends > Harrison Ford

by **SemiNomad** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:04 pm

Barney & Friends > dinosaur > Jurassic Park > Steven Spielberg > Harrison Ford

AK-47 > Futurism

by **Portals** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:09 pm

AK-47 --> Hungary --> Italy --> Futurism

Canidae --> World War I

by **EvilJekyll** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:25 pm

Canidae --> Grey Wolf --> Eurasia --> Russia --> World War I

Next Challenge:
Camera --> Integral

by **kzager** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:47 am

Camera>light>Albert Einstein>Calculus>Integral

Magic: the Gathering --> Working Animal (aka beast of burden)

by **sum yun gai** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 3:16 am

i'll never be your beast of burden...[/mick jagger]

magic: the gathering -> dungeons & dragons -> displacer beast -> blink dog -> dog -> working dog -> working animal

while we're on the subject:

dungeons & dragons -> girlfriend

and yes, it can be done! in real life *and* wikipedia!!

by **Sweet Tasting Jonas** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:42 am

It's true! But it's an unlikely connection indeed. Took me three tries to get right.

Dungeons & Dragons -> Sources and influences on the development of Dungeons & Dragons -> England -> Punjabi language -> Punjabi grammar -> Girlfriend

Now let's see you crack this one:

Innuendo -> Gustav Klimt

by **sum yun gai** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:48 am

just goes to show that there are multiple paths to the same subject. myself, i used:

d&d -> fantasy -> sexual fantasy -> human sexual behavior -> friendship -> friends with benefits -> girlfriend

as for your challenge:

innuendo -> queen (band) -> farrokh bulsara -> fritz lang -> austria -> gustav klimt

ok, it took me a minute to think of something but here goes:

beer belly -> random access memory

by **Sweet Tasting Jonas** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:42 pm

Got it.
Central obesity (Redirected from Beer belly) -> Sit-up -> sit-up Ltd -> Internet -> File server -> Random access memory

Now try this:

Nerd -> Pope John Paul I (that's a one!)

by **EvilJekyll** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:02 pm

Nerd --> Stereotype --> Religion --> Roman Catholic Church --> Pope John Paul II --> Pope John Paul I

Next Challenge:
Easter Eggs --> Ents

by **kzager** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:57 pm

easter egg > bird nest > tree > J.R.R. Tolkien > Treebeard > Ent

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