6 degrees of Wikipedia

Sic · 28 May 2008 at 12:21

Like 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon, only with Wikipedia, oddly enough.

http://www.netsoc.tcd.ie/~mu/wiki/

It only takes 3 clicks to get from Kobe Bryant to Typhoid fever. Don't you feel better knowing that?

uknowist · 28 May 2008 at 12:30

lol it is pretty funny trying out that "find shortest paths" thing and putting in 2 completely random things, but all its doing is finding dates on the page and goes on from there, still clever tho.

gumbald · 28 May 2008 at 12:32

More links people make, easier it gets.

THESE PEOPLE ARE SPOILING THE FUN OF WIKIPEDIA!

tripitaka · 28 May 2008 at 12:32

uknowist said:
all its doing is finding dates on the page and goes on from there

What?

Vasquez · 28 May 2008 at 12:42

Shortest path from Anti-lock braking system to Zavkhan Province

Anti-lock braking system -
Aircraft
Wind
Mongolia
Zavkhan Province

4 clicks needed

Abraham · 28 May 2008 at 12:44

tripitaka said:
What?

like this:

Shortest path from metallica to intel
Metallica November 15 Intel Corporation
2 clicks needed

which it does seem to do with relative frequency and i think is cheating really

Kreeeee · 28 May 2008 at 12:44

We're the centre of wikipedia

Abraham · 28 May 2008 at 12:48

has anyone found a 6 yet? i've got a 5 and that's with it using a year

Shortest path from jim jeffries to xda
Jim Jeffries James J. Jeffries 2003 Mobile phone High Tech Computer Corporation O2 Xda
5 clicks needed

Vasquez · 28 May 2008 at 12:50

Shortest path from Grilled cheese sandwich to Chris Fritz

Grilled cheese sandwich -
Cheddar cheese
Upstate New York
National Lacrosse League
Chris Fritz

4 clicks needed

lol this is fun

thecremeegg · 28 May 2008 at 12:55

this ruins the fun of it! nothing better when you are completely bored than thinking of two random things are trying to link them. Its cheating!!

Schnippzle · 28 May 2008 at 12:59

Shortest path from Detroit Red Wings to Musolini
Detroit Red Wings
Alberta
1883
Benito Mussolini
3 clicks needed

V4NT0M · 28 May 2008 at 13:11

We did this at work for a little while, it was a good timewaster until it got too easy.

JRS · 28 May 2008 at 13:15

Kol · 28 May 2008 at 13:15

Haha, good idea, but for some reason it doesn't work with my mate who's on there.

I tried Richard Wojciak -> Peep Show and it just says unknown article. He's been on there for about 2 years so before the 3rd March 2008 dump it says it uses

Mat · 28 May 2008 at 13:16

Shortest path from motherboard to fuschia

Motherboard Apple Inc. January 17 Leonhart Fuchs Fuchsia 4 clicks needed

Gilly · 28 May 2008 at 13:16

I don't like the way it uses years. Thats cheating.

HeX · 28 May 2008 at 13:22

Suprisingly it only requires 2 clicks to go from Velociraptor to Jesus...

Mat · 28 May 2008 at 13:27

And ony 3 to go from hero to zero

MR_Punk · 28 May 2008 at 13:34

3 clicks from Boyzone to Bestiality

Sic · 28 May 2008 at 13:39

and only 1 click from here to there