Is the 6 Degrees of Wikipedia Game Functional Again?

[fourier jr]

I know this was posted before a long time ago, but it wasn't working for a while, and now it's back. Have some fun

example:
Shortest path from invariant subspace problem to paris hilton
Invariant subspace problem
Functional analysis
2004
February 17
Paris Hilton
4 clicks needed

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

 

[russ_watters]

Kevin Bacon
Liza Weil (Stir of Echoes - the babysitter)
Me (I went to high school with her)
You!

 

[Noxide]

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[TheStatutoryApe]

I almost thought it wasn't working but apparently you must capitalize proper nouns.

Squid
Greece
1967
Nicole Kidman
3 clicks needed

 

[GeorginaS]

Okay, I'm not sure how this works. Do we pick a start point and an end point and then click links on Wikipedia pages until we get from one to the next?

 

[leroyjenkens]

Okay, I'm not sure how this works. Do we pick a start point and an end point and then click links on Wikipedia pages until we get from one to the next?

I picked sandpaper and God and got there in 4 clicks. Doesn't seem very hard when there's plenty of links to click on.

 

[Sorry!]

Wow anything is possible:Polynomial remainder theorem
Algebra
Omar Khayyám
Debra Paget
Birds of Paradise
Western Parotia
5 clicks needed

 

[mgb_phys]

Okay, I'm not sure how this works. Do we pick a start point and an end point and then click links on Wikipedia pages until we get from one to the next?

Yes, but using the year or date pages is cheating

 

[leroyjenkens]

Try using two usernames. For instance Sorry! and Leroy Jenkens.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorry!_(game )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Jenkins_(jazz_musician )


Sorry!
England
Music of England
Bagpipe
Musical instrument
List of musical instruments
Viola
List of violists
Leroy Jenkens

 

[Borek]

Seems like to get from house to car one has to go through Brazil:

Shortest path from house to car
(view reverse path)

House
Brazil
Automobile
2 clicks needed

What a detour.

 

[okkvlt]

tila tequila (the hot asian chick from shot at love)
april 6
1969
pauley perrette (the hot goth chick from ncis)
3 clicks needed

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

Okay, I'm not sure how this works. Do we pick a start point and an end point and then click links on Wikipedia pages until we get from one to the next?

There is a game like Mgb describes but if you follow the link in the OP it takes you to a page with an engine that will find the shortest route for you.

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

 

[Pinu7]

http://www.netsoc.tcd.ie/~mu/cgi-bin/shortpath.cgi?from=Barrack+Obama&to=Awesome

 

[Sorry!]

http://www.netsoc.tcd.ie/~mu/cgi-bin/shortpath.cgi?from=Barrack+Obama&to=Awesome

LOL That is pretty funny.

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

http://www.netsoc.tcd.ie/~mu/cgi-bin/shortpath.cgi?from=Barrack+Obama&to=Awesome

Oddly there is a reverse path.

 

[Sorry!]

Oddly there is a reverse path.

The other pages don't have to link to each other. So if A links to B that doesn't mean B has to link to A.