Wikipedia:N degrees of separation/Archive 1

N Degrees of Separation: Archive Page I The main page was beginning to overflow and become hard to navigate. I have moved all of the completed rounds here, but that does not mean that these rounds are closed! I have some highlights here too! I will archive up to fifty rounds here before moving onto the second archive. Highlight III is the first ever round that shows how I originially invisioned the game. I would probably still be working on that first round!

Highlight I HighlightII Highlight III

Big Ben (horse) --> S Club 8
Top of page

Let us begin, shall we?
 * Start: Big Ben (horse)
 * Goal: S Club 8


 * I can't believe how hard it is to connect a British horse to a British band, maybe I should create some extra incoming links to S Club 8 to make it easier? No, just joking ;-).
 * Big Ben (horse) --> England --> United Kingdom --> ???? --> S Club 8 seems a good way to start... [[User:MacGyverMagic|Mgm|(talk)]] 22:59, Dec 16, 2004 (UTC)

Thank you Mgm, I will pick up where you left off at United Kigdom,... Wales --> London --> Roman --> Roman Empire --> List of Roman Emperors --> Suetonius --> Biography --> Assyria --> Armenia --> Turkey --> Black Sea --> Bosporus --> Istanbul --> Sea of Marmara --> Dardanelles --> Europe --> Mediterranean Sea --> Bible --> Old Testament --> Books of Kings --> Kingdom of Judah --> Kingdom of Israel --> history of ancient Israel and Judah --> Talmud --> Torah --> Leviticus --> Worship --> sociology of religion --> Emile Durkheim --> Épinal --> Loughborough --> Soar Valley --> Charnwood --> Charnwood Forest --> Thomas George Bonney --> Uppingham School --> Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom --> Supreme Governor of the Church of England --> Elizabeth I --> England --> French language --> First language --> bilingual --> Quebec --> Montreal --> Francophone --> ???? Jaberwocky6669 01:55, Dec 17, 2004 (UTC)

Picking up where Jaberwocky left off at Francophone... Francophone --> Canada --> British Columbia --> Idaho -->

Picking up at Idaho... USS Idaho --> Great White Fleet --> February 22 --> Abu Simbel --> World Heritage Site --> List of World Heritage Sites in Asia and Australasia -->

Alternate Solution How about this: Big Ben (horse) --> England --> Europe --> List of Europe-related topics --> Europop --> Spice Girls --> Simon Fuller --> S Club 8 ?

And I didn't edit any pages to make it possible, I promise. --Iwonderandiwander 05:11, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Easy:

Big Ben (horse) -> 1976 -> S Club 7 -> S Club 8

-- SimonLyall 10:00, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Foundry --> Sigurd I or Norway
Now anyone may generate two pages and post them here to be followed! Jaberwocky6669 20:19, Feb 3, 2005 (UTC)

Here ya go:
 * Start: Foundry
 * Goal: Sigurd I of Norway - Go go Wikipede! Cctoide 12:35, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * Since I'm from Norway myself I just had to try this one, and actually it was not to hard:

Foundry -> Metal -> Silver (actually I tried to go via Aluminium since Norway produces it but it isn't mentioned in the article : -> Anglo-Saxon (here I had a number of possibilites, but I choosed: ) -> Germanic -> Germanic_peoples -> Norway -> List_of_Norwegian_monarchs -> Sigurd_I_of_Norway. Goal! : ) 82.164.33.130 23:06, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)

(I don't have a userpage here, but at the [Norwegian Wiki])

Awesome! Jaberwocky6669 04:28, Feb 9, 2005 (UTC)

Jean-Louis Trintignant --> The Screwdriver

 * Start: Jean-Louis Trintignant
 * Goal: The Screwdrivers

This one may not be as easy... ;)

Jean-Louis Trintignant--> Formula One--> Ferrari--> Fuel injection--> Engine displacement--> Volume--> Sound--> ???? Jaberwocky6669 04:28, Feb 9, 2005 (UTC)


 * Just had to try again : ) Seems like I had to go trough the categories to get to this one:

Picking up at Sound:

Sound -> Music -> Rock_and_Roll -> Category:Rock_music -> Category:Rock_music_groups -> The_Screwdrivers. Goal!

Felt a bit like cheating using the Categories, but it seems that is the only way since it is no other pages linking directly to The Screwdrivers ,)

158.39.26.145 09:38, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC) [Haavis]

Going via years is faster.

Jean-Louis Trintignant -> 1955 -> Angus Young -> rock band -> Category:Rock_music -> Category:Rock_music_groups -> The_Screwdrivers.

SimonLyall 09:51, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

FedEx Corporation --> Hyundai Motor Company
Foiled once again! Try this one on for size!...
 * Start: FedEx Corporation
 * Goal: Hyundai Motor Company Well, this one may be rather easy being well-known companies.

FedEx Corporation -> Automobile -> General Motors -> Automobile_maker -> List_of_automobile_manufacturers -> Hyundai Motor Company Weeee! ,) [Haavis]

A not-so-obvious-path, but with just four jumps(!), could be:

FedEx Corporation -> Automobile -> August_17 -> August_6 -> Hyundai_Motor_Company [Haavis]


 * You're good at this! Jaberwocky6669 00:26, Feb 10, 2005 (UTC)

Centennial Grounds --> McKenzie-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway

 * Start: Centennial Grounds
 * Goal: McKenzie-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway

Shouldn't be too easy ;) Cctoide 14:07, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Ouch! Who is the insensitive clod that did not link McKenzie-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway from Cascade Range? :-P Anyway, here's a partial solution:

Centennial Grounds -> Philadelphia, PA (redirect to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) -> Pennsylvania -> Oregon -> Cascade Range

Or you could also do:

Centennial Grounds -> 1875 -> May 17 -> May 18 -> Mount_St._Helens -> Cascade Range

The block is that Cascade Range mentions McKenzie and Santiam passes by name but does not link to them! -- Brhaspati 06:44, 2005 Feb 14 (UTC)

Here is a fresh start without making any new links or pages: Centennial Grounds --> Philadelphia, PA --> Pennsylvania Turnpike --> Parkway --> National Scenic Byway --> McKenzie-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway --Bi89753 00:46, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)

A Report to an Academy --> Kvasir
Seems like no one is doing this anymore, so here goes:


 * Start: A Report to an Academy
 * Goal: Kvasir Cctoide 11:38, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Picking up at start... Franz Kafka--> German language--> Iceland--> Norway--> Norse mythology--> Kvasir!!! GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (This thing is just getting started, and you are the one who has contributed the most to this, Cctoide!)

Fushimi, Kyoto --> Hemiparesis
Here you go Cctoide: Fushimi, Kyoto to Hemiparesis. Suggestion: How about the rule is that whoever solves has to immediately post a new puzzle? --Iwonderandiwander 22:23, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Goodie! Well, let's see... Fushimi, Kyoto -> Japan -> Asia -> Continent -> Europe -> France -> History of France -> Charles de Gaulle -> Cerebral aneurysm -> Hemiparesis - Done! Cctoide 10:17, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Ow, almost forgot: Start at 1961 Pulitzer Prize and get to Fastnet Rock. Cctoide 10:21, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

1961 Pulitzer Prize --> Fastnet Rock
Had to post this one beacuse I ended up in the most annoying dead-end:


 * Start: 1961 Pulitzer Prize
 * Goal Fastnet Rock

1961_Pulitzer_Prize -> Tokyo -> Tokyo_Tower -> List_of_towers -> UK -> Republic_of_Ireland -> Geography_of_Ireland -> trying to click Fastnet Rock ... It is in there, just not linked : D

[Haavis]

Geography of Ireland--> extreme points of Ireland--> Fastnet Rock!! Jaberwocky6669 06:02, Feb 19, 2005 (UTC)

Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference --> Frederick Sound
This might prove to be a challenge, but I see that there are some very good players here! Jaberwocky6669 06:02, Feb 19, 2005 (UTC)
 * Start: Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
 * Goal: Frederick Sound

Here goes: Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference  -->  Constitution of the People's Republic of China -->  Constitution -->  United States Constitution -->  U.S. state (listed as "American States") -->  Alaska  -->  Petersburg, Alaska  -->   Frederick Sound

--Iwonderandiwander 07:55, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)

History of Anguilla --> Havannah
How about: History of Anguilla to Havannah.

Here we go: History of Anguilla -> History of the Caribbean -> History of Cuba -> Cuba -> Havana -> Havana (disambiguation) -> Havannah. -- Brhaspati (talk, contribs) 09:03, 2005 Feb 21 (UTC)

Jacques de Vitry --> River Mandovi
Cool... here you go, some more:


 * Start: Jacques de Vitry
 * Goal: River Mandovi

Jacques de Vitry --> Islam --> India --> List_of_rivers_in_India --> River Mandovi

--1locs 17:27, Mar 10, 2005 (UTC)

Specified load --> John Mosier

 * Start: Specified load
 * Goal: John Mosier

Specified load --> Civil Engineering --> Engineering --> American Society of Civil Engineers --> United States --> Louisiana --> Tulane University --> John Mosier

No lists, no categories.

New materials (painting) --> Highest valued currency unit

 * Start:New materials (painting)
 * Goal: Highest valued currency unit

First time I've done this, so here goes: New materials (painting)->Pablo Picasso->Spain->Europe->Asia->Kuwait->Dinar (see sidebar)->Highest valued currency unit. Let's see, that's 8 pages total, so 7 steps? →mathx314(talk)(email) 02:19, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)

A shorter one: New materials (painting)->Pablo Picasso->United States dollar->Currency->Kuwaiti dinar->Highest valued currency unit. olivier 08:37, Mar 29, 2005 (UTC)

William Stoughton (Massachusetts) --> Rock Profile

 * Start: William Stoughton (Massachusetts)
 * Goal: Rock Profile

I feel kinda bad for not doing it myself, but noone has posted others for me to do, and when they do, they're already solved by the time i get here :/ Cctoide 00:04, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

How about... William Stoughton (Massachusetts) -> England -> North East England -> Middlesbrough -> Chav -> Little Britain -> Rock Profile. -&int;eb²+1[ talk ]  18:35, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC).

Adi Shankara --> Ögedei Khan
New problem: Start: Adi Shankara End: Ögedei Khan

Adi Shankara -> Kashmir -> Mughal Empire -> Genghis Khan -> Ögedei Khan - Kesava 20:52, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)

The Daily Buzz --> Piano Trios Nos. 5-6, Opus 70 (beethoven)

 * Start: The Daily Buzz
 * Goal: Piano Trios Nos. 5 - 6, Opus 70 (Beethoven)

The Daily Buzz--> News program--> Radio--> Music radio--> Popular music--> Music--> Classical music--> Western classical music--> Ludwig van Beethoven--> List of works by Beethoven--> Piano Trios Nos. 5 - 6, Opus 70 (Beethoven)

Solved my own puzzle! YAY! Jaberwocky6669 23:14, Feb 24, 2005 (UTC)

Here is my own solution: The Daily Buzz --> U.S. --> Native American --> List --> List of lists --> List of works by Beethoven --> Piano Trios Nos. 5 - 6, Opus 70 (Beethoven)

USS Ellen (1861) --> Daughter

 * Start: USS Ellen (1861)
 * Goal: Daughter Jaberwocky6669 23:35, Feb 26, 2005 (UTC)

USS Ellen (1861) --> New York Navy Yard --> Throgs Neck --> George Washington --> Slavery --> Family --> Daughter!! Not bad for my first game, -- R yan!  |  Talk  23:59, Mar 2, 2005 (UTC)

Korey Stringer --> Pakkins' Land Volume Three: Forgotten Dreams

 * Start: Korey Stringer
 * Goal: Pakkins' Land Volume Three: Forgotten Dreams

Korey Stringer --> 2001 --> Art --> Comics --> List of comic books --> Gary Shipman --> Pakkins' Land --> Pakkins' Land Volume Three: Forgotten Dreams!! Booyah to yah. -- R yan! |  Talk  00:14, Mar 3, 2005 (UTC)

Catch as catch can --> Amur military flotilla

 * Start: Catch as catch can
 * Goal: Amur Military Flotilla

catch as catch can --> english language --> australasia -->North asia --> russia --> ????? Raintaster 06:53, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * Military of Russia --> Structure of Russian Military --> Russian Navy --> Soviet Navy --> Soviet Pacific Fleet --> Amur Military Flotilla Johnleemk | Talk 17:14, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

A shorter one: Catch as catch can->English language->California English->California->Oakland, California->Nakhodka->Soviet Pacific Fleet->Amur Military Flotilla. olivier 08:37, Mar 29, 2005 (UTC)

Djougou --> Mike Doughty

 * Start: Djougou
 * Goal: Mike Doughty

Djougou --> Benin --> Africa --> United States --> New York City --> Michael Bloomberg --> Tobacco smoking --> Heroin --> List of famous opiate addicts. Doughty should be there, bust isn't. Arrggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!! A.K.A.47 22:13, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Then make an entry for Mike Doughty! Jaberwocky6669 00:53, Mar 11, 2005 (UTC)

Djougou --> Market town --> England --> Isle of Wight --> The Beatles --> Double album --> Mike Doughty --Bi89753 00:21, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Spanish Bonk --> Evelyn Nesbit
Spanish Bonk --> Canada --> Hudson Bay --> Henry Hudson --> Hudson River --> Pennsylvania Station --> Madison Square Garden --> Stanford White --> Evelyn Nesbit

siafu 06:50, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Spanish Bonk --> Volcano --> 1991 --> January 17 --> Evelyn Nesbit

SimonLyall 11:46, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Postman Pat --> DeVry University

 * Start: Postman Pat
 * Goal: DeVry University Goodluck!!! Don't forget to generate a new start and goal for the next person! Jaberwocky6669 04:01, Mar 18, 2005 (UTC)

Postman Pat --> Mobile phone --> United States --> Missouri --> DeVry University --Bi89753 05:06, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Nikolai Tolstoy --> Wikipedia:Nth degrees of separation
Top of page Nikolai Tolstoy --> World War II --> Nazism --> Doublespeak --> Wikipedia --> Nth degrees of separation --Bi89753 05:06, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)

NO WAY! Jaberwocky6669 18:27, Mar 24, 2005 (UTC) AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law --> NEC PC8801

 * Start: Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law
 * Goal: NEC PC8801 This one looks like it will be fun --Bi89753 05:06, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law --> Law of the United States --> Digital Millenium Copyright Act --> copy prevention --> Microsoft --> MSX --> Dragon Slayer --> NEC PC8801 -- Bcordes 19:39, Mar 28, 2005 (UTC)

This can be 1 better: Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law --> Law --> Canon law --> 1983 --> MSX --> Dragon Slayer --> Gebruiker:Dedalus 20:38, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Greenhead College --> Fox Tor

 * Start: Greenhead College
 * Goal: Fox Tor Jaberwocky6669 04:20, Mar 25, 2005 (UTC)

(This is almost too easy, they're both in England :)

Greenhead College --> England|English --> History of England --> Dartmoor|Dartmoor National Park --> Fox Tor -- Bcordes 19:51, Mar 28, 2005 (UTC)

Autolysis --> Mid Sweden University

 * Start: Autolysis
 * Goal: Mid Sweden University

Autolysis --> Chemistry --> Nobel Prize in Chemistry --> Theodor Svedberg --> Sweden --> Västernorrland County --> Sundsvall Municipality Pilatus 20:05, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Observational learning --> November 9th Society

 * Start: Observational learning
 * Goal: November 9th Society

Observational learning --> Learning --> Indoctrination --> Propaganda --> Nationalism --> World War II --> Nazi Party --> Neo-Nazism --> November 9th Society Pilatus 20:14, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Observational learning --> Authority --> Adolf Hitler --> Neo-Nazism --> November 9th Society -  SimonLyall 09:36, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Candlewood Lake --> Pontus (mythology)

 * Start: Candlewood Lake
 * Goal: Pontus (mythology)

Candlewood Lake->Housatonic River->Hydroelectricity->France->Nantes->Poseidon (as Neptune (god))->Pontus (mythology). olivier 08:57, Mar 29, 2005 (UTC)

Formant --> Michael Coats

 * Start: Formant
 * Goal: Michael Coats

Formant --> Spectrogram --> Windowlicker --> 2001 --> George W. Bush --> The George Washington University --> Michael Coats - SimonLyall 10:07, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Louis Bromfield --> Urbano Rattazzi

 * Start: Louis Bromfield
 * Goal: Urbano Rattazzi

Louis Bromfield --> France --> Italy (at the bottom)--> Prime Minister (in the table) --> Urbano Rattazzi --Youssef 01:47, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Filipino English --> Dynamic sea surface topography

 * Start: Filipino English
 * Goal: Dynamic sea surface topography

Filipino English-->American English-->North Central American English-->English-->English studies-->List of academic disciplines-->Geodesy-->Dynamic sea surface topography --Samuel J. Howard 03:38, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)

Peter Grant (VC) --> Farm Service Agency

 * Start: Peter Grant (VC)
 * Goal: Farm Service Agency

Peter Grant (VC) --> India --> Bollywood --> United States --> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention --> Agency (this step now skipped) --> Government agency --> United States Federal Executive Departments --> United States Department of Agriculture --> Farm Service Agency Silverfish 14:54, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)

Darn, edit conflict. I found one simultaneously:

Peter Grant (VC) --> United Kingdom --> Agriculture --> United States Department of Agriculture --> Farm Service Agency

RSpeer 15:04, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)

Let There Be Light --> John Day Dam

 * Start: Let There Be Light
 * Goal: John Day Dam

Let There Be Light --> Tony Gillan --> Author --> Literature --> History of literature --> 17th century in literature --> John Day --> John Day River --> John Day Dam. RSpeer 19:39, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)

Kathleen Quinlan --> Cootie

 * Start: Kathleen Quinlan
 * Goal: Cootie

Kathleen Quinlan --> George Lucas --> Computer and video games --> Game --> Board game --> List of board game publishers --> Milton Bradley Company --> Cootie Silverfish 21:44, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)

Library of Congress classification:Class P, subclass PR -- English literature --> Valkeakoski

 * Start: Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PR -- English literature
 * Goal: Valkeakoski

9 links, without using lists, categories, or dates:

Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PR -- English literature --> English literature --> England --> United Kingdom --> Culture of the United Kingdom --> Sport in the United Kingdom --> League of Wales --> Bangor City F.C. --> FC Haka --> Valkeakoski

RSpeer 22:54, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)

Bob Diamond --> Harry Garnet Bedford Miner

 * Start: Bob Diamond
 * Goal: Harry Garnet Bedford Miner

Atlantic Avenue Tunnel --> New York City --> Canada --> Military history of Canada --> List of Canadian Victoria Cross winners --> Harry Garnet Bedford Miner Done in 5. Had to use a list, but there was no other way. -- Egil 09:34, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Jimmy Wales --> Kevin Bacon
Top of page

This is clearly not random, but should be fun. RSpeer 22:57, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)


 * Start: Jimmy Wales
 * End: Kevin Bacon

This is harder than it looks, but I kicked ass!!! 5 links!

Jimmy Wales --> Pop_culture --> Film --> Pittsburgh%2C_Pennsylvania --> Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania --> Kevin_Bacon - RoyBoy 800 07:41, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Nice try but how about..

4 links: Jimmy Wales --> August 7 --> July 7 --> July 8 --> Kevin Bacon

and 3 hops: Jimmy Wales  --> Alabama --> Pennsylvania --> Kevin Bacon

SimonLyall 10:47, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Dates suck, but 3 hops is brilliant! - RoyBoy 800 17:59, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Virginian Railway --> Electro-osmosis

 * Start: Virginian Railway
 * Goal: Electro-osmosis

Virginian Railway --> Bituminous coal --> Coal --> Electricity --> Renewable energy --> Electrokinetics --> Electro-osmosis Rick Boatright 02:52, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Book of Isaiah --> Ovarian neoplasms

 * Start: Book of Isaiah
 * Goal: Ovarian neoplasms

There ya go, have fun... Jaberwocky6669 21:41, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)

Book of Isaiah --> Jesus --> Mary Magdalene --> Sexual abstinence --> Sexually transmitted infection --> Cervical cancer --> Ovarian cancer --> Ovarian neoplasm moink 00:51, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Discussion
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I wonder what should be counted as a hop? Everylink including the starting link, or every link in-between excluding the start and goal? Jaberwocky6669 22:41, Mar 31, 2005 (UTC)


 * Every arrow. So some trivial cases would be that if the start and goal are the same page, it's 0 hops, and if the start links directly to the goal, it's 1 hop. This is consistent with things like Kevin Bacon numbers. RSpeer 04:47, Apr 5, 2005 (UTC)

Karan Ashley --> Battle of Arsuf
I think if you complete one, you should add another, so here you go. --Bwmodular 12:36, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * Start: Karan Ashley
 * Goal: Battle of Arsuf

Karan Ashley --> American --> Culture_of_the_United_States --> Christians --> Crusades --> Third_Crusade --> Battle of Arsuf - RoyBoy 800 02:12, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Silurian --> Uto District, Kumamoto

 * Start: Silurian
 * Goal: Uto District, Kumamoto

Silurian (Doctor Who) --> Misnomer --> Japan --> Kumamoto Prefecture --> Uto District, Kumamoto

Too easy :) --Tribalsushi 12:52, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Shoghi Effendi Rabbani --> Gordan Lightfoot

 * by Rick Boatright


 * Start Shoghi Effendi Rabbani
 * Goal: Gordon Lightfoot

Shoghi Effendi Rabbani --> USA --> Canada --> Culture of Canada -->Gordon Lightfoot

Does that work? It still has countries...? Datepalm17 12:01, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Discussion
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Discussion below following use of invalid jump using United States to link the two.
 * Countries make this too easy --Bwmodular 09:08, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Wait. How do you get from United States to Gordon Lightfoot? I'd be pretty alarmed if there were such a link. RSpeer 04:45, Apr 5, 2005 (UTC)


 * There is no such link. It takes AT LEAST too more hops, since there's no direct link to Canada either. Rick Boatright 05:01, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Here's an extract from the Gordon Lightfoot page as it was yesterday and still is today: "He is one of the first Canadian popular singers who achieved real stardom in his own country instead of moving to the United States." Am I missing the point? --Bwmodular 07:40, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Ah, I have missed the point haven't I! :) My jumps is going in the wrong direction. Apologies. I've removed the jump, so this one is open again. Now to go and check my other answers.--Bwmodular 11:08, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Tajikistani Somoni --> 79 Eurynome

 * by --Bwmodular 09:14, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Start: Tajikistani Somoni
 * Goal: 79 Eurynome

Tajikistani Somoni --> Asia --> Europe --> Zeus --> Eurynome --> 79 Eurynome

Discussion
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Six Degrees of Wikipedia probably implements Dijkstra's algorithm. "N degrees of seperation" between two random articles on Wikipedia is a shortest path problem. The real question is of course what is the longest shortest path between any two articles? 82.136.254.117 20:13, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Initionally I wanted to find the path between the articles by following random links, but that does not mean that is a part of the rules. You may find any path you like. Shortest, longest, or random is all up to you.  Jaberwocky6669 22:11, Apr 10, 2005 (UTC)

Allright, I tried to read the articles about the algorithm and the shortest path problem stuff, but could anyone translate the shortest path stuff into layman's language??? Jaberwocky6669 22:13, Apr 10, 2005 (UTC)

I think it's something along the lines of: I think this is a non-trivial problem. --Etimbo | Talk 13:45, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Dijkstra's algorithm can be used to find the shortest path between two articles in Wikipedia.
 * 2) There will be two articles connected by a shortest path which is longer than any other shortest path between any of the other articles in Wikipedia.
 * 3) 82.136.254.117 wondered what those two articles are.


 * Huh? Jaberwocky6669 18:50, Apr 15, 2005 (UTC)


 * In PGP circles there is a set of keys known as the "secure set", from which you can find out how secure (trustworthy etc.) a key is. The keyanalyze program (http://dtype.org/keyanalyze/, may be offline, can try http://keyserver.kjsl.com/~jharris/ka/) shows the number of keys a key both has signed and is signed by, and gives the key(s) furthest away from it. I think the question is "what is the greatest degree of seperation if shortest paths are taken". Like the person with the highest Bacon Number. Alphax &tau;&epsilon;&chi; 10:23, 8 May 2005 (UTC)

Belly button fluff --> Dinosaur
How about this one for April Fool's? Mgm|(talk) 10:53, Mar 31, 2005 (UTC)


 * Start: Belly button fluff
 * End: Dinosaur

Belly button fluff --> Australia --> Australian Aborigine --> Hunter-gatherer --> Paleolithic --> Pleistocene --> Geologic timescale --> Dinosaur YES! Jaberwocky6669 20:14, Apr 5, 2005 (UTC)

Over-the-line --> Vai

 * Start: Over-the-line
 * Goal: Vai

Over-the-line --> San Diego, California --> Spain --> Europe --> Transport in Europe --> European route --> Sitia -->Vai moink 16:47, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Renfrew, Scotland --> Pick-up sticks (Haida)

 * Start: Renfrew, Scotland
 * Goal: Pick-up sticks (Haida)

Renfrew, Scotland --> Scotland --> Hurling --> Sport --> Game --> Game of physical skill --> Pick-up sticks --> Pick-up sticks (Haida) Silverfish 11:53, Apr 6, 2005 (UTC)

list of islands of the United States --> Heiltsuk

 * Start: list of islands of the United States
 * Goal: Heiltsuk

List of islands of the United States --> Alaska --> Native American --> Classification of Native Americans --> Bella Bella --> Heiltsuk Gebruiker:Dedalus 20:22, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Iris Graham --> Estrildid finch

 * Start: Iris Graham
 * Goal: Estrildid finch

Iris Graham --> Science fiction --> Interstellar travel --> Colony --> British Empire --> Slave trade --> Atlantic slave trade --> Royal Navy --> Food --> List of delicacies --> Sparrow --> Estrildid finch --Etimbo | Talk 17:39, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Cloud N. Candy --> Caruse Mille-Rêves

 * Start: Cloud N. Candy
 * Goal: Caruse Mille-Rêves

Discussion
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Cloud N. Candy is to young as an article for Six Degrees. However Cloud N. Candy --> Yoshi and the mentioned machine reports error: "no route found after 10 degrees..." That is interesting. Caruse Mille-Rêves turns out to be an orphaned page, there is no article with a link to it, except Gebruiker:Dedalus 20:34, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Orphaned Articles
 * 2) Offline reports/This page contains no links
 * 3) Offline reports/Nothing links to this article


 * Like I mentioned before, if the page is orphaned then create some links for it as long as the links are relevant to that page. That definately is not cheating as it is useful to the wikipedia. Jaberwocky6669 22:05, Apr 10, 2005 (UTC)

Poetry --> Shredder
(contributed by Gebruiker:Dedalus 21:16, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC))
 * Start: Poetry
 * Goal: Shredder

Poetry --> Printing --> Paper --> Tree chipper --> Shredder (device)


 * This solution in invalid because the final destination is not the correct page. Eric119 30 June 2005 02:58 (UTC)


 * Quite right! You're welcome to find the real solution if you like. Jaberwocky6669 June 30, 2005 03:04 (UTC)