The Wikipedia Game

I got this idea from another forum, and it was quite popular with the folks there. The aim of the game is to think of 2 completely different things on wiki, and people try to get from one page to the other using nothing but links. Then tell us the links you used; the first one to succeed gets to decide the next two topics.

Obviously, you dont think of "China" to "France" because they are both countries and really close, even though they are physically worlds apart.

I'll start, get from Iron Maiden to Cheese.

what you're talking about the the theory of six degrees of seperation.

there's even a page on wiki about explaining the theory using wikipedia where two pages are connected by going through links using no more than 5 intermediaries.

Iron Maiden->Female->Animal->Mammal->Mammal Classification->Bovidae->Cattle->Milk->Cheese

Here's mine: limited-slip differential to Masalit

LSD, Automobile, Germany, Country, Sudan, Masalit

Try Penut Butter to Capacitor

peanut butter - rubber - kinetic energy - joule - electric charge - capacitor

Next: Cellular Phone to bench press

Mobile phone->telecommunication->communication->human->human anatomy->muscular system->list of muscles->pectoralis major->bench press

Next one: .NET framework to creation (theology)

.Net Framework > Computer Security > Attacker > Football > England > Christianity > Creation

Next: Dr Pepper to Orientalium Ecclesiarum

Dr. Pepper->North America->South America->Roman Catholic Church->Second Vatican Council->Orientalium Ecclesiarum

Next: Streptococcus pyogenes to Bipolar junction transistor

Streptococcus pyogenes -> scarlet fever -> 19th century ->1879 -> Albert Einstein -> electromagnetism -> electric current -> resistor -> electronics -> transistor -> bipolar junction transistor

Next: beerpong to International Bureau of Weights and Measures

beer pong->United States->Atlantic Ocean->France->International Bureau of Weights and Measures

Next: manties to Bitsa

Bitsa is an orphaned article. Knew somebody was bound to do that.

Next:
Brian Dawkins -> Porsche 997

Bitsa is an orphaned article. Knew somebody was bound to do that.

Next:
Brian Dawkins -> Porsche 997

Wrong. This page has a link to Bitsa:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_children%27s_television_series_by_country

Next: manties to Bitsa

Manties, United States, Kingdom of Great Britan, UK, Bitsa

Next: Charpentiera to Packet Loss (thank you random article link)

Charpentiera > Hawaii > United States of America > Computers > Computer Networking > Packet Switching > Packets > TCP > Packet Loss

next:

Charles Manson > Pluto

Charles Manson > Pluto
In six:

Charles Manson > 1934 > Carl Sagan > Astronomer > Planet > Pluto

(edit: coulda' done it in 5: Carl Sagan > Venus > Pluto)

Next:
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight > Seiko Epson

The District Sleeps Alone Tonight > Kozyndan > California State University, Fullerton > California State University, Long Beach > Long Beach, California > Seiko Epson

I'm gonna have to stop myself from re-doing all these just to try and beat 6, but I do have to share this one. :lol: Iron Maiden to Cheese.

In 4: Iron Maiden > Burping > Flatulence > Cheese

In six:

Charles Manson > 1934 > Carl Sagan > Astronomer > Planet > Pluto

(edit: coulda' done it in 5: Carl Sagan > Venus > Pluto)

Next:
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight > Seiko Epson

The District Sleeps Alone Tonight > Kozyndan > California State University, Fullerton > California State University, Long Beach > Long Beach, California > Seiko Epson

The District Sleeps Alone>sub pop records>record label>1990s>Japan>manufacturing>Seiko Epson



Austin Powers>ball lightning

Austin Powers > ball lightning

Austin Powers > Charmander > Pikachu > Lightning > Ball lightning

Next:

Archimedes > Torpedo

Archimedes -> Catapult -> Projectile -> Torpedo

Yay!!! I feel so freaking accomplished. It was taking me like, 9-10 to get them before.

Um...

Anniversary -> Skydive

Anniversary > silk > parachute > skydiving

Four...booya

Vladivostok International Airport to Malcanthet

Wrong. This page has a link to Bitsa:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_children%27s_television_series_by_country


Yes but that page is a list, not an entry. And it's not accessable via a link in the text of any article. It's a related link. Bitsa has no direct link to it from another entry. :grinyes:

Anniversary > silk > parachute > skydiving

Four...booya

Vladivostok International Airport to Malcanthet

I think you won.

I think you won.

w00t!

Vladivostok International Airport > Russia > United States > Civil War > Gettysburg > Gettysburg (film) > Avalon Hill > Gary Gygax > Dungeons and Dragons > Dungeons & Dragons creatures > Succubus > Malcanthet

Booya.

Next:

Junior's Dream Bike to Carol Hall