The Wikipedia Game

[raysoh8]

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.

[2.2 Straight six]

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.

[clawhammer]

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

Here's mine: limited-slip differential to Masalit

[stieh2000]

LSD, Automobile, Germany, Country, Sudan, Masalit

Try Penut Butter to Capacitor

[00accord44]

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

Next: Cellular Phone to bench press

[clawhammer]

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

Next one: .NET framework to creation (theology)

[KustmAce]

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

Next: Dr Pepper to Orientalium Ecclesiarum

[clawhammer]

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

Next: Streptococcus pyogenes to Bipolar junction transistor

[Igovert500]

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

[clawhammer]

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

Next: manties to Bitsa

[Igovert500]

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

Next:
Brian Dawkins -> Porsche 997

[clawhammer]

Originally Posted by Igovert500

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...ies_by_country

[stieh2000]

Originally Posted by clawhammer

Next: manties to Bitsa

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

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

[vinnym86]

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

next:

Charles Manson > Pluto

[Jay!]

Originally Posted by vinnym86

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

Spoiler for solution in six:

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