[rhraziel]

Wikipedia trivia: if you take any article, click on the first link in the article text not in parentheses or italics, and then repeat, you will eventually end up at "Philosophy"

[Kopachris]

Someone reads too much xkcd.

[headdie]

Starting with the random article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schaghticoke_(village),_New_York it took 16 links to get there (Including the link to philosophy)

[BloodEagle]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Waugh

20 links to the philosophy page, 17 links to reach directly related (to philosophy) subjects.

[IronBeer]

That's great! Best part, the first link starting from "Philosophy" (rational argument) will itself lead back to philosophy.

[karajorma]

Wikipedia trivia: if you take any article, click on the first link in the article text not in parentheses or italics, and then repeat, you will eventually end up at "Philosophy"

You'll probably end up at Star Wars faster though.

[Luis Dias]

Someone reads too much xkcd.

Beat me up to it

[rhraziel]

Someone reads too much xkcd.

I have a friend that reads too much xkcd that linked that to facebook.

[ssmit132]

12 clicks from Murray Walker (including philosophy). Although the one before "Philosophy" was "German Philosophy".

[SirCumference]

That is really weird 

I want to know who figured that out in the first place!

[General Battuta]

Start at letter (alphabet) and it just seems to infinite loop.

Did I beat the system?

ed: no never mind, i broke the rules i think

ed: yes i did

[StarSlayer]

Twenty four jumps from "Ironwood Pig Sanctuary" thats um, pretty hilarious.

[achtung]

Step 1: Start at a random wikipedia page
Step 2: See how many pages it takes to get to hitler/nazi

Lowest number of clickthroughs wins!

[Dark Hunter]

23 jumps away from "Freespace 2 Source Code Project". 

[Droid803]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_Discovery

I win. No links in article.
**** YEAH I BEAT THE SYSTEM.

Only links are external links!

I assume someone is now going to edit links into that article. But oh well.

[General Battuta]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_Discovery

I win. No links in article.
**** YEAH I BEAT THE SYSTEM.

Only links are external links!

I assume someone is now going to edit links into that article. But oh well.

sorry bro, it has a sidebar

[Droid803]

Those count? The hunt continues then.

edit:

victory: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchocele

Special:UncategorizedPages ftw

[Sushi]

It's kind of spooky, actually, I tried a good half-dozen articles from the "Random" button. They all worked.

[General Battuta]

Those count? The hunt continues then.

edit:

victory: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchocele

Special:UncategorizedPages ftw

CREATIVE COMMONS LINK

[Shade]

Tried starting from Rome - This eventually puts you into an endless loop, without ever ending up at philosophy.