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How the...I don't even...
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"

 

Offline Kopachris

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Re: How the...I don't even...
Someone reads too much xkcd.
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Re: How the...I don't even...
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)
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Re: How the...I don't even...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Waugh

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

 

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Re: How the...I don't even...
That's great! Best part, the first link starting from "Philosophy" (rational argument) will itself lead back to philosophy.
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Re: How the...I don't even...
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. :p
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Re: How the...I don't even...
Someone reads too much xkcd.

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

 

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Re: How the...I don't even...
12 clicks from Murray Walker (including philosophy). Although the one before "Philosophy" was "German Philosophy". :p

 
Re: How the...I don't even...
That is really weird  :nervous:

I want to know who figured that out in the first place!
« Last Edit: May 25, 2011, 10:00:09 pm by SirCumference »

 

Offline General Battuta

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Re: How the...I don't even...
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
« Last Edit: May 25, 2011, 10:23:32 pm by General Battuta »

 

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Re: How the...I don't even...
Twenty four jumps from "Ironwood Pig Sanctuary" thats um, pretty hilarious.
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Re: How the...I don't even...
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!
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Re: How the...I don't even...
23 jumps away from "Freespace 2 Source Code Project".  :p
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Re: How the...I don't even...
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.
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Offline General Battuta

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Re: How the...I don't even...
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

 

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Re: How the...I don't even...
Those count? The hunt continues then.

edit:

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

Special:UncategorizedPages ftw
« Last Edit: May 25, 2011, 10:40:25 pm by Droid803 »
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Re: How the...I don't even...
It's kind of spooky, actually, I tried a good half-dozen articles from the "Random" button. They all worked.

 

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Those count? The hunt continues then.

edit:

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

Special:UncategorizedPages ftw

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Re: How the...I don't even...
Tried starting from Rome - This eventually puts you into an endless loop, without ever ending up at philosophy.
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