The Wikipedia Challenge

[STLbarcelona5]

I'm rather surprised that I hadn't seen something like this on GTP, alas, here's the idea.

The challenge is: one person says two completely unrelated subjects, and then the next person tries to find the minimum number of pages between them by clicking on links within each article. Once you've found it, just post your own two and go from there!

So I'll start with: HDMI to Esso

 

[Duke]

Sounds a lot like "Web That Smut". One player picks a starting site (say, the Republican National Committee site) and the one who can find porn in the least number of steps following only coded links wins.

 

[Famine]

I can do it in 6 clicks:

HDMI
AWG
United States
Petroleum
List of Petroleum companies
Exxon
Esso

 

[fatman_5050]

Well if any link on the page works:
HDMI -> EchoStar -> Category:Companies listed on NASDAQ -> LUKoil -> Category:Automotive fuel brands -> ESSO

6 pages in all, 4 between the two

EDIT: Beat to it.

 

[Famine]

You're one better than me though.

 

[fatman_5050]

Ah, you are correct. The next one (it is my pick, right?) is from Albert Einstein to Camilla Parker Bowles.

 

[Stevisiov]

Ah, you are correct. The next one (it is my pick, right?) is from Albert Einstein to Camilla Parker Bowles.

Right thats going to be a tough one

 

[Dave A]

Albert Einstein
Germany
United Kingdom
HM Queen Elizabeth II
Camilla Parker Bowles

You might be albe to do it in less if you can find a link to the British monarchy earlier in the chain but time and TopGear beat me.

 

[fatman_5050]

Actually, you beat mine. I went through Time and Person of the Year to the Queen then Prince Charles

 

[Dave A]

Okay well heres one for you.

Piston - Shrek

 

[Tulok]

man, i tred gettiong from there, but the closest i could get was california-media
I ended up reading about JUN auto and HKS...

 

[Dave A]

It's easier than you think.

I can do it in 6.

 

[Wolfe]

Does this count as 5 or 6?

Piston - Walter Piston - CBS - Viacom - Dreamworks - Shrek

 

[Dave A]

That's 5 links, 👍.

 

[Wolfe]

How about this?

Straight-6 --> Aristotle

 

[Stevisiov]

Straight-6: Opel Omega>Germany>EU>Greece>Greek People>Aristotle
Do I pick the next two connections, or did I use to many links then

 

[Sakiale]

Go head and pick...

 

[Stevisiov]

If i was correct then: Wayne Gretzky-> Battle of Waterloo

 

[daan]

I got in 6 too.

Straight-6 > Heavy Equipment > Simple Machine > Archimedes Screw > Archimedes > Ancient Greek Mathematicians > Aristotle

But go ahead and pick Stevie

 

[Tornado]

Gretzky --> Canada --> Quebec --> French Colonial Empires --> Napoleonic Wars --> Battle of Waterloo.
In 5.

Edit: Gretzky --> Canada --> French Colonial Empires --> Napoleonic Wars --> Battle of Waterloo.
Now in 4.
Edit 2: Gretzky --> Canada --> France --> Battle of Waterloo
Down to 3.

 

[Keichi Tsuchiya]

Wayne Gretzky > 2002 Winter Olympics > France @ Salt Lake > France > Waterloo

 

[Danny]

Wayne Gretzky>1999>Tour De France>France>Waterloo

 

[3-Wheel Drive]

Wayne Gretzky > Ontario > French (France) > Battle Of Waterloo

 

[Wolfe]

Oh man, I'm surprised you guys managed the one I posted. This game does really work.

Your progressions made a lot more sense than mine, but mine was shorter:

Straight-6 > HSV (disambiguation) > HSV Color Space > Color > Aristotle

 

[Boundary Layer]

Wayne Gretzky --> 1988 in sports --> France --> Battle of Waterloo

 

[Stevisiov]

when I planned it took me 3, Wayne Gretzky: Turin (turino 2006)> Napoleon > Battle of waterloo

But it seems the best way to find everything is to find a link to a country

 

[Blake]

Sounds a lot like "Web That Smut". One player picks a starting site (say, the Republican National Committee site) and the one who can find porn in the least number of steps following only coded links wins.

Nice.

 

[Boundary Layer]

Well if nobody is posting a new one, how about a tough one:

Rubik's Cube --> Eddie Izzard (the best comedian ever)

So far, I've done it with 8 links.

edit: found two different ways with 5 links

 

[Aquendwato]

Wayne Gretzky -> Featured Articles -> Military History of France -> Battle of Waterloo

 

[Aquendwato]

Rubik's Cube -> Ming Thai -> Living People -> Eddie Izzard