The Wikipedia Challenge

[Boundary Layer]

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

wow... too easy I guess 👍
heh, that living people category is practically cheating. Anyone anywhere who's ever made the news (and isn't dead, obviously) is in there.

edit: I'm going to argue that you must've had at least one more link in there:
Rubik's Cube -> Minh Thai -> Living People -> Iz -> Eddie Izzard

 

[Aquendwato]

wow... too easy I guess 👍

You can do pretty much anything using Living People though. I'm wondering how to do it without it.

 

[CardcaptorYoshi]

Do fake people

I've been watching this thread, so here's one of my own I came up with then.

Kimi Räikkönen --> Mai Kawasumi
(might need a little research on the latter one, so I've provided a link.) Completely random but entirely doable. My record's 7 links. Good luck

 

[daan]

Kimi Räikkönen --> Mai Kawasumi
(might need a little research on the latter one, so I've provided a link.) Completely random but entirely doable. My record's 7 links. Good luck

Is it cheating doing it backwards?

Mai > January 29th > Jody Scheckter > McLaren > Kimi

It doesn't work forwards as Mai isn't mentioned in the Jan 29th page...

 

[CardcaptorYoshi]

That's an impressive link with the January 29th! 👍 I'd take that, as I suppose that it'd be tricky to get a forward link to Mai as it'd require prior knowledge (such as the fact that she stems from visual novel and most importantly anime Kanon, which can be pretty easily linked to once you find your way to Japan)

 

[Sakiale]

Hey just wondering... would it be cheating to edit the page to include a link to the ending page then use that? Not that I could do it anyway, as my school (only internets I have left) has been banned from editing Wikipedia.

 

[Diablomonkey]

This is the best I could do

Kimi>Sato>Japan>Anime>Dragon Ball Z>Toei Animation>Kanon>Mai Kawasumi

 

[Speedy Samurai]

6 degrees of wikipedia...

although society evolves, some things remain the same.

 

[Diablomonkey]

So do I win? or is someone able to get it in less than I did?

 

[Diablomonkey]

Well I guess I'll go.....

How about Nismo --> Edward Gibbon

 

[CardcaptorYoshi]

Oops, sorry. I suppose since you were the only one to go ahead, you can go ^^

Here's how I did it a little quicker:
Kimi-->(Any Japanese GP)-->Japan-->Anime-->Anime of the 2000s (near the bottom)-->Kanon-->Mai
One less link than you, but still a good effort.

I'll get cracking on the Nismo one when I have some time.

 

[nic_brix]

Well I guess I'll go.....

How about Nismo --> Edward Gibbon

Nismo -> 2005 -> List of centuries -> 18th Century(#Significant_people)
I was at this point that I felt close to adding Edward Gibbon to the list, but decided that would be cheating. Only joking!
(This does point out the possible ways in which one could take advantage of the editability of Wikipedia, though.)
Back on the links, though:
18th Century(#Significant_people) -> Thomas Paine -> Category:1737 Births -> Edward Gibbon.
That's 6 clicks in total.
Wow, I haven't posted for aaages.

 

[Diablomonkey]

You did it in the same number of clicks as I did but I did it a little differently

Nismo --> Nissan 240SX --> FR layout --> 1973 Oil Crisis --> Western Europe --> Decline of the Roman Empire --> Edward Gibbon

So I guess its your go.

 

[Jimlaad43]

You must know it, try to navigate by the hyperlinks from one Wikipedia page to another. This can be a competition to see who can do it in the fewest clicks. When you finish, show your route in a spoiler text so other competitors can see your route, without spoiling it for those who want to do it.

Spoiler

Like this.

ROUND 1

International Space Station to Dappy

 

[Alex.]

Spoiler

International Space Station > Russia > UK > Music Of The United Kingdom > Adele > The Xfactor > Tulisa Contostavlos > Dappy

8 steps.

 

[Jimlaad43]

You can choose the next route then. (People can try to beat 8 still).

 

[MTC]

Spoiler

International Space Station → Russian language → Greek language → Greek diaspora → Dappy

4 links for International Space Station → Dappy.

 

[terminator363]

We did this 3+ years ago at school. It's real fun actually!

 

[SkierPS3]

My group screwed off a bio project to play this. Worth it. Almost.

 

[Beeblebrox237]

I love this game. It's really fun to race someone.

 

[daan]

Welcome to 2007.

Merged.

 

[W3H5]

Yay, Wikilinks, I love this game. What are the words?

 

[noisiaturismo]

Aircraft carrier > Indian Grand Prix

 

[Beeblebrox237]

Aircraft Carrier > Indian Navy > India > Indian Grand Prix

4 Links.

 

[Jacob]

Can you use the "related" templates on the bottom of the page?

EDIT:

Got the same as beeblebrox:

Aircraft Carrier>Indian Navy>India>Indian Grand Prix

But I could use one of the links in the "categories related to India template" to use Sports in India instead of beeblebrox's "India".

 

[W3H5]

Easy. Got in in 3.

Aircraft carrier > Indian navy > India > Indian GP

Next up Coke Cola > Meteorite.

Edit: Ah beaten. Was an easy one though.

 

[Beeblebrox237]

Coca Cola > Magnesium > Meteorite

Next one: Dinosaur to Apple Inc.

 

[Jacob]

Three clicks.

Dinosaur > Computer > OS X > Apple Inc.

Can surely be done in fewer.

 

[Beeblebrox237]

Three clicks.

Dinosaur > Computer > OS X > Apple Inc.

Can surely be done in fewer.

Maybe. If find it curious that a link to Apple, Inc. is not on the page for "Computer."

 

[AMCNUT]

How about:

Prussia - Cadillac?