June 26, 2008
Six Degrees of Doggle
Time for another doggle you can do at your desk. This time though, one the whole office can get in on. You know the game Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon? This is like that. Only with Wikipedia. And fun. Here’s how it works, start with two seemingly unconnected things, say Teletubbies and Xenon gas. Next, connect the two in six jumps or less.
I went from Teletubbies to 3-2-1 Contact, a show about science that I used to watch when I was young. Because Contact is about science (and Xenon is a gas), it makes sense to click there next.
From science, to scientist.
To chemistry.
To periodic table.
Just one more jump and you’re there. That’s six in total.
Here’s the fun bit though: The same friend that introduced me to the game, tells me her whole office races when they’re bored. Give it a go.
