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Subject: OT -- Six Degrees of (mmmmm) Bacon
Posted by: James K Polk
- [4455731] Fri, May 17, 2002, 14:55
Surely everyone's heard of the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game. Check out this site. It's been around for a few years, but I've just rediscovered it, and how oddly fascinating it is. (Work? What work?) Pick any actor/actress, and it will calculate that person's Bacon number.
There are also several variants here, like the Link Any Actors game, and tons of useless trivia, like Centers of the Hollywood Universe.
Kevin Bacon is not the best center of the universe, as it turns out. The average number of actor links it takes to get to him is 2.917, putting him 1,161st on the list. Sean Connery, for example, is better; he has an average link number of 2.682, good enough for 12th on the list.
Trivia question time: Without looking, who do you think is No. 1 on the list? I'll award points for Top 10 answers as well. |
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45 | Mattinglyinthehall
ID: 1832399 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:22
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Walter Mattheau
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46 | James K Polk
ID: 4455731 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:22
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Henry Fonda #92. Peter Fonda #148. Jane Fonda #313 Bridget Fonda #571.
Bruce Willis #191.
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47 | beastiemiked
ID: 17414316 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:23
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Booyah!! BTW, SDOS is a great flick, I recommend renting it.
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48 | Mattinglyinthehall
ID: 1832399 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:23
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Oooh Stewart Quinn and Hopper are good guesses.
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49 | James K Polk
ID: 4455731 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:24
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Doubleplusgood for biliruben! Anthony Quinn and Dennis Hopper are Nos. 7 and 8, respectively.
Jimmy Stewart #867. Walter Matthau #158.
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50 | TimmyBogar
ID: 444321710 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:24
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woohoo what do I get with a point?
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51 | James K Polk
ID: 4455731 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:25
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so many punch lines for that one ... :)
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52 | James K Polk
ID: 4455731 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:26
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OK, folks, I've got about 5 minutes til I've GOT to do some work. Get your last guesses in, and I'll post the whole top 10 in about 5 ...
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53 | ChicagoTRS Sustainer
ID: 3948815 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:27
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out of left field...Steve Buscemi...
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54 | Mattinglyinthehall
ID: 1832399 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:27
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Mickey Rooney
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55 | ukula
ID: 34231715 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:27
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Laetitia Casta?
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56 | TimmyBogar
ID: 444321710 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:27
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Peter North
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57 | ChicagoTRS Sustainer
ID: 3948815 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:28
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Telly Savalas...
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58 | James K Polk
ID: 4455731 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:28
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Nope x 4.
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59 | ChicagoTRS Sustainer
ID: 3948815 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:28
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Charles Bronson...
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60 | James K Polk
ID: 4455731 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:28
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No soup for Telly.
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61 | James K Polk
ID: 4455731 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:29
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Bronson #58.
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62 | John Budge Donor
ID: 29141112 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:29
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Martin Sheen
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63 | gibby88@WORK
ID: 588371414 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:30
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Kirk Douglas
Michael Douglas
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64 | ChicagoTRS Sustainer
ID: 3948815 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:30
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damn I was going to say Martin Sheen
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65 | biliruben Sustainer
ID: 3502218 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:30
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Marlon Brando
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66 | ChicagoTRS Sustainer
ID: 3948815 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:30
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Michael Douglas has got to be there
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67 | biliruben Sustainer
ID: 3502218 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:31
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Oooh. Sheen is good.
I was working my way through Apocalypse Now... ;)
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68 | GoatLocker Sustainer
ID: 482202812 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:31
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Tom Cruise
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69 | James K Polk
ID: 4455731 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:31
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Nice guess Martin Sheen, but he's #16.
Nope on the Douglas boys.
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70 | ChicagoTRS Sustainer
ID: 3948815 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:32
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Nicolas Cage?
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71 | James K Polk
ID: 4455731 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:32
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No Brando, No Cruise. (on the list, though)
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72 | James K Polk
ID: 4455731 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:33
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No Cage.
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73 | JeffG Sustainer
ID: 40451227 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:33
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A few wild guesses
Charlton Heston David Niven Edward G Robinson
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74 | James K Polk
ID: 4455731 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:33
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Top 10 list coming up...
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75 | gibby88@WORK
ID: 588371414 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:33
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Robert Redford
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76 | biliruben Sustainer
ID: 3502218 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:33
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Mel Brooks.
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77 | James K Polk
ID: 4455731 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:34
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Oooh, but first, JeffG hits the shot under pressure! Heston is #9.
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78 | James K Polk
ID: 4455731 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:34
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Top 10 Centers of Hollywood Universe 1. Lee, Christopher (2.622940) 2. Steiger, Rod (2.627270) 3. Pleasence, Donald (2.651306) 4. Welles, Orson (2.661389) 5. Sutherland, Donald (2.662426) 6. von Sydow, Max (2.662549) 7. Hopper, Dennis (2.665564) 8. Quinn, Anthony (2.667077) 9. Heston, Charlton (2.670193) 10. Hackman, Gene (2.675916)
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79 | Mattinglyinthehall
ID: 1832399 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:35
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Humphry Bogart
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80 | James K Polk
ID: 4455731 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:35
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The collective gets half the top 10 in what, about 40 minutes? Not bad!
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81 | ChicagoTRS Sustainer
ID: 3948815 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:36
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I would have never got any of the rest...who the hell is Donald Pleasence?
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82 | biliruben Sustainer
ID: 3502218 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:39
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Halloween
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83 | biliruben Sustainer
ID: 3502218 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:40
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I didn't know Christopher Lee was in Apocalypse Now! ;)
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84 | JeffG Sustainer
ID: 40451227 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:41
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IMDB links to the filmographies of
Christopher Lee Rod Steiger Donald Pleasence
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86 | biliruben Sustainer
ID: 3502218 Fri, May 17, 2002, 15:44
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Lee has either played Death himself (4) or Death has been in the title 18 times! I guess if you want work in Hollywood, Death is kinda like playing catcher. ;)
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87 | Perm Dude Leader
ID: 22347210 Fri, May 17, 2002, 16:15
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Doesn't hurt when he has a hit or two, either!
pd
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88 | Seattle Zen Donor
ID: 37241120 Fri, May 17, 2002, 16:40
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Of course, it's Sarumon, that dirty bastard!
Amazing that Max von Sydow is on the list considering how many films he made in Sweden before jumping the pond.
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89 | CansecoInTheHall
ID: 422581220 Fri, May 17, 2002, 17:27
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Anybody try their own name? I was surprised to find out I have a bacon number of 2
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90 | Bungers Leader
ID: 5311343110 Fri, May 17, 2002, 17:46
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Makes sense, CITH. Canseco fooled around with Madonna or someone who was in a Bacon flick. Had to be. ;)
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91 | Perm Dude Leader
ID: 22347210 Fri, May 17, 2002, 18:04
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It appears I have a Bacon Index number of 4. Cool.
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92 | KevinL Donor
ID: 2357199 Fri, May 17, 2002, 19:28
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Saruman AND Count Dooku / Lord Tyrannus
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93 | Ender
ID: 13443221 Fri, May 17, 2002, 19:33
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Darth Tyranus
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94 | Tu Papi
ID: 10231614 Sat, May 18, 2002, 00:26
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WOW. Jenna Jameson....Bacon number is 2.
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95 | Perm Dude Leader
ID: 493261822 Sat, May 18, 2002, 00:32
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So does Ron Jeremy. Weird.
BTW, it's kind of funny to look through Mr. Jeremy's filmography.
pd
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