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Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon = Scientific Fact
footloose.jpgThe Washington Post reports that the theory that we are all only six degrees away from each other, no matter where you are on the planet, is now science.
With records of 30 billion electronic conversations among 180 million people from around the world, researchers have concluded that any two people on average are distanced by just 6.6 degrees of separation, meaning that they could be linked by a string of seven or fewer acquaintances.

That's right. As you read this, you are only six degrees away from George Clooney, Osama Bin Laden and the hobo that poops in the alley behind my building. Spooky.

Considering that there once was a Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon board game, one hopes that these researchers will begin to tackle the scientific merits of Hungry, Hungry Hippos. I think these hippos really are that hungry.

Science.

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3 Comments

Nice pic. You simply can't tell Kevin Bacon not to dance. Just can't.

said E on August 2, 2008 5:51 PM.

E, sometimes you just have to dance. No matter what John Lithgow says.

Also, sometimes you have to use vacant warehouse piping for makeshift gymnastic apparatus.

said Johnny Wright on August 2, 2008 6:23 PM.

Who pays for this research? The National Dingbat Foundation? Did someone really need to spend money researching this?

said Jeni Gump on August 12, 2008 12:32 PM.
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