Dru Morgan Posted February 19, 2003 Posted February 19, 2003 OK, following with Sissy n CR's suggestion for a new feature, here is one that I thought of. How about a 'six degrees of separation' search on the database. I mean, what about a way to find out how many degrees away from another cacher you are? I found X cache that was hidden by John and he found Y cache that was hidden by Mary who found Z cache that was hidden by Kevin Bacon? If you have no idea what I am talking about, check out the Oracle of Bacon at Virginia to see the original. An explanation is here. Hey, we are all computer nerds at heart, and this would keep some of us busy for quite a while. Then the next competition would be to see how many degrees to Jeremy you are. Ever notice that anyone that caches less than you do is a moron, while anyone that caches more than you do is a maniac? -Dru Morgan Quote
+The Leprechauns Posted February 19, 2003 Posted February 19, 2003 Your idea invoked fond memories of November's thread called Six Degrees of Markwellation. It took some work to compute that manually! x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x If there's no accounting for stupidity, then why do I need to file a tax return? Quote
+Lil Devil Posted February 19, 2003 Posted February 19, 2003 It's been discussed before. Lil Devil Quote
Dinoprophet Posted February 19, 2003 Posted February 19, 2003 Does the chain have to be "hidden by-found by-hidden by-found by"? Or can you count it when you find the same cache as someone? ("found cache X which was also found by geocacher Y") What about handling travel bugs? Mein Vater war ein Wandersmann, und ich hab' auch im Blut Quote
+Mopar Posted February 19, 2003 Posted February 19, 2003 Tae-Kwon-Leap is not a path to a door, but a road leading forever towards the horizon. Quote
Dru Morgan Posted February 19, 2003 Author Posted February 19, 2003 and see the differences. But, seriously, many people have asked about ways to search for geocachers on this site. I think we need something to bring this community together. There was a site that would let you join and get your friends to join on your 'first degree' and then their friends would be your 'second degree' and so on. You could send emails to anyone in your first 3 degrees and figure out who knew whom and make connections etc. Well, we already have enough people in this community, I just think that we should have some features to get us more together. The IRC channel is a good start, I have made some good friends in there, but mostly from people that are in crazy places with snow. I know there are people right in my own neighborhood that find the same caches I do and I probably see them at the market, but don't know them. Ever notice that anyone that caches less than you do is a moron, while anyone that caches more than you do is a maniac? -Dru Morgan Quote
+Mr. Snazz Posted February 19, 2003 Posted February 19, 2003 My sister's roommate in Italy was an extra in bacon's 2003 movie "In the Cut", so that means everyone here is, hmm... 3 degrees away? Is that right? Quote
+ScottJ Posted February 19, 2003 Posted February 19, 2003 That Oracle of Bacon site is a real hoot. It's great to know that the guys back home in Charlottesville are up to something productive. -- Scott Johnson (ScottJ) Quote
+sbell111 Posted February 20, 2003 Posted February 20, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Mr. Snazz:My sister's roommate in Italy was an extra in bacon's 2003 movie "In the Cut", so that means everyone here is, hmm... 3 degrees away? Is that right? I think that would make you 3 degrees away and the rest of us 4. I went to high school with a girl who has since become a somewhat successful actress. She's 2 degrees from Bacon, so I'm 3. Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again. Quote
+ScottJ Posted February 20, 2003 Posted February 20, 2003 My buddy Rick Hinkle here in Atlanta has a Bacon Number of 3, so that makes me a 4. According to the stats, we fours are a far rarer breed than the threes. If we stranded all the people with a Bacon Number of 1 on an island, with Kevin, and gave them no food, how long would Kevin's Bacon last? -- Scott Johnson (ScottJ) Quote
Dinoprophet Posted February 20, 2003 Posted February 20, 2003 I was in a short student film by this person, who worked on "Blues Brothers 2000", which was directed by John Landis, who directed "Animal House", which starred Kevin Bacon. So I'm a 3 through film. I'm two from Markwell. Mein Vater war ein Wandersmann, und ich hab' auch im Blut Quote
Dinoprophet Posted February 20, 2003 Posted February 20, 2003 quote:If we stranded all the people with a Bacon Number of 1 on an island, with Kevin, and gave them no food, how long would Kevin's Bacon last? Watch out for trichynosis (don't hit me, it was a You Don't Know Jack question) Mein Vater war ein Wandersmann, und ich hab' auch im Blut Quote
husqui Posted February 20, 2003 Posted February 20, 2003 ...once every two weeks! Of course, a week later it's all gone. Except when the mortgage is due, then it lasts for only a fleeting moment before it's whisked away thanks to the magic of electronic funds transfer. Dang! Wish I brought home the bacon that Kevin Bacon does... Quote
MTU_Cache_Spot Posted February 20, 2003 Posted February 20, 2003 After seeing the movie Wild Things, I think I had seen enough of Kevin's Bacon to last me a lifetime....I mean, come on! Was that scene really necessary? Quote
Lyra Posted February 20, 2003 Posted February 20, 2003 Kevin Bacon was in Hollow Man with J. Patrick McCormack. J. Patrick McCormack was in Star Trek: Nemesis with Wil Wheaton. Wil Wheaton is GroundskeeperWillie Always wear proper caching safety equipment! Quote
TahoeJoe Posted February 20, 2003 Posted February 20, 2003 Bruce Dern found my cache Lily Lake; his daughter is Laura Dern who was in the movie Novocain in which Kevin Bacon had a uncredited role. Lake Tahoe Geocacher Quote
+Marky Posted February 20, 2003 Posted February 20, 2003 My best friend in high school was in A Few Good Men, so that makes me two degrees from Bacon. --Marky "All of us get lost in the darkness, dreamers learn to steer with a backlit GPSr" Quote
+TeamTJ Posted March 20, 2003 Posted March 20, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Lyra:Everyone here has a Bacon Number of 3! Kevin Bacon was in Hollow Man with J. Patrick McCormack. J. Patrick McCormack was in Star Trek: Nemesis with Wil Wheaton. Wil Wheaton is GroundskeeperWillie I can get you closer than that... Two Degrees Morgan TeamTJ Quote
+Divine Posted March 20, 2003 Posted March 20, 2003 quote:Originally posted by MTU_Cache_Spot:After seeing the movie Wild Things, I think I had seen enough of Kevin's Bacon to last me a lifetime....I mean, come on! Was that scene really necessary? It was just a scene with a naked man. What's the big deal? (Besides the obvious, of course.) - All you need is a sick mind and a healthy body. - Quote
+Metaphor Posted March 20, 2003 Posted March 20, 2003 I guess I can only claim a three -- I was an extra in The Last of the Mohicans in 1991, and all the principals only score two's. From now on I'm going to check them all daily to see if any have upped their (and my) score... "All of us are standing in the mud, but some of us are looking at the stars." Oscar Wilde Quote
+AltDotAir Posted March 24, 2003 Posted March 24, 2003 I for one would prefer the proposed six degrees function not become part of the software, because it's way too fun a game to play on your own on those days when you can't get out of the house/office but want a little vicarious geo-adventure. Click on our profile to see how we play it. It's actually sometimes a fun way of planning out a cache expedition to a new and unknown area. == Alt Dot Air == Quote
+AltDotAir Posted March 24, 2003 Posted March 24, 2003 My parents used to go to church with Kevin Bacon's parents, so I'm only a third degree. That's better than Gregory Peck or Humphrey Bogart 8-). == Alt Dot Air == Quote
+AltDotAir Posted March 24, 2003 Posted March 24, 2003 I was a little surprised to see how few cachecs Jeremy has conquered, but I guess that's an indication he has a life We're one degree separated, though, if you count the no-find Jeremy logged on the great Jack's Cache Revisited cache. OK, enough of that now, I'm procrastinating from doing something else == Alt Dot Air == Quote
CacheNCarryMA Posted March 24, 2003 Posted March 24, 2003 quote: We're one degree separated, though, if you count the no-find Jeremy logged on the great Jack's Cache Revisited cache. I didn't find Jack's Cache Revisited either (I didn't look for it ). Does that mean we're separated by one degree? Quote
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