Guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Objective: To get from the wikipedia page for Pamphlet to the page for Pîrates in as few clicks as possible. Rules: Only use links in the body of the article You can use 'Find on this page' (Ctrl-F), but besides that, only use the mouse You may not use the back button Post your number of clicks when you're done! 9 *Did you know that you can get from Kleenex to Hitler in only two clicks? Enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 andromeda Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 (edited) I don't... pfffff... but I got to parsley with 10 clicks (pass American colonial period and Iran) This is fun but maybe you should try something with not more than three clicks involved... EDIT: OK maybe I'm wrong <_< it looks like it is possible to find that page! Edited October 16, 2008 by andromeda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 I got to pirates of the carribean in 9 clicks and piracy in 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 unreality Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 (edited) I did it in 6 Pamphlet > Codex > New World > Colonialism > British Empire > Sir Francis Drake > Pirate 6 clicks from pamphlet ;D Edited October 16, 2008 by unreality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Did somebody say pirates? 4 clicks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 unreality Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 I assume that editing the page and adding a link to the Pirate page isn't allowed ;D Sinistral: damn you beat me by 2 clicks.... How did you do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 I did it in 6 Did somebody say pirates? 4 clicks! I'm clearly outclassed here Alright, round two! fruit punch to robots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 I assume that editing the page and adding a link to the Pirate page isn't allowed ;D Sinistral: damn you beat me by 2 clicks.... How did you do it? pamphlet -> protest -> 16th century -> pirate (Barbary Pirates) -> Pirates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 unreality Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Still doing the pamphlet one, I just did it in 5 clicks Pamphlet > Elegiac Comedy (appears as "amatory comic poem" on the Pamphlet page) > Venetian > Venice > Pirates!!!! oh wait a minute that's 4!!! Yes! Ha! I tied Sinistral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 I got a 6 too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 pamphlet -> protest -> 16th century -> pirate (Barbary Pirates) -> Pirates That's how I did mine too, but with 7 links between pamphlet and barbaerry pirates instead of two... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 ENGLISH CIVIL WAR - ROYAL NAVY - PIRATES!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 ENGLISH CIVIL WAR - ROYAL NAVY - PIRATES!!! Nice! Man, this is a real shot ot my ego. I thought I was pretty good at this.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 unreality Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Nice! That beats my venice route to get 4 ;D on to the new problem: 4 clicks!!! Fruit Punch > America > Science and technology in the United States > Computer > Robot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Nice! That beats my venice route to get 4 ;D on to the new problem: 4 clicks!!! Fruit Punch > America > Science and technology in the United States > Computer > Robot Nice! I got 4 my second time through, from America to american lit. to science fiction to robots. I think it's time for another one. How about... Barney to Ninjas! Robots, ninjas, and pirates. What could possibly go wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 fruit punch -> England -> Computer (was looking for Turing) -> Robot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Robots, ninjas, and pirates. What could possibly go wrong? Do you really want to know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Wow, Barney to Ninja was harder than I thought it would be. Took me 14 clicks. How is it that nobody links to the ninja page? I gotta do this agian... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Wow, Barney to Ninja was harder than I thought it would be. Took me 14 clicks. How is it that nobody links to the ninja page? I gotta do this agian... I got it in 4... though it really should be 3 (Could not find a direct link to ninja from the Basilisk page... there really should be one considering the entire plot is about ninjas.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 I did it again and got 8. How do you do these things so well? I can't compete... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 I did it again and got 8. How do you do these things so well? I can't compete... One of the children on Barney grew up to be a voice actor for japanese anime. That gives you a big step in the right direction with only one click. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 I got Barney to Ninja in 9. first try though. I think others can do better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 One of the children on Barney grew up to be a voice actor for japanese anime. That gives you a big step in the right direction with only one click. And you just happened to know this? Hmmm... Yes, several anime in fact. That's crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 I got Barney to Ninja in 9. first try though. I think others can do better. EJL, you're back!!! Good to see you posting again! Uh, sorry, that was totally off-topic as I haven't actually tried this challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Barney to ninja in 4 clicks! Admittedly, it did take me several tries Barney -> Pistachios -> Japan -> Samurai -> Ninja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 I got a pretty good one.... Pamphlet --> Middle English --> England --> Culture of England --> Elizabethan theatre --> William Shakespeare --> Hamlet --> pirates That's a total of 7 clicks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Objective: To get from the wikipedia page for Pamphlet to the page for Pîrates in as few clicks as possible.
Rules:
Only use links in the body of the article
You can use 'Find on this page' (Ctrl-F), but besides that, only use the mouse
You may not use the back button
Post your number of clicks when you're done!
*Did you know that you can get from Kleenex to Hitler in only two clicks?
Enjoy
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