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Let's play a game. Inspired by Laminar's post on Carpaccio, let's see how many clicks it takes to get to Adolf Hitlers wikipedia page from any random page. This is sort of like the Kevin Bacon game, except invoking Godwin's law.

You can usually do it in much less than you think:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Radcliffe - 3 clicks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Knife_(album) - 2 clicks (!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-10 - 3 clicks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erer_(woreda) - 3 clicks

[Goldfinger]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encinas_de_Abajo --> Spain --> Nazi Germany --> Adolf Hitler - 3 clicks

[Oisín]

Batelco → Saudi Arabia → Summer Olympics Games → Hitler — 3 clicks.

[Dakar V]

Goldfinger ➠ Gert Fröbe ➠ Nazi Party ➠ Hitler 3 Clicks

[Dakar V]

Dakar ➠ Paris ➠ Hitler 2 Clicks

[Dakar V]

Oisín ➠ Fairy ➠ Engelbert Humperdinck ➠ Germany ➠ Hitler 4 Clicks

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by Dakar V 

Oisín ➠ Fairy ➠ Engelbert Humperdinck ➠ Germany ➠ Hitler 4 Clicks

I’m glad to see I’m the farthest away from Dolfie so far.

You, on the other hand …

(And you just had to outfancy my fancy arrows, didn’t you?)

[Dakar V]

MacNN ➠ Apple ➠ DRM ➠ EU ➠ Germany ➠ Hitler 5 Clicks

[Dakar V]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

I’m glad to see I’m the farthest away from Dolfie so far.

It's obvious you've manufactured things to look so.

Originally Posted by Oisín 

You, on the other hand …

He was my father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate.

Originally Posted by Oisín 

(And you just had to outfancy my fancy arrows, didn’t you?)

It's not that you're not allowed to have anything nice, it's just that mine has to be nicer.
Call it e-penis envy.

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by Dakar V 

MacNN ➠ Apple ➠ DRM ➠ EU ➠ Germany ➠ Hitler 5 Clicks

*ahem*

MacNN → Macintosh → 1984 → Hitler — 3 clicks

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by Dakar V 

It's obvious you've manufactured things to look so.

He was my father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate.

It's not that you're not allowed to have anything nice, it's just that mine has to be nicer.
Call it e-penis envy.

I think I will, actually. E-penis envy, it is.

(I didn’t manufacture anything—you’re the one who couldn’t get me within three links of the man!)

[analogika]

MacNN -> Macintosh -> Republicans -> Anti-communism -> Adolf Hitler

4 clicks


Edit: Óîsïñ wins.

[Dakar V]

Art Bell ➠ Amateur Radio ➠ Germany ➠ Hitler 3 clicks

[red rocket]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O26_(text_editor) (0)→ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events (1) → http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich (2) → http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler (3)

[Dakar V]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

*ahem*

MacNN → Macintosh → 1984 → Hitler — 3 clicks

See? It's all a sham. You are much better at finding Hitler than I am. Only someone close to him could be that good.

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by Dakar V 

See? It's all a sham. You are much better at finding Hitler than I am. Only someone close to him could be that good.

Nah, I’m just omnipotently hyperintelligent like that. And so charmingly humble, too

[Dakar V]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

Nah, I’m just omnipotently hyperintelligent like that. And so charmingly humble, too

Bullshit ➠ WWII ➠ Hitler 2 clicks

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Wow. You are all pretty good at finding Hitler.

Now let's try finding Osama Bin Laden

[Dakar V]

I'd have better luck finding Carmen Sandiego.

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by Dakar V 

Bullshit ➠ WWII ➠ Hitler 2 clicks

Blasphemy ➳ Nazism ➫ Hitler — also 2 clicks

[Dakar V]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

Blasphemy ➳ Nazism ➫ Hitler — also 2 clicks

Propaganda ➠ Hitler 1 click

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by Dakar V 

Propaganda ➠ Hitler 1 click

I’m not seeing the connection.

[osiris]

He's rotting in my closet, no clicks.

[Laminar]

Laminar -> Reynolds Number -> Osborne Reynolds -> United Kingdom -> WWII -> Hitler 5 clicks

[osiris]

I think you guys hosed Wikipedia. I'm tellin'.

[Railroader]

Railroader ➠ Europe ➠ Hitler

[Mrjinglesusa]

List of WW II Topics (O) (not kidding) ---> List of WW II Topics (A) ----> Hitler (2 clicks).

[Laminar]

Wikipedia Wikipedia page ➠ Japan ➠ WWII ➠ Hitler (3 clicks)

[Laminar]

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

Wow. You are all pretty good at finding Hitler.

Now let's try finding Osama Bin Laden

Hitler ➠ Muslim ➠ Islam ➠ Osama bin Laden

[Dakar V]

Hitler ➠ Jew ➠ Cyrus the Great ➠ Iceland ➠ Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson ➠ Chamber Music ➠ Wagner ➠ Hitler (7 clicks)

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

Wow. You are all pretty good at finding Hitler.

Now let's try finding Osama Bin Laden

Railroader ➠ Asia ➠ Afghanistan ➠ Osama Bin Laden

[sek929]

Originally Posted by Railroader 

Railroader ➠ Asia ➠ Afghanistan ➠ Osama Bin Laden

I always knew you were a little off, you terrorist.

[Laminar]

Originally Posted by Dakar V 

I'd have better luck finding Carmen Sandiego.

Carmen Sandiego ➫ Japan ➫ Nazi German ➫ Hitler

[Laminar]

I can't even get away from this while doing homework:

Pendulum ➫ Max Schuler ➫ Germany ➫ Hitler

[iM@k]

Oh, we can find more interesting starting points:

GEICO > Cavemen (TV Series) > Cro-Magnon > Prehistoric France > France > Germany > WWII > Hitler

[Dakar V]

Nice.

To make this a little challenging we should outlaw using countries as a portal, though. (More specific locations are ok, though)

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by Dakar V 

Nice.

To make this a little challenging we should outlaw using countries as a portal, though. (More specific locations are ok, though)

OK, countries and continents are off limits.

[Railroader]

Chuck Norris ◊ Air Force ◊ World War II ◊ Hitler

[Railroader]

Apple Computer ◊ Production Line ◊ Henry Ford ◊ Hitler

[Dakar V]

Ford Contour ➲ Front-engine, front-wheel drive layout ➲ quattro (four wheel drive system) ➲ Volkswagen ➲ Hitler

[Railroader]

Venture Bros. ‡ List of characters from The Venture Bros. ‡ Hitler

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by sek929 

I always knew you were a little off, you terrorist.

"little" ... Phsaw!

[Laminar]

The Shield (TV Show) ¶ Gangs ¶ KKK ¶ American Nazi Party ¶ Hitler

Surely there's a shorter path.

[Railroader]

The Shield √ Police √ Military √ Nazi √ Hitler - still 3 4 clicks

[Laminar]

Originally Posted by Railroader 

The Shield √ Police √ Military √ Nazi √ Hitler - still 3 clicks

I count four...but I'm just an engineer.

[Railroader]

The Shield — torture — Nazi human experiments — Hitler (3 clicks. )

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by Laminar 

The Shield (TV Show) ¶ Gangs ¶ KKK ¶ American Nazi Party ¶ Hitler

Surely there's a shorter path.

Yup.

The Shield ✄ Homosexuality ♝ Aryan Race 卐 Hitler — 3 clicks

Edit: Damn, I’m slow. Spent too long trying to get Wikipedia to stop timing out.

[Dakar V]

Ben & Jerry's ⇉ Unilever ⇉ Michael Treschow ⇉ Wallenberg family ⇉ Holocaust ⇉ Hitler

[Dakar V]

Can a mod please rename this thread to "Creative transition arrows used under the guise of a game"?

[osiris]

Ice Cream=>Eisdielen=>Germany=>Hitler