I know someone (1) who met someone (2) who has an aquaintance (3) who was once was friends with a guy (4) who hung out with this dude (5) who knows YOU! (6) We should hang out sometime...

Discuss. True/False?

Is there going to be a point to this thread or should I just close this now?

Obviously no point unless Coon edits the OP into something more comprehensible.

He's referencing the idea that everyone on the planet may be connected through introduction by six degrees of separation or less.

Not sure how that is worth a topic though, unless we are going to attempt to figure out the degrees of separation between any two of us, which is obviously impossible due to any number of limitations imposed by reality.

I think the point he's making that every person can be connected to another person, who in turn can be once repeated, again and again (within 5 repeats) (I heard six the first time I heard it) be linked to any single human being on the face of the planet.

I really am not sure if it's true or false. It's impossible to verify, but within all chances it seems pretty likely. I mean five relations seems like so little, but with our ability to travel it could go anywhere..

Too bad you all didn't get it immediately ;o

edit: rereading I realized it was 6 he was claiming. Woops

He's inquiring if it's true that any one of us can be connected by six degrees.

Clicky

THREE PEOPLE POST WITHIN 12 SECONDS WHAT THE FUCK

INF JUST GOT EXTREME NINJA'D

Relevant article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/nov/23/facebook-degrees-of-separation

I don't know what else of benefit can really be added to this thread.

This is cool. Who wants to prove it with me??