Degrees of relation in the DP bacon

[MightyMagnor]

In an attempt to link the evil-doers in a sinster plot, I became perplexed. How many auctions are required to link all the DP mods based on their eBay feedback?

--THE MIGHTY MAGNOR

[Cmosfm]

I have no idea what the hell you are talking about.

x_x

[tholly]

I have no idea what the hell you are talking about.

x_x


yea....me too.....the subject was confusing...and reading the post was even worse

[Sph1nx]

I think he means something along the lines of dp mods either:
a) have a conspiracy to boost feedback
b)eventually would form some huge interconnected network based on buying and selling from each other


I dunno...

[Vroomfunkel]

Well, it's not exactly very well worded, but I *think* he wants to know if it would be possible to surf through all the DP mods' ebay accounts just by linking through feedback

e.g. find a feedback from Sniderman in Joe's feedback, then one in Joe's from, uhhhh, Flack .. and so on until you've gone through everybody.

Kinda similar to the 'six degrees of separation' theory except with ebay transactions as the connectors rather than 'knowing someone'.


If the question is 'what is the minimum number of auctions that would be required for all the mods to be connected in this way' then the answer is

n-1, where n is the number of mods. Simple really. Or if you count a dutch auction as one auction then even simpler - the answer is 1!

Anyway, hopefully I have now confused even more people. But my maths is absolutely correct, and I defy anyone to prove me wrong on that! :D

Vroomfunkel

[Buyatari]

Isn't there a bar drinking game called "Relation to Kevin Bacon" where you link movies based on the actor thats in them?

Adam

[captain nintendo]

Isn't there a bar drinking game called "Relation to Kevin Bacon" where you link movies based on the actor thats in them?

Adam



Kinda similar to the 'six degrees of separation' theory except with ebay transactions as the connectors rather than 'knowing someone'.

Yep , six degrees of seperation or Kevin Bacon if you like.

[Sniderman]

Isn't there a bar drinking game called "Relation to Kevin Bacon" where you link movies based on the actor thats in them?

AdamYep , six degrees of seperation or Kevin Bacon if you like.

Try this:

The Oracle of Bacon (http://www.cs.virginia.edu/oracle/)

Input any actor/actress, and the computer will give you the shortest "degrees list" to Kevin Bacon. Example: Richard Pryor -
Richard Pryor was in Muppet Movie, The (1979) with Steve (I) Martin
Steve (I) Martin was in Novocaine (2001) with Kevin Bacon

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Example - Rick Moranis -
Rick Moranis was in My Blue Heaven (1990) with Colleen Camp
Colleen Camp was in Trapped (2002) with Kevin Bacon

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[rbudrick]

That Bacon site is insane! I couldn't stump it...I even tried old actors from the 40s and 30s and it was always with in 2 or 3 degrees.

Fabio was the biggest with 4 degress, though it's really 3, since he was in Dude, Where's My Car.

-Rob

[TheRedEye]

This might work if I wasn't a mod here. I have ruined your plans!

[SuperNES]

it always leads to tim robbins was in mystic river with kevin bacon

[Promophile]

That Bacon site is insane! I couldn't stump it...I even tried old actors from the 40s and 30s and it was always with in 2 or 3 degrees.

Fabio was the biggest with 4 degress, though it's really 3, since he was in Dude, Where's My Car.

-Rob

I found one that was 5

Albert Einstein!

[MightyMagnor]

Simple


The Oracle says: Thomas A. Edison has a Kevin Bacon number of infinity.

Thomas A. Edison cannot be linked to Kevin Bacon using only feature films.

About 12% of all actors cannot be linked to the rest of the movie universe, either because they have appeared only in TV features or straight-to-video releases that the Oracle doesn't count, or because they have not appeared in any features with actors from the Hollywood mainstream.

Now solve mine

--THE MIGHTY MAGNOR

[rbudrick]

I found yesterday that I'm about 4 degrees away from Kevin Bacon (relationship-wise, not movie-wise). My buddy went to some youth group conference a few weeks ago where his buddy's friend was Kevin Bacon's son. Kevin Bacon provided the dough to rent the hall as a favor for his kid. Odd.

So, my buddy is at 3 and that would make me 4. LOL

-Rob

[squirrelnut]

Simple


The Oracle says: Thomas A. Edison has a Kevin Bacon number of infinity.

Thomas A. Edison cannot be linked to Kevin Bacon using only feature films.

About 12% of all actors cannot be linked to the rest of the movie universe, either because they have appeared only in TV features or straight-to-video releases that the Oracle doesn't count, or because they have not appeared in any features with actors from the Hollywood mainstream.

Now solve mine

--THE MIGHTY MAGNOR

Id try to solve yours... if I knew what specifically you was trying to say.

[Promophile]

Anyone manage to get 6 or more and beat my record?? :)

[MightyMagnor]

Elsa Masriera has a Bacon number of 7.

Elsa Masriera was in Madre sin saberlo (1927) with Mercedes Olivares
Mercedes Olivares was in Bajo dos banderas (1926) with Edmundo Fuenzalida
Edmundo Fuenzalida was in Cascabeles de Arlequin, Los (1926) with Placido Martin
Placido Martin was in Suena mi amor (1946) with Chela Bon
Chela Bon was in Secret of the Ice Cave, The (1989) with Sally Kellerman
Sally Kellerman was in Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986) with Maury Chaykin
Maury Chaykin was in Where the Truth Lies (2005) with Kevin Bacon

THE MIGHTY MAGNOR

[thetoxicone]

That Bacon site is insane! I couldn't stump it...I even tried old actors from the 40s and 30s and it was always with in 2 or 3 degrees.

Fabio was the biggest with 4 degress, though it's really 3, since he was in Dude, Where's My Car.

-Rob

Yeah, I'm only 3 away from him as I am in a local comedy show, The Caribou Show, it only airs in South Dakota so unless you live there don't ask about it, We had Ken Osmond (Eddie Haskel, leave it to beaver) as a guest on an episode and Ken Osmond was in Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955) with Janet Brandt and Janet Brandt was in Queens Logic (1991) with Kevin Bacon

[rbudrick]

Damn, Magnor. I found plenty that the system couldn't find any relation to him...that 12%, I guess, but I never found a 7. Good job.

Thetoxicone...that's pretty damn weird.

-Rob

[Kitsune Sniper]

I found one with an infinity value, and he's a LEGITIMATE person in the movie industry:

Harry Gregson-Williams.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004581/

He's a composer in the Metal Gear Solid games, but he's also worked in various movies, including Team America: World Police, Chicken Run, and Enemy of the State.

Of course, he's -not- an actor so I don't know if it counts... but he's in the IMDB. :)

[SamuraiSmurfette]

kevin bacon has a Bacon number of 0.

LOL [/code]

[Buyatari]

I found one with an infinity value

Thats easy 12% of all actors have an infinity value. The goal is to find the highest finite value. The website mentions 7s,8s,9s,10s, and even an 11 !

And why is this thread in Ebay auctions?

[Jimmy]

Haha, I found the lowest number. Kevin Bacon has a Bacon number or 0.

[MightyMagnor]

Haha, I found the lowest number. Kevin Bacon has a Bacon number or 0.

Your number of zero stands not a chance against the wisdom of Magnor.


kevin bacon's great grandma has a Bacon number of -3.

--THE MIGHTY MAGNOR