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Finding routes between the start and end points of the two pages above and the six below makes good challenges in {{w|Wikipedia:Wiki Game|the Wikipedia game}}. | Finding routes between the start and end points of the two pages above and the six below makes good challenges in {{w|Wikipedia:Wiki Game|the Wikipedia game}}. | ||
− | The title text refers to two of the articles that were supposedly reached at the bottom. {{w|William Howard Taft}} was the 27th President of the U.S., in office from 1909 to 1913, who was notorious for being so overweight that | + | The title text refers to two of the articles that were supposedly reached at the bottom. {{w|William Howard Taft}} was the 27th President of the U.S., in office from 1909 to 1913, who was notorious for being so overweight that he became stuck in the White House bathtub. A {{w|wet T-shirt contest}} ''is an {{w|Exhibitionism|exhibitionistic}} competition typically featuring young women contestants at a nightclub, bar, or resort.'' Clearly the combination of these two would be rather bizarre. |
There is an online game that involves trying to get from one Wikipedia page to another in the shortest possible route: http://thewikigame.com/. | There is an online game that involves trying to get from one Wikipedia page to another in the shortest possible route: http://thewikigame.com/. | ||
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|{{w|Fatal hilarity}} via {{w|Batman}} | |{{w|Fatal hilarity}} via {{w|Batman}} | ||
− | |{{w|Tacoma Narrows Bridge}} > {{w|Suspension Bridge}} > {{w|New York City}} > {{w|Washington Irving}} > {{w|Batman}} > {{w|Batman (1989 film)}} (this extra link now needed to go to the final page) > {{w|Fatal hilarity}} (this page now redirects to ''Death from laughter''. On the previous page the link to that page is called '' | + | |{{w|Tacoma Narrows Bridge}} > {{w|Suspension Bridge}} > {{w|New York City}} > {{w|Washington Irving}} > {{w|Batman}} > {{w|Batman (1989 film)}} (this extra link now needed to go to the final page) > {{w|Fatal hilarity}} (this page now redirects to ''Death from laughter''. On the previous page the link to that page is called ''laugh to death'') |
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|{{w|Taylor Hanson}} | |{{w|Taylor Hanson}} | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Heading above the chart:] | :[Heading above the chart:] | ||
− | :The | + | :The Problem with Wikipedia: |
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:[Text in a frame below the heading:] | :[Text in a frame below the heading:] | ||
:Tacoma Narrows Bridge | :Tacoma Narrows Bridge | ||
− | + | :[Lines lead down both left and right to two new frames with the following text:] | |
− | :[Lines lead down both left and right to two new frames with the following | ||
:Suspension bridge | :Suspension bridge | ||
:Structural collapse | :Structural collapse | ||
− | + | :[Two more lines lead down from the left frame and one from the right frame, and each line ends on a wiggling line. Below this line in square brackets is the following text:] | |
− | :[Two more lines lead down from the left frame and one from the right frame, and | + | :Three hours of |
− | :Three hours of fascinated clicking | + | :fascinated clicking |
− | + | :[Below this there is a similar wiggling line, from where six lines leads to new frames. From the fourth frame, there follows yet another line to yet another frame. And from the last frame the same happens twice. Below text in frames from left to right, with extra text below indicated by indentation of the text:] | |
− | :[ | ||
:William Howard Taft | :William Howard Taft | ||
:24-hour analog dial | :24-hour analog dial | ||
:Lesbianism in erotica | :Lesbianism in erotica | ||
− | : | + | :Batman |
− | : | + | ::Fatal hilarity |
:Taylor Hanson | :Taylor Hanson | ||
− | : | + | :Cotton |
− | : | + | ::T-Shirt |
+ | :::Wet T-shirt contest | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Wikipedia]] | [[Category:Wikipedia]] | ||
[[Category:Flowcharts]] | [[Category:Flowcharts]] |