deckert
11-15-2001, 10:22 PM
I am working on my thesis and I need some assistance. The
basis of my thesis involves The Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.
It is my conjecture that the theory that Kevin Bacon is
the center of the entertainment universe is flawed.
There is no proof or theorem that can be applied. What is
required is an instance where Bacon cannot be reached in 6 degrees.
Any takers? Make your proposals, and others try to solve.
For those not familiar with The Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, this is how it works:
By looking at movies that actors and actresses have in common, you can link them to Kevin Bacon. For example, Jack Nicholson was in "A Few Good Men" with Kevin Bacon. Michelle Pfeiffer was in "Wolf" (or "The Witches of Eastwick") with Jack Nicholson, who was in "A Few Good Men" with Kevin Bacon. And so on. The number of intervening movies is that actor or actresses' Bacon Number or degree number. Thus, in this example, Nicholson would have a Bacon Number of 1 and Michelle Pfeiffer a Bacon Number of 2.
Here is another example:
Bela Lugosi, has a Bacon number of 3:
1. Bela Lugosi was in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) with Vincent Price
2. Vincent Price was in The Raven (1963) with Jack Nicholson
3. Jack Nicholson was in A Few Good Men (1992) with Kevin Bacon
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basis of my thesis involves The Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.
It is my conjecture that the theory that Kevin Bacon is
the center of the entertainment universe is flawed.
There is no proof or theorem that can be applied. What is
required is an instance where Bacon cannot be reached in 6 degrees.
Any takers? Make your proposals, and others try to solve.
For those not familiar with The Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, this is how it works:
By looking at movies that actors and actresses have in common, you can link them to Kevin Bacon. For example, Jack Nicholson was in "A Few Good Men" with Kevin Bacon. Michelle Pfeiffer was in "Wolf" (or "The Witches of Eastwick") with Jack Nicholson, who was in "A Few Good Men" with Kevin Bacon. And so on. The number of intervening movies is that actor or actresses' Bacon Number or degree number. Thus, in this example, Nicholson would have a Bacon Number of 1 and Michelle Pfeiffer a Bacon Number of 2.
Here is another example:
Bela Lugosi, has a Bacon number of 3:
1. Bela Lugosi was in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) with Vincent Price
2. Vincent Price was in The Raven (1963) with Jack Nicholson
3. Jack Nicholson was in A Few Good Men (1992) with Kevin Bacon
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