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The 7 person rule
I heard a rule that if you know 7 people, you know EVERYBODY, because those 7 people network out to virtually the rest of Canada (or is it the world?).
The 7 person rule is also why it's such a "small world" when you meet somebody that knows somebody you know. You shouldn't be surprised by it, because the 7 person rule is always in effect.
Here's an example. Last semester, I was studying for an exam. The night before I realized I was facked. For the first few units in that course, I made exquisite summary sheets and e-mailed them off to everybody in my TA group, hoping they had summary's for the latter units and could send them to me. That e-mail was forwarded to a bunch of other people outside of my TA group. Specifically to a guy named DREW.
Drew adds me to MSN at 1 am the night before my 1 pm exam. It's crunch time. Me, him, and my friend form an emergency all nighter study session and we drink coffee's, cram, and watch the sunrise as we panic.
I ended up scoring 86% on that exam. Score.
So I meet up with Drew the other day for beers, and he asks me about Boa. His friend promotes there. He then said "back when I was working at Moores..." and I go "Hold up, is your friend Jeff Button?" aka. Floorwhore
YEAH!!
Small world? Or 7 person rule???
Karim
thats pretty intersting stuff.. it would be really cool to test out.. i don't know if i'd go as far as the world or even all of canada.. but i'd have to say that you could probably get a pretty wide range of ppl throughout the area of your province or something
Nikitha
It's actually 6 people not 7 and funny enough lately I've been discovering that it's freakishly true.
And it's not that you know everybody but you are somehow connected to everyone in the world...
Now if only I could remember what it's called - it was on CSI once
"6 degrees of separation" I think
Six degrees of separation is the theory that anyone on the planet can be connected to any other person on the planet through a chain of acquaintances that has no more than five intermediaries. The theory was first proposed in 1929 by the Hungarian writer Frigyes Karinthy in a short story called "Chains".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees_of_separation
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| Originally posted by SurrJRS Six degrees of separation is the theory that anyone on the planet can be connected to any other person on the planet through a chain of acquaintances that has no more than five intermediaries. The theory was first proposed in 1929 by the Hungarian writer Frigyes Karinthy in a short story called "Chains". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees_of_separation |
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| Originally posted by jon jon |
good way to put it karim...
no wonder your famous in japan! 
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| Originally posted by StereoPrincess bacon. |
I completely believe it.
My boyfriend sits beside El Kay Dee at work. 
Last year I met a really interesting woman who is originally from London who's (I think brother) married Claudia Schiffer 
And considering I've spoken to Rene Zellweger a few times you all know her through me too 
I talk to Jesus in my prayers - so technically you're all connected to him to!
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| Originally posted by rabbitjoker I talk to Jesus in my prayers - so technically you're all connected to him to! |
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| Originally posted by SurrJRS Six degrees of separation is the theory that anyone on the planet can be connected to any other person on the planet through a chain of acquaintances that has no more than five intermediaries. The theory was first proposed in 1929 by the Hungarian writer Frigyes Karinthy in a short story called "Chains". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees_of_separation |
Yeah, it is "6 degrees of separation." Will Smith made a movie by the same title years ago, before he was massive....
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| Originally posted by starsearcher It's actually 6 people not 7 and funny enough lately I've been discovering that it's freakishly true. And it's not that you know everybody but you are somehow connected to everyone in the world... Now if only I could remember what it's called - it was on CSI once "6 degrees of separation" I think |
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| Originally posted by rabbitjoker I talk to Jesus in my prayers - so technically you're all connected to him to! |
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| Originally posted by angelgirl I'm not buying into your propaganda RJ. Did someone really say Bacon? yum 7 degrees of separation? And all this time I thought it was 6. All that networking only to realize now that I am never going to meet Kevin Bacon. mmmmmmmmmbacon. |
Never fry bacon au naturel.
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| Originally posted by amb_ Never fry bacon au naturel. |
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| Originally posted by The Wiz I completely believe it. My boyfriend sits beside El Kay Dee at work. |
is right.
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| Originally posted by jon jon |
by the way , there are tons of books for this emerging theory... "Linked" and "Nexus" being the two most profound.
The network/connectivity theories extend way past just social connections... some people postulate that EVERYTHING is connected within 7 or so links. Business, personal life, science, etc, all have hidden connections.
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| Originally posted by ChocolateTrance 7 must be a magic number! |
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| Originally posted by rabbitjoker I talk to Jesus in my prayers - so technically you're all connected to him to! |
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| Originally posted by naesean3 3 - is the magic number - yes it is - it's the magic number...... OLD SCHOOL TRACK - BRING IT BACK! |
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