Wikipedia Roulette – Fun for, well, the bored
I like wikipedia, it has its fault – many of them – but on the whole it’s more accurate than not.
One game I like to play with it is to use the random article facility to find an entry that I personally find interesting within five ‘moves’.
Here’s a few typical sessions:
Move 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orgrimmar
I occasionally play World of Warcraft, so that’s a hit on the first go.
New game move 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_in_Singapore
Nope, not interested in that.
Move 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icon_%28album%29
Not a fan of Asia (the band), so another click.
Move 3: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Ohlde
Basketball? No thanks.
Move 4: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangramanjeshwar
A small town in India, not my cup of tea.
Move 5: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Brooke
Not particularly interested in Irish authors, either. So this game was a bust.
Last game for today move 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics
Erm, nope.
Move 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Southpaw
Baseball this time, next!
Move 3: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frans_de_Cort
19th century Flemish author? Non!
Move 4: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pass_Labs
High-end audio equipment, now I find that interesting.
I could play this game all night, but I won’t.
1 comment May 9th, 2007