I love the idea...do you believe it? Why six degrees? What is the proof?
2007-12-04 12:58:24 · 13 answers · asked by Terence W 2 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Scientists actually did a project in the 80's...they had a group of people each send a package to a stranger across the country, and it was found that they all knew the people by association... 6 degrees or less. Stanley Milgram also did an experiment...it's fascinating, really. there's even a chart that shows, mathematically, that we're all connected.
2007-12-04 13:03:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Six degrees of separation ~ refers to the idea that, if a person is one "step" away from each person he or she knows and two "steps" away from each person who is known by one of the people he or she knows, then everyone is no more than six "steps" away from each person on Earth. Several studies, such as Milgram's small world experiment, have been conducted to empirically measure this connectedness. While the exact number of links between people differs depending on the population measured, it is generally found to be relatively small. Hence, six degrees of separation is somewhat synonymous with the idea of the "small world" phenomenon.
2007-12-04 13:18:31 · answer #2 · answered by Tita 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's really no proof... its just that X person knows X person who knows X person who knows X person.. so on until it's 6 people... Some people can tie together an average joe blow 6 times to a celebrity (aka 'Kevin Bacon') search it on Wikipedia...
2007-12-04 13:02:41 · answer #3 · answered by ballistik 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was 7 to Kevin Bacon. But yes, I find it very amusing and do believe it to some degree.
2007-12-04 13:02:15 · answer #4 · answered by ~ luv sis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i totally believe it, except i think it's usually more like 20 or 50 degrees. no proof, just a hope that the world is that small.
2007-12-04 13:01:31 · answer #5 · answered by Christina 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I love it too. I think someone did some sort of experiment or study and that's why it's six degrees.
2007-12-04 13:01:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-10 06:46:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
and, just for the record, i am only 4 degrees away from kevin bacon! How cool is that!?!?
2007-12-04 14:59:46 · answer #8 · answered by busymomkaren 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. Six people. Kevin Bacon.
2007-12-04 13:01:50 · answer #9 · answered by elle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if a person is one "step" away from each person he or she knows and two "steps" away from each person who is known by one of the people he or she knows, then everyone is no more than six "steps" away from each person on Earth.
it's "separation".
2007-12-04 13:02:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋