Google adds Bacon numbers

gturner · September 14 2012, 05:55 AM

Just type a celebrities name and add "bacon number" and Google will give you their Bacon number, and how they connect to Kevin Bacon.

This will change the Internet forever.

Starbreaker · September 14 2012, 07:42 AM

Almost everybody I tried was 2 or less. Kind of scary.

MacLeod · September 14 2012, 09:45 AM

Finding the highest Bacon number, could be a game in itself.

abeardall · September 14 2012, 11:58 AM

Highest I found was Liam McIntyre from "Spartacus: Vengeance" at 4.

Australis · September 14 2012, 01:58 PM

Peter Garrett, Aust Education Minister and former lead singer for Midnight Oil - no number

Colin Friels, Aust actor - 2

Jack Thompson, Aust actor - no number (which is odd, considering he was in Star Wars 2 and Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil and Broken Arrow).

Leonard Nimoy - 2 (though it's a cheat because it's based in Star Trek having Greg Grunberg, and Grunberg was barely in it, only his voice, and deleted scenes don't count).

Misfit Toy · September 14 2012, 02:10 PM

Starbreaker wrote:

Almost everybody I tried was 2 or less. Kind of scary.

Same here - even Charlie Chaplin.

Maple Dog · September 14 2012, 02:24 PM

For fun i google the name of a french actor,who was famous for his policeman role,and i got This

BTW i tried with my name to see if it was not a fluke,and got no bacon number.

Starkers · September 14 2012, 02:27 PM

Addictive isn't it! Best I have so far is 3 with Burt Ward. holy interconnectivity Batman!

Although I did get 0 by putting in Kevin Bacon

Methos · September 14 2012, 02:47 PM

largest i've managed is three...

William Hartnell's Bacon number is 3

William Hartnell and Richard Attenborough appeared in Brighton Rock.

Richard Attenborough and Ariana Richards appeared in Jurassic Park.

Ariana Richards and Kevin Bacon appeared in Tremors.

M

Starkers · September 14 2012, 02:58 PM

Frazer Hines doesn't have a Bacon number! However given Patrick Troughton has a 3, that must mean he's a 4!

Ar-Pharazon · September 14 2012, 03:04 PM

Kyra Sedgwick is an obvious 1.

Sticking with the Doctor Who theme, Jon Pertwee & Colin Baker are 3's, but Tom Baker & Sylvester McCoy are 2's.

The TNG cast are all 2's.

Gary7 · September 14 2012, 06:27 PM

I've actually met Kevin Bacon, so "virtually" you're all number 2.

(unless of course the "bacon number" implies that you need a professional connection!)

CorporalClegg · September 14 2012, 07:37 PM

Centuries from now, anthropologists are going to look back at us and think we have some weird obsession with cured pork.

Oh wait...

I admit this is really fun though!

Theodore Jay Miller · September 14 2012, 09:37 PM

I like this one:
http://oracleofbacon.org/

It uses IMDB as a source.

My 11-year-old-niece, Caroline Rosenblum, is an aspring actress; she's done some short films, and has an IMDB entry. So Oracle of Bacon can tell me she has a Bacon number of 3; Google Bacon didn't.

Mr. Laser Beam · September 14 2012, 09:42 PM

My favorite actor, Vaughn Armstrong, has a Bacon Number of 3!

Vaughn Armstrong and Joseph Williamson appeared in Fruit of Labor.
Joseph Williamson and John Laughlin appeared in Fortress.
John Laughlin and Kevin Bacon appeared in Footloose.

September 14 2012, 05:55 AM	#1
gturner Admiral Location: Kentucky	Google adds Bacon numbers Just type a celebrities name and add "bacon number" and Google will give you their Bacon number, and how they connect to Kevin Bacon. This will change the Internet forever.

September 14 2012, 07:42 AM	#2
Starbreaker Fleet Admiral	Re: Google adds Bacon numbers Almost everybody I tried was 2 or less. Kind of scary.

September 14 2012, 09:45 AM	#3
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: Google adds Bacon numbers Finding the highest Bacon number, could be a game in itself. __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

September 14 2012, 11:58 AM	#4
abeardall Commander Location: Rockville, MD, usa	Re: Google adds Bacon numbers Highest I found was Liam McIntyre from "Spartacus: Vengeance" at 4. __________________ "...hope, prosperity, discovery, and wonder." If any four words could describe Star Trek, it'd be those four. Well said. -A response to one of my posts by Nathan Hale Bridger (quoting my words)

September 14 2012, 01:58 PM	#5
Australis Writer Location: The Electric Age	Re: Google adds Bacon numbers Peter Garrett, Aust Education Minister and former lead singer for Midnight Oil - no number Colin Friels, Aust actor - 2 Jack Thompson, Aust actor - no number (which is odd, considering he was in Star Wars 2 and Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil and Broken Arrow). Leonard Nimoy - 2 (though it's a cheat because it's based in Star Trek having Greg Grunberg, and Grunberg was barely in it, only his voice, and deleted scenes don't count). __________________ I will not accept tyranny, any tyranny, even that of Heaven - Terry Pratchett. Always choose cognac over cocaine. -- Jon Lord Last edited by Australis; September 14 2012 at 02:18 PM.

STAR TREK

CSI

ABOUT US

September 14 2012, 02:24 PM	#7
Maple Dog Lieutenant Commander Location: Montreal Canada	Re: Google adds Bacon numbers For fun i google the name of a french actor,who was famous for his policeman role,and i got This BTW i tried with my name to see if it was not a fluke,and got no bacon number. __________________ MapleDog's Blog

September 14 2012, 02:27 PM	#8
Starkers Admiral Location: Behind enemy lines...	Re: Google adds Bacon numbers Addictive isn't it! Best I have so far is 3 with Burt Ward. holy interconnectivity Batman! Although I did get 0 by putting in Kevin Bacon __________________ Werewolves on the Moon Now with Star Trek Into Darkness review The Devils of Amber Street

September 14 2012, 02:47 PM	#9
Methos First Officer: USS Aventine Location: Hiding under Gaila's bed...	Re: Google adds Bacon numbers largest i've managed is three... William Hartnell's Bacon number is 3 William Hartnell and Richard Attenborough appeared in Brighton Rock. Richard Attenborough and Ariana Richards appeared in Jurassic Park. Ariana Richards and Kevin Bacon appeared in Tremors. M __________________ In Russia, a 122 year old man has passed away, he credited his long life to abtaining from alcohol, tobacco and women. His last words were "I've made a huge mistake."

September 14 2012, 02:58 PM	#10
Starkers Admiral Location: Behind enemy lines...	Re: Google adds Bacon numbers Frazer Hines doesn't have a Bacon number! However given Patrick Troughton has a 3, that must mean he's a 4! __________________ Werewolves on the Moon Now with Star Trek Into Darkness review The Devils of Amber Street

September 14 2012, 03:04 PM	#11
Ar-Pharazon Admiral of the Rear	Re: Google adds Bacon numbers Kyra Sedgwick is an obvious 1. Sticking with the Doctor Who theme, Jon Pertwee & Colin Baker are 3's, but Tom Baker & Sylvester McCoy are 2's. The TNG cast are all 2's. __________________ Rimmer, on what period of history to live in- “Well, It’d be the 19th century for me, one of Napoleon’s marshals. The chance to march across Europe with the greatest general of all time and kill Belgians” - (White Hole).

September 14 2012, 06:27 PM	#12
Gary7 Rear Admiral Location: Near Manhattan ··· in an alternate reality	Re: Google adds Bacon numbers I've actually met Kevin Bacon, so "virtually" you're all number 2. (unless of course the "bacon number" implies that you need a professional connection!) __________________ Remembering Ensign Mallory.

September 14 2012, 07:37 PM	#13
CorporalClegg Vice Admiral Location: Nuevo México	Re: Google adds Bacon numbers Centuries from now, anthropologists are going to look back at us and think we have some weird obsession with cured pork. Oh wait... I admit this is really fun though!

September 14 2012, 09:37 PM	#14
Theodore Jay Miller Commodore Location: Howard Beach, NY, USA	Re: Google adds Bacon numbers I like this one: http://oracleofbacon.org/ It uses IMDB as a source. My 11-year-old-niece, Caroline Rosenblum, is an aspring actress; she's done some short films, and has an IMDB entry. So Oracle of Bacon can tell me she has a Bacon number of 3; Google Bacon didn't.

September 14 2012, 09:42 PM	#15
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Google adds Bacon numbers My favorite actor, Vaughn Armstrong, has a Bacon Number of 3! Vaughn Armstrong and Joseph Williamson appeared in Fruit of Labor. Joseph Williamson and John Laughlin appeared in Fortress. John Laughlin and Kevin Bacon appeared in Footloose. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.