Comments on: Six Degrees of Separation

By: Melitta Smith

Melitta Smith — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:32:00 +0000

How many of the packages were never received by the intended recipient? This speaks to a lack of commitment on the part of a link in the chain, not the degrees of separation. And how many took more steps? And how many took less? The number 6 is an average. We are finding more and more the mathematical, including spatial, time, and geometric synchronizations in nature, i.e. everything. There are other theories that are similar such as fractals, Fibonacci numbers, that can predict relationships found occurring in nature. Since we are animals, a component of nature, why would we be outside the realm of natural law? Yes, we can think for ourselves, but I challenge you to identify one idea you have had or thought about that has not been influenced by some other person, which includes our personal preferences that are influenced by our genetic heritage.
The real found info is the hub theory that flies in the face of the central limit theorem that says with large enough numbers, and all else equal a graph will be the normal, or bell shape for measuring almost anything. The hub theory found a skewed graph with large numbers (a few people who know a lot of people) focused on one end and “falling off a cliff.”

By: Melitta Smith

Melitta Smith — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:37:00 +0000

HaHa–this very thing happened in a hole in the wall pizza place where two brothers named Smith randomly happened to be picking up pizza at the same time. When the cook called out “Smith” they said “which one?” She threw the pizza to the top of the oven and said “when you figure it out let me know.” True story. Does this help take the average down to 6 degrees?

By: Anita Rodriguez-Diaz

Anita Rodriguez-Diaz — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:37:00 +0000

How dumb you must be then … LISTEN

By: Anita Rodriguez-Diaz

Anita Rodriguez-Diaz — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:33:00 +0000

How dumb you must be then

By: Anita Rodriguez-Diaz

Anita Rodriguez-Diaz — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:45:00 +0000

BUT we are not CRICKETS , we are SPIRITUAL BEINGS…. but yes we are all connected… one realizes this and its left amaze…. synchronization

By: david o leary

david o leary — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:35:00 +0000

first 2 minutes…this may help us to fight terrorism,fight global pandemic…..nwo propaganda alert goes off in head.press stop find new doc to watch

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:05:00 +0000

Terrible documentary, just hype on everything being related not one shread of explanation why. So a package got to it’s destination, what was the chain? A waste of time to watch.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:11:00 +0000

Actually this really works for me and Johnny Depp.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:37:00 +0000

Aww, I love it when nerdy maths guys “discover” something that is a well known spiritual truth, and they get all giddy and excited about it. No really, it’s totally cute. Well, good for them, and it never hurts to be reminded how connected the world is – not just people, but everything.
I remember playing Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon way back when – but we soon got tired of that and started to do it with any public figure we wanted. It wasn’t too long before we discovered for ourselves what a universal idea Six Degrees is.

By: Daryl Walters

Daryl Walters — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:47:00 +0000

Good doc! I’d heard the phrase, now I know what it is. It started as a myth and now is a new science. Fascinating!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:15:00 +0000

What an interesting documentary. On the one hand, a great description of the importants of networks, hubs, relationships and sharing. This could be advanced, but it is not “new”. On the other hand, the focus on a principle of 6 steps of connection between all people and the conclusion that it “works” is really strange (coming from scientists and mathematician). The data the documentary presented shows that only 7.5% tests complied with the 6 steps of connection between all people theory, and 92.5% of the tests failed to meet the criteria.

By: Shanaka De Silva

Shanaka De Silva — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 05:50:00 +0000

I love the subtleties of the discovery and the presentation it self. Like how the bug on the blackboard suddenly flap its wings lol.. nicely done.
Kudos to ppl with such passion, madness and curiosity.

By: Gary V

Gary V — Mon, 16 May 2011 18:25:00 +0000

Fascinating, I really enjoyed this doc & learned something from it.

By: M A

M A — Tue, 10 May 2011 03:09:00 +0000

This doc is no longer available :(

By: can

can — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:29:43 +0000

can I find subtitles in English?