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**allmyflights** · 07-21-2007, 08:34 AM

I just managed to get from Ahmadinejad to deja vu, after about an hour and a half of reading.

Ahmadinejad > Iran > Persian language > Japan (wondered what the second most common language was) > Ainu language > Ainu > Native Americans > Models of migration to the new world > Pre-Columbian Trans-Oceanic contact > Atlantis > Edgar Cayce > John Titor > Paranormal > Deja Vu

I know a fair bit more about these subjects now though, so can't really complain.

**klnbgqr** · 07-21-2007, 08:54 AM

Yeah, I also go on these wild adventures. Yeah, it's annoying.

**GVsdJZ2H** · 07-21-2007, 11:38 AM

A couple schoolmates and I used to have Wikipedia races sometimes in class. The goal would be to start from the same article and get to a predetermined one that was entirely unrelated without doing any typing. It was a pretty fun way to pass the time.

**Lotyqnag** · 07-21-2007, 02:36 PM

Dude...

http://futuremark.yougamers.com/foru...ead.php?t=9482

**GVsdJZ2H** · 07-21-2007, 11:58 PM

hehe, i felt like a moron for an minute, but then I realized that the other thread was more than a year old..

It's good to see we're not the only ones to do that though.

**Flerdourdyged** · 07-22-2007, 04:11 AM

I know what you mean. I sometimes will have 50 tabs open in Firefox just reading up on things.

**mortgrhhh** · 07-22-2007, 04:48 AM

I know what you mean. I sometimes will have 50 tabs open in Firefox just reading up on things.

i drag tabs between firefox on another monitor...

it sure is a fun way to becoming a nerd...

**Qesomud** · 07-22-2007, 05:02 AM

I do it constantly. Wiki is definitely addicting, long wild tangents.[thumbup]

**DoctorWeryDolt** · 07-22-2007, 01:56 PM

I thought I was the only one that did that...

**Flerdourdyged** · 07-22-2007, 09:19 PM

Wikipedia is going to create a race of super nerds... Thank goodness there's Conservapedia to balance it all out.

**GVsdJZ2H** · 07-23-2007, 01:20 AM

Wikipedia is going to create a race of super nerds... Thank goodness there's Conservapedia to balance it all out.

I realized the irony of it all when I read your post and decided to type "Conservapedia" in my Wikipedia search box... It looks like it's the Fox News of wikis... not that there's anything wrong with that..

**Gadarett** · 07-23-2007, 02:03 AM

I have become a big fan of wikipedia

it is simply THE most beautiful creation on the internet. It is the 21st century Library of Alexandria

07-21-2007, 08:34 AM	#1
allmyflights Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 391 Senior Member	Wikipedia is annoyingly addictive I just managed to get from Ahmadinejad to deja vu, after about an hour and a half of reading. Ahmadinejad > Iran > Persian language > Japan (wondered what the second most common language was) > Ainu language > Ainu > Native Americans > Models of migration to the new world > Pre-Columbian Trans-Oceanic contact > Atlantis > Edgar Cayce > John Titor > Paranormal > Deja Vu I know a fair bit more about these subjects now though, so can't really complain. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-21-2007, 08:54 AM	#2
klnbgqr Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 462 Senior Member	Yeah, I also go on these wild adventures. Yeah, it's annoying. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-21-2007, 11:38 AM	#3
GVsdJZ2H Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 442 Senior Member	A couple schoolmates and I used to have Wikipedia races sometimes in class. The goal would be to start from the same article and get to a predetermined one that was entirely unrelated without doing any typing. It was a pretty fun way to pass the time. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-21-2007, 02:36 PM	#4
Lotyqnag Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 384 Senior Member	Dude... http://futuremark.yougamers.com/foru...ead.php?t=9482 Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-21-2007, 11:58 PM	#5
GVsdJZ2H Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 442 Senior Member	hehe, i felt like a moron for an minute, but then I realized that the other thread was more than a year old.. It's good to see we're not the only ones to do that though. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-22-2007, 04:11 AM	#6
Flerdourdyged Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 487 Senior Member	I know what you mean. I sometimes will have 50 tabs open in Firefox just reading up on things. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-22-2007, 04:48 AM	#7
mortgrhhh Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 320 Senior Member	I know what you mean. I sometimes will have 50 tabs open in Firefox just reading up on things. i drag tabs between firefox on another monitor... it sure is a fun way to becoming a nerd... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-22-2007, 05:02 AM	#8
Qesomud Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 410 Senior Member	I do it constantly. Wiki is definitely addicting, long wild tangents.[thumbup] Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-22-2007, 01:56 PM	#9
DoctorWeryDolt Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 373 Senior Member	I thought I was the only one that did that... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-22-2007, 09:19 PM	#10
Flerdourdyged Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 487 Senior Member	Wikipedia is going to create a race of super nerds... Thank goodness there's Conservapedia to balance it all out. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-23-2007, 01:20 AM	#11
GVsdJZ2H Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 442 Senior Member	Wikipedia is going to create a race of super nerds... Thank goodness there's Conservapedia to balance it all out. I realized the irony of it all when I read your post and decided to type "Conservapedia" in my Wikipedia search box... It looks like it's the Fox News of wikis... not that there's anything wrong with that.. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-23-2007, 02:03 AM	#12
Gadarett Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 445 Senior Member	I have become a big fan of wikipedia it is simply THE most beautiful creation on the internet. It is the 21st century Library of Alexandria Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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