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Best 5 Minute Time Waster: Google 'Bacon Number' and an Actor's Name

Google has a "game" that allows you to see how many degrees of separation an actor or actress is from Kevin Bacon.

Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Aniston are a 1.

Kevin Bacon and Charlie Chaplin are a 2.

What does it all mean? It's google's new tool to tell you how many degrees of separation a celebrity is from Kevin Bacon. Surprisingly (or perhaps not), it's hard to find any actor or actress that is more than two degrees away from Bacon.

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For instance when you google: bacon number George Clooney, the following appears:

George Clooney's Bacon number is 2.

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The game is a great way to take a mini work break on a Friday and see if you can find anyone six degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon.

What is the highest Bacon number you can find? Tell us in comments. 


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