![]() ![]() "Anybody who is in modern Hollywood is basically two degrees from Kevin Bacon," said Patrick Reynolds, a computer scientist who runs the Oracle of Bacon site, which has been doing basically the same thing as the Google function since 1995 using the Internet Movie Database to analyze connection data. With the introduction of this new function, it quickly became clear that the Bacon Number is not the hallowed symbol for Hollywood connectivity it once seemed, with most results showing an easy four or fewer associations to get to the actor. ![]() To aid the search for those connections, Google incorporated an Easter Egg search function on Thursday that makes it possible for people to search "Bacon Number" followed by an actor's name and see how many steps it takes to link them to the Apollo 13 star. Six degrees of Elizabeth Olsen? Or how about six degrees of Sean Connery? Depending on the way you play the game, these actors make a more logical choice for the popular game which claims that it is always possible to connect Kevin Bacon to another Hollywood actor in six or fewer associations. ![]()
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