Are we all connected?

Today, in Science Daily Online we bring you a phenomenon that seems recent, but has actually been studied for over 100 years.Do you want to know what it is?

Theory of the Six Degrees of Separation confirms that any individual on our planet is connected to another with a set/chain of acquaintances with no more than 5 points of union or links.Based on this theory, only 6 steps separate us from another person on Earth.Six levels or degrees.

The initial idea arose in 1929 by the writer Frigyes Karinth , in a story called Chains.

Only 6 levels separate us from a stranger

Later, in 1967, Stanley Milgran , a well-known sociologist, investigated this phenomenon with an experiment to prove the theory.To do this, American inhabitants of the Central part participated-West of America , c on the objective of delivering a package to a stranger in the city of Massachusetts, located thousands of kilometers away.The idea was to provide data such as the name, general location and location of the recipient.With this information, the one who delivered the package had that find a first recipient who knew directly and was more likely to connect with the final recipient in one way or another. Those who received the package, should follow the same condition , so that the chain would advance until the recipient was found.

Are we all connected?

Those who intervened in the experiments thought that many intermediaries would be needed to reach the final participant, others believed that dozens and most thought that this could not happen, that it was impossible.The result? Only 5 to 7 intermester were required daily .

Based on this theory, each person has a family connection, friends or acquaintances to about 100 people.If each of these people connects in the same way with another 100, Anyone can send a package to 10,000 more individuals asking their acquaintances to send the shipment to their acquaintances.

If these 10,000 people have another 100 acquaintances , the network extends to 1,000,000 people who are connected on a third level, and so on until they reach 1,000,000,000,000 in 6th grade .

Did you find interesting what Does the theory of the Six Degrees of Separation ? If you consider it curious, you may also like " The Disturbing Valley Theory: maybe you have experienced it ".

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