[Az-Geocaching] One Degree project?

[Jared Ross]

There does seem to be some confusion here. The idea behind "One Degree  of Separation" is something far bigger than geocaching and really has  nothing to do with degrees of lat or lon. 
  
  Some time in the 90s a game came about known as The Six Degrees of  Kevin Bacon. Chances are you're familiar with atleast one or two movies  that has stared Kevin Bacon. It's believed that he has been in so many  movies that you can take ANY other actor/actress and "link" them to  Kevin Bacon within 6 steps (or degrees). For example I'll use Jamie  Foxx (since he was recently mentioned in another listserv email)
  
  Jamie Foxx is 2 degrees separated from Kevin Bacon. Here's how:
  Jamie Foxx was in Booty Call (1997) with David Hemblen.
  David Hemblen was in Where The Truth Lies (2005) with Kevin Bacon.
  
  Starting to make sense?
  
  So the ODS project is an attempt to encourage/promote this idea of the  "small world phenomenon". So for a Geocaching example, I am One degree  separated from CCCooperAgency:
  CCCooperAgency and I have both found Dunedin Happy Trails Travelbug Hostel in Florida.
  
  I haven't done any further searching through their enormous profile but  because of my link with them I could easily link you to CCCooperAgency  with just 2 Degrees:
  
  ropingthewind and AZBliss02 both found the cache "Full Count".
  AZBliss02 and CCCooperAgency both found the cache "Dunedin Happy Trails Travelbug Hostel"
  
  However this really isn't difficult given the large number of finds  that they have. The goal of this ODS project is to find a way to link a  cacher with only 1 find to EVERY other cacher in the world. (A bit  unrealistic in my opinion, but whatever)
  
  I hope that provides a little more clarity. For more info on "Degrees  of Separation" check it out on Wikipedia:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon
  
  Enjoy!
  Jared of AZBliss02

Roping The Wind <arizcowboy at hotmail.com> wrote:  
>From: ShadowAce <>
>Reply-To: listserv at azgeocaching.com
>To: listserv at azgeocaching.com
>Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] One Degree project?
>Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 22:26:34 -0700
>
>It is a project started by some to help encourage micro spew. Mainly the
>goal is to get a cache every 530 feet throughout the globe.

Actually, one degree would be about 60 miles. So, that was what I was 
thinking... they basically want to create a 'grid' pattern of caches every 
one degree in all directions?  Each of these caches would be titled ODS: 
(team name). Thus seperating all geocachers by 1 degree. Interesting idea, I 
must say. Quite the undertaking by the guy that started this project. I see 
he actually gathered something like 13,000 cache containers (are all these 
consistant?) and logsheets to disperse to other cachers around the world?

I looked at one of these caches and I see it isnt actually at a confluence 
of degrees. I would think all the caches should be at actual degree 
confluences. At any rate, the idea is to have another geocacher find one of 
these caches and then take a seed cache and hide it somewhere else one 
degree away?

I dont see anything too negative about this project. Although I do feel it 
promotes 'quantity over quality'. I think geocaching should be leaning 
toward the opposite. I mean, It's not like anyone is every going to find 
every single cache in Arizona! Why promote placing so many more out there? 
The project will, however, create some interesting locations for caches, as 
hiders will be forced to expand outward from the starting point. ???  Is 
there going to be a map posted on the web site showing the current locations 
of all these ODS caches? (I guess I could download all of them and open them 
in a Mapsource file.. that would be interesting to see).

ODS: One Degree of Seperation? or OverDoSe?

Scott
Team Ropingthewind


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