Bored? Try Out Google's New 'Bacon Number' Feature

For anyone that spends a lot of time on the computer, Google is usually a go-to source of finding useful and sometimes random information.

Recently, they’ve released a plethora of “Google doodles” that enable users to play mini-games before using the massive search engine—perhaps none better than the newly unveiled “Bacon Number.”

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While it’s not technically a game per-say, Google has enabled its search engine to immediately identify how many degrees of separation exist between various celebrities and acting legend Kevin Bacon.

As a man who’s been in what seems like 8,215 different movies, Bacon has become the source of entertainment for plenty of long car rides in my life as I’ve played “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” with friends and family. However, now with Google’s new capability, people can immediately learn how many degrees separate their favorite celebrities from the man made famous in 1984’s Footloose.

After trying for nearly 30 minutes to find someone with more than six degrees of separation from Bacon, I failed. I couldn’t even think of someone who didn’t have more than four degrees of separation (It’s cheating if you look up random actors/actresses).

So, if you’ve got some time to kill this Friday afternoon or you’re just waiting for that clock to strike 5 p.m., head on over to Google and see if you can find someone with more than four degrees of separation from Mr. Kevin Bacon.

If you honestly can think of someone that has more than four degrees of separation, I want to know! Tell me in the comments.