How many times can I click "Random Article" on Wikipedia before I find something interesting?
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Posted by Dragoon on August 7, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Alright, I'm on Wikipedia. My objective is to click Random Article until I find something that I could imagine anyone actually caring about.

6:15 PM

I've completed my first clicking of Random Article. The result was "Shillingstone Quarry," a one line article about a "Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest" in Dorset, England. It is 8.13 hectares, in case you were wondering. Let us continue...

6:19 PM

Alright, after only three clicks, I would say that my mission was accomplished. On the second click I got an article about US Ranger body armor, which seemed at first like it was interesting, but upon actually reading it I learned that it in fact wasn't. But one more click brought me to "Treatment of Human Head Lice," an article complete with a lengthy list of lice treatments, treatments that should be avoided at all costs, and this painting.

Join me next time for another exciting episode of "How many times can I click 'Random Article' on Wikipedia before I find something interesting!" And remember, it is not recommended that children's heads be shaved for prevention or control of lice due to the psychological damage children might experience!

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