The handshake theory

[benzman]

We are all familiar with the 'six degrees of separation' theory? Well, in a book I am currently reading the author proposes a 'handshake' theory. The idea is, you shake the hand of a famous person who has shaken the hand of another famous person, and that puts you one handshake away from the other famous person. A few years ago I very briefly met and shook hands with Buzz Aldrin, so I guess that means I am one handshake away from Neil Armstrong!

[CrazedGunman502]

Huh? And what does this have to do with KSP?

[FlamedSteak]

I'd be ecstatic to meet any Apollo astronaught. Unfiortunately they don't make their way down this side of the globe all that often.

[Specialist290]

This sounds like something for the Space Lounge. Moving there.

Sadly, I can't say I've shaken hands with anyone who's ever shaken hands directly with an astronaut. I did hold a brief conversation with a store owner whose father worked as a technician at one of the NASA facilities back in the '60s, however, so I might be at least two handshakes away from one if he ever shook hands directly with an astronaut.

[astropapi1]

Huh? And what does this have to do with KSP?

Nothing. That's why he posted on the space lounge.

[Godot]

We are all familiar with the 'six degrees of separation' theory? Well, in a book I am currently reading the author proposes a 'handshake' theory. The idea is, you shake the hand of a famous person who has shaken the hand of another famous person, and that puts you one handshake away from the other famous person. A few years ago I very briefly met and shook hands with Buzz Aldrin, so I guess that means I am one handshake away from Neil Armstrong!

And surely also 1 handshake away from several american presidents and their wives

[Lordherrmann]

I had the honour to meet german astronaut Ulf Merbold, who had the honour of flying into space with John Young: According to this theory I'm one handshake away from John Young and probably two from the rest of the Gemini and Apollo astronauts.