6 degrees of separation theory

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I just read an intriguing article on the very serious BBC site about the 6 degrees of separation theory linking everyone on earth. This article gives credit to the theory by quoting an experiment made by People over at Microsoft.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7539329.stm

Anyways what do you guys think of that theory ? personally I can't make head or tails of it. I mean according to that theory, I know someone who knows someone who knows someone who knows someone who knows someone who knows the president of the United States
Also I know someone who knows someone who knows someone who knows someone who knows someone who knows Osama Bin Laden etc ...

Well you get the idea behind that theory