# URL Shenanigans (#220)

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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 14, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/url-shenanigans-220/175445 "2009-09-14T02:59:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![danmcb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/13edae/32.png) [@danmcb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/danmcb)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/url-shenanigans-220/175445/1 "2009-09-14T02:59:06Z")

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## URL Shenanigans (#220)

Wassail Rubyists,

This week’s quiz was submitted by Anonymous.

URL shorteners: love them or hate them, they exist. So why not have  
some fun? The challenge is to use URL shortening services to create  
the longest chain to your favorite web page. Your program should take  
in as parameters the final URL that all the “shorteners” link to, and  
the number of links in the chain. Word to the wise: most services  
refuse “shorten” their own links, so you will probably need to use at  
least two.

Bonus: Create a 1000+ chain of URLs that form a cycle.

Have Fun!

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**Author:** ![danmcb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/13edae/32.png) [@danmcb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/danmcb)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/url-shenanigans-220/175445/2 "2009-11-01T00:00:48Z")

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