π% of 1337 ≈ 42

Post by norswap » Fri, Jun 25, 2010, 3:23 PM UTC

pohl wrote: post #6

jbhelms wrote: post #3

I only saw the movie, in the book did they ever mention why 42 is the meaning of everything?

It's "the answer to life, the universe, and everything", a result arrived at after a mind-bogglingly powerful computer thought for millennia. After revealing this result, it was soon discovered that the answer only made sense if one knew the question - which no one did. (If I'm recalling correctly.) But now we know the question is "what is pi perent of leet, rounded to the nearest integer?"

Post by kyteland » Fri, Jun 25, 2010, 4:10 PM UTC

Post by greyfade » Fri, Jun 25, 2010, 4:41 PM UTC

jbhelms wrote: post #3

I only saw the movie, in the book did they ever mention why 42 is the meaning of everything?

Post by edge17 » Fri, Jun 25, 2010, 6:30 PM UTC

mattmillr wrote: post #10

pohl wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's "the answer to life, the universe, and everything", a result arrived at after a mind-bogglingly powerful computer thought for millennia. After revealing this result, it was soon discovered that the answer only made sense if one knew the question - which no one did. (If I'm recalling correctly.) But now we know the question is "what is pi perent of leet, rounded to the nearest integer?"

So they built a more-mind-bogglingly powerful computer to compute the question. You really should read the book(s) to find out what happens next...

Post by grinnbearit » Fri, Jun 25, 2010, 7:08 PM UTC

edge17 wrote: post #17

mattmillr wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So they built a more-mind-bogglingly powerful computer to compute the question. You really should read the book(s) to find out what happens next...

maybe i'm a bit slow on the uptake this morning, but what's the book you're referring to..?