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It seems a year out to me. The original radio series was broadcast in 1978, so 42 is now 43. --Spoiler alert-- And the answer 42 turned out to be "What do you get if you multiply six by nine" in The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.
It's not by nine
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It's not by nine
The ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything is indeed asking what is 6 multiplied by 9. (42 of course, as any well-read high school student could tell us.)
1) The ultimate question was 6 * 9 = ? and the universe makes no sense at all.
2) The ultimate question was 6 * 7 = ? and the universe has no deeper meaning.
Both are possible, and the ambiguity suggests he wanted to say both.
It seems a year out to me. The original radio series was broadcast in 1978, so 42 is now 43. --Spoiler alert-- And the answer 42 turned out to be "What do you get if you multiply six by nine" in The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.
It's not by nine
It seems a year out to me. The original radio series was broadcast in 1978, so 42 is now 43. --Spoiler alert-- And the answer 42 turned out to be "What do you get if you multiply six by nine" in The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.
It seems a year out to me. The original radio series was broadcast in 1978, so 42 is now 43. --Spoiler alert-- And the answer 42 turned out to be "What do you get if you multiply six by nine" in The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.
... Alas, it was just a random number he came up with, without any deeper meaning. I was a bit disappointed, although I'm sure he would have found my serious speculation about it extremely funny.
Why is the answer to "the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything" the number 42? An interesting Christian twist might be ... * GIVEN ... * the number of (hu)mankind, 3x for emphasis in some contexts where humans want to stand completely alone, is "666" * the atom for human is "6" * the number most often associated with divinity in the bible is "7" * THEN ... * the product of interaction of the divine…
I thought it's that you have to cross 42 bridges in your life.
I like the theory that 42 was chosen because ASCII 42 is *, as in the wildcard character. It matches everything!
Damn, took me a moment; I'm so used to seeing 0x41414141 (AAAA) that I didn't notice you were talking in base 10 ;)
It seems a year out to me. The original radio series was broadcast in 1978, so 42 is now 43. --Spoiler alert-- And the answer 42 turned out to be "What do you get if you multiply six by nine" in The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.
Well one thing I believe is: `The meaning of life is to find meaning in life`
Another quote I live by is, by Bukowski:
“Find what you love and let it kill you” – Charles Bukowski
I mean it makes sense right? Many people just haven't found their passion and go round like headless chickens!