π% of 1337 ≈ 42

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Post by twobar » Fri, Jun 25, 2010, 2:57 PM UTC

π% of 1337 ≈ 42
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Re: π% of 1337 ≈ 42

#2

Post by martythemaniak » Fri, Jun 25, 2010, 3:11 PM UTC

Whoa.

Re: π% of 1337 ≈ 42

#3

Post by jbhelms » Fri, Jun 25, 2010, 3:12 PM UTC

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

Re: π% of 1337 ≈ 42

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Post by Tichy » Fri, Jun 25, 2010, 3:15 PM UTC

2*23-4 = 42

Re: π% of 1337 ≈ 42

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Post by jasonlotito » Fri, Jun 25, 2010, 3:18 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?

Yes.

Re: π% of 1337 ≈ 42

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Post by pohl » Fri, Jun 25, 2010, 3:18 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?

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?"

Re: π% of 1337 ≈ 42

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Post by spicyj » Fri, Jun 25, 2010, 3:18 PM UTC

Just about 42.0030938. Impressive.

Re: π% of 1337 ≈ 42

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Post by twobar » Fri, Jun 25, 2010, 3:20 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?

42 was just a joke by Douglas Adams.

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.douglas-adams/msg/d10...

Re: π% of 1337 ≈ 42

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Post by hitonagashi » Fri, Jun 25, 2010, 3:22 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?"

In a later book, they also reveal the question...kinda.

Re: π% of 1337 ≈ 42

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Post by mattmillr » Fri, Jun 25, 2010, 3:22 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?"

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...