42 in hitchhikers guide to the galaxy
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There are forty two rules in Cricket. http://www.rulescricket.co.uk/ Douglas Adams LOVED cricket, 'cuz it was English.
This is the only answer I see that fits.
Also, Adams was an atheist, so the 42 thing is just a gag for the book. XD
This is the only answer I see that fits.
Also, Adams was an atheist, so the 42 thing is just a gag for the book. XD
There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for, and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizzarly inexpliccable.
There is another theory; which states that this has already happened.
There is yet a third theory, which suggests that both of the first two theories were concocted by a whiley Editor of The Hitchhickers' Guide to the Galaxy, in order to increase Universal levels of uncertainty and paranoia, and so boost the sales of the Guide.
There is another theory; which states that this has already happened.
There is yet a third theory, which suggests that both of the first two theories were concocted by a whiley Editor of The Hitchhickers' Guide to the Galaxy, in order to increase Universal levels of uncertainty and paranoia, and so boost the sales of the Guide.
if it's my 2 cents up against the wall, i'd like to clarify my point
what i meant was that in finding an answer, we effectivly have quantified the Universe. that quote was taken from the original radio series of tHHQttG (start of the second 'season'), and it basicly suggests that in understanding the universe, we will end it, and replace it with something even harder to quantify
what i meant was that in finding an answer, we effectivly have quantified the Universe. that quote was taken from the original radio series of tHHQttG (start of the second 'season'), and it basicly suggests that in understanding the universe, we will end it, and replace it with something even harder to quantify
Looking at all the evidence throughout the books, 42 isn't even the correct answer so all the theories that don't involve 'It's merely a gag' can already be dismissed unless Douglas Adams was actually thinking seriously about the number before deciding to buzzkill the entire idea in the third book.We'll never know
Then again, Stephen Fry does insist that Adams(as much as he insisted it was a completely random number) told him the secret behind 42 and that the reason he chose it is "fascinating, extraordinary and, when you think hard about it, completely obvious.". Still, he refuses to share it with anyone claiming that he'll take the secret to his grave.
Then again, Stephen Fry does insist that Adams(as much as he insisted it was a completely random number) told him the secret behind 42 and that the reason he chose it is "fascinating, extraordinary and, when you think hard about it, completely obvious.". Still, he refuses to share it with anyone claiming that he'll take the secret to his grave.
It is not really a matter of them foreseeing the future, as I said: they are Pan Dimensional Beings who exist in a reality beyond our normal Space-time continuum. That means they are outside time as we know it, but not time as they know it in their dimension - hence the long wait for Deep Thought's answer (as Deep Thought exists in their reality not ours). So, the practical upshot of all this is that the Vogon conspiracy involving a bunch of high-powered psychiatrists to build a Hyperspace Bypass through the Sol system was anticipated by Deep Thought along with the Plural notion of that sector of space that made it relatively easy for the race who were more intelligent than the Pan Dimensional Beings to restore the Earth at the beginning of 'So Long and Thanks for all the Fish'. Namely, the:Josdeb said:
Dolphins.
What did Graham Chapman say when Douglas Adams asked him what the answer to life, the universe and everything was?
You mean a Froopy Drood?Whiskyjakk said:
I believe that the question is the simple equation 42=?
oddly enough the number 42 has been around me my whole life, and i had never seen the hitch hikers guide to the galaxy or even heard of it till the movie came out a few years back and when the answer was spoken by deep thought i cracked up... i also think im clinically insane 
but my answer... would be, ATRO Attention To Round Objects (for i believe the answer lies within them, also Penguins are a factor in there)
but my answer... would be, ATRO Attention To Round Objects (for i believe the answer lies within them, also Penguins are a factor in there)
is it possible that the number is merely a representation of what its made of?JakubK666 said:
numbers, even numbers, the word even... could it be, that the meaning of life is that life is even in every way, that there is no good, no bad, no right nor wrong that life is meant to be played out on the fine line that can only be classified as 42
