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WT Sharpe · 07-13-2010, 10:50 AM

Forty-two?

happy_terd · 07-13-2010, 11:45 AM

Do you know what 42 actually means?

WT Sharpe · 07-13-2010, 12:47 PM

The answer to Life, the Universe, and how many times must a man look up, before he can see the sky?

happy_terd · 07-13-2010, 12:54 PM

Do you think it might have other meaning then what they are leading us to believe?

WT Sharpe · 07-13-2010, 01:06 PM

You mean like what do you get when you multiple six by nine in a base thirteen system?

Javed · 07-14-2010, 06:50 AM

Did the Babylonians, who were famous for their astronomical observations and calculations (aided by their invention of the abacus), use a sexagesimal (base-60) positional numeral system?

happy_terd · 07-14-2010, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

You mean like what do you get when you multiple six by nine in a base thirteen system?

Um sure, I guess you would know right?

GeoffC · 07-14-2010, 11:25 AM

Does 42 have any 'hidden meaning' .... ?

happy_terd · 07-14-2010, 11:30 AM

How come we seen the number, took it as a joke, and overlooked the real meaning?

Maybe 42 is made so simple so we would overlook what it meant?

Javed · 07-15-2010, 08:22 AM

Is forty-two actually Adams' tribute to the paperback book, and is it really the average number of lines on an average page of an average paperback book?

WT Sharpe · 07-15-2010, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happy_terd

How come we seen the number, took it as a joke, and overlooked the real meaning?

Maybe 42 is made so simple so we would overlook what it meant?

What do you think it means, happy_terd? Could Javed be right about it being a tribute to the average number of lines on the page of a paperback novel? Should we accept Douglas Adams' statement that it was just a coincidence that 6 x 9 works out to be 42 in a base 13 system, and that he was not consciously aware of that fact when he wrote it?

Could 42 be the revision number of the current simulated reality program version of which we are merely A.I. sub-routines?

GeoffC · 07-15-2010, 12:12 PM

Could 42 just be the forty-second number he thought of .....

poohbear_nc · 07-15-2010, 03:30 PM

Could Adams have been dyslexic and meant to write 24?

GeoffC · 07-15-2010, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Could Adams have been dyslexic and meant to write 24?

Do you mean dyscalculic ?

poohbear_nc · 07-15-2010, 06:08 PM

Didn't you know what I meant?

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07-13-2010, 10:50 AM	#1411
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Forty-two?

07-13-2010, 11:45 AM	#1412
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	Do you know what 42 actually means?

07-13-2010, 12:47 PM	#1413
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	The answer to Life, the Universe, and how many times must a man look up, before he can see the sky?

07-13-2010, 12:54 PM	#1414
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	Do you think it might have other meaning then what they are leading us to believe?

07-13-2010, 01:06 PM	#1415
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	You mean like what do you get when you multiple six by nine in a base thirteen system?

07-14-2010, 06:50 AM	#1416
Javed Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,270 Karma: 1126878541 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Astak Pocket PRO, iPod Touch, PRS-650	Did the Babylonians, who were famous for their astronomical observations and calculations (aided by their invention of the abacus), use a sexagesimal (base-60) positional numeral system?

07-14-2010, 11:25 AM	#1418
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Does 42 have any 'hidden meaning' .... ?

07-14-2010, 11:30 AM	#1419
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	How come we seen the number, took it as a joke, and overlooked the real meaning? Maybe 42 is made so simple so we would overlook what it meant?

07-15-2010, 08:22 AM	#1420
Javed Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,270 Karma: 1126878541 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Astak Pocket PRO, iPod Touch, PRS-650	Is forty-two actually Adams' tribute to the paperback book, and is it really the average number of lines on an average page of an average paperback book?

07-15-2010, 12:12 PM	#1422
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Could 42 just be the forty-second number he thought of .....

07-15-2010, 03:30 PM	#1423
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,647 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Could Adams have been dyslexic and meant to write 24?

07-15-2010, 06:08 PM	#1425
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,647 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Didn't you know what I meant?