Silliness Life, the Universe and Everything

wodin · 04-02-2019, 04:45 PM

A Mathematician Just Solved a Deceptively Simple Puzzle That Has Boggled Minds for 64 Years.

Quote:

But this state of affairs should come as no surprise to fans of Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" book series, which says that the number 42 is actually the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything. In Adams' books, it took a supercomputer 7.5 million years of processing time to come up with this answer.

badgoodDeb · 04-03-2019, 03:28 PM

Ok. That's a VERY weird solution, he came up with. This, on the other hand, is elegant: 2^3 + 1^3 + (-1)^3 = 8.

The latter isn't new, but I hadn't seen this type question before.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
There is Strangeness in the Universe	PhilipChen	Self-Promotions by Authors and Publishers	0	05-06-2011 05:30 AM
The scale of the universe	kennyc	Lounge	16	10-27-2010 05:04 AM
Unutterably Silly What is YOUR answer to the Question of Life, the Universe and Everything?	Nakor	Lounge	59	03-21-2010 08:12 PM
Baens Universe	weateallthepies	Deals and Resources (No Self-Promotion or Affiliate Links)	0	09-25-2009 04:11 AM

04-03-2019, 03:28 PM	#2
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Ok. That's a VERY weird solution, he came up with. This, on the other hand, is elegant: 2^3 + 1^3 + (-1)^3 = 8. The latter isn't new, but I hadn't seen this type question before.

Advert