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Ollaolas

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Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 10:16 pm

Tinnumir

I heard somewhere (I think it was on the H2G2 BBC DVD) that DNA and someone else actually sat down and figured out what is the funniest number of them all, and decided it was 42.

http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=510378

Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 11:11 am

Ollaolas

Tinnumir

I heard somewhere (I think it was on the H2G2 BBC DVD) that DNA and someone else actually sat down and figured out what is the funniest number of them all, and decided it was 42.

http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=510378

Yeah I'm probably not exactly right. It's been awhile since I've watched the extras on the dvd. Maybe one of these days when I get a day off I'll sit down and watch it all again. *is too busy for my own good*

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Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 4:20 am

squidocaster

Many cult-geeks have rattled their brains trying to figure out Deep Thought's calculations, and I've found it. (The cult-geek to end all cult-geeks.)

Life, the Universe, and Everything.
1 conjunction + 1 article. (=2)
3 nouns.
28 letters in all.
Divide 28 by 2. (=14)
Multiply the 14 by 3. (=42!!!)

It only took my a few minutes to come up with it, too. I wonder if Douglas Adams actually got 42 that way...

okay if i ever meet you in real life i will hug you...

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