WTF!
2007-09-25 11:37:38 · 8 answers · asked by xkatstroficx 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Because Deep Thought said so.
2007-09-25 12:20:58 · answer #1 · answered by skeptik 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Don't you get the joke? The answer to the Ultimate Question to Life, The Universe, and Everything is a stupid "42".
That is so silly its hilarious.
Douglas Adams didn't expect anyone to take it seriously.
2007-09-25 19:30:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ask the dolphins...
It comes from the book by Douglas Adams
"The Hitch Hikers Guide To the Galaxy"
It is a fictional reference.
2007-09-25 18:45:46 · answer #3 · answered by Tony 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" says 42 is the answer to "the great question of life, the universe and everything".
2007-09-25 18:45:01 · answer #4 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because people aren't smart enough to phrase thier question right.
2007-09-25 19:33:54 · answer #5 · answered by spaceiscoolman 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
because it is what you get when you multiply six and nine.
Well really he just picked a number with no real meaning
2007-09-25 19:43:32 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. Smith 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Don't read funny books if you don't have a sense of humour.
2007-09-25 20:42:09 · answer #7 · answered by Choose a bloody best answer. It's not hard. 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
wtf
2007-09-26 04:05:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋