If so, what does that mean??!!!!
2007-09-27 00:50:15 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I appear to have heard wrong.. it's 42 not 43, so it seems. Is it just from the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy then? No other wordly influence or divine intervention?
2007-09-27 00:59:47 · update #1
to continue a previous answer (by Sharon M), in the last book of the four-book trilogy, the question to the answer of the meaning of life, the universe and everything is revealed to be "What do you get when you multiply 6 by 8?", the answer to which should of course be 48, indicating that life, the universe and everything is definitely not perfect.
The statement further down this page (by Charley) that the question was "how many roads must a man walk down?" was merely Arthur Dent (incorrectly) reckoning on the question being a vague philisophical postulation.
~There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't~
2007-09-27 00:57:42 · answer #1 · answered by darxtar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the meaning of life is 42. It comes from the radio series and book "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe." The premise is that an alien race built a computer to answer the question "what is the meaning of life?" The computer gave the answer 42. So then they had to build a computer that would explain the answer and that computer was earth. Unfortunately, planet earth was in the way of a galactic highway project and had to be destroyed.
2007-09-27 00:54:30 · answer #2 · answered by Sharon M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's from the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. Isn't it actually 42.
2007-09-27 00:53:31 · answer #3 · answered by elizadushku 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's from 'Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy'. There was a mega computer and after much calculation it decided the meaning of life was 42.
2007-09-27 00:53:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that its probably some form of sarcasm. ie they don't understand the meaning of life, know one does so it might as well be 43, it could also be 65 or bingo! it came from the book and film a hitch hikers guide to the galaxy originally.... or
it could have something to do with a theory where life doesn't start until your 43, only then do you have enough life experience to understand it.....
either way i think there both rubbish.. so i wouldn't worry about it to much...
2007-09-27 00:56:09 · answer #5 · answered by stamponants 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you a in your senior year in high school? Sounds like you are on the verge of making many new decisions and you felt like you are all alone in making them but your friends came just in time to let you know that you, your best friend, your boyfriend and all your friends are all going through these changes (some of which may be monumental, huge and a little scary at first) together.
2016-05-19 22:32:47 · answer #6 · answered by stefani 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The meaning of life is 43, not 42 ! That is the meaning of life, do not question it.
2007-09-27 00:54:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The meanining of life answer was from hitch hickers guide as you know.. but the actual question wasn't what is the meaning of life it was (i think) how many roads must a man walk.
2007-09-27 01:09:05 · answer #8 · answered by Charley 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Blah blah Hitch hikers blah guide to the blah.
42 is the ascii code for multiplication.
2007-09-27 01:12:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I thought 23 held the answers to everything
Wrong again, and about something so important this time!
2007-09-27 01:01:32 · answer #10 · answered by scrubba 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋