A Conversation for The Myth Of 42 [(5-3+0+5) * (6+0) = 42]
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Linus...42, i guess that makes me the answer... Started conversation Dec 20, 2002
I'm hoping that means i've been sent by the mice rather than the other alternative mentioned.
All help gratefully received.
Linus
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six7s Posted Dec 20, 2002
1 * 0 + 6 * ( -[0!] + 9 -[0!] ) 
= 42
(1 + 0) * 6 * (0 + 9 + 0) = a 42ism
InvTan1 + 0 + 6 - 0 - 9 - 0 = 42
six7s 
(waiting for Argon0 to protest about the use of InvTan... and then post some equally *ugly* concatenated method )
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Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) Posted Dec 20, 2002
Why six7s.... IF I didn't know better I'd think you were trying to taunt me into a 
fight or something....
oooh that Invtan.... 
Oh.. BTW...
a 42ism is the standard...
i.e. 42ism for U106090 = (1-0) x -6 x (0! -9 +0!) = 42
A 42ism DNAStylee would be;
U106090 = 1x0 + 6 x (0+9+0) = 42...
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Linus...42, i guess that makes me the answer... Posted Dec 20, 2002
I don't even know what 0! is but if it helps me get to 42 thats fine by me 
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six7s Posted Dec 21, 2002
4! = 4 * 3 * 2 * 1
3! = 3 * 2 * 1
2! = 2 * 1
1! = 1
0! also = 1 this can be *proved* by a variety of methods that I won't bore you with here...
I'll leave that for Argon0
and its too hot for a fight here mate
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Linus...42, i guess that makes me the answer... Posted Dec 21, 2002
Now i've learnt my one think for the day i guess that means i can go to the pub
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Linus...42, i guess that makes me the answer... Posted Dec 21, 2002
thing...
i keep getting 54 on a lot of those formulas so im obviously doing something wrong. I better dig out my old (!) maths text book 
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Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) Posted Dec 23, 2002
Some of them WILL equal 54, but that's just because they are 6x9 which is the question......
Or, as I call it here: a 42ism DNA Stylee...
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Linus...42, i guess that makes me the answer... Posted Dec 26, 2002
Don't mind me. I'm a bit slow at the moment 
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Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) Posted Jan 14, 2003
Still? Apparently Celery is very good!
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Linus...42, i guess that makes me the answer... Posted Jan 14, 2003
I use it all the time to stir my bloody marys
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- 1: Linus...42, i guess that makes me the answer... (Dec 20, 2002)
- 2: six7s (Dec 20, 2002)
- 3: HenryS (Dec 20, 2002)
- 4: Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) (Dec 20, 2002)
- 5: Linus...42, i guess that makes me the answer... (Dec 20, 2002)
- 6: six7s (Dec 21, 2002)
- 7: Linus...42, i guess that makes me the answer... (Dec 21, 2002)
- 8: Linus...42, i guess that makes me the answer... (Dec 21, 2002)
- 9: Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) (Dec 23, 2002)
- 10: Linus...42, i guess that makes me the answer... (Dec 26, 2002)
- 11: Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) (Jan 14, 2003)
- 12: Linus...42, i guess that makes me the answer... (Jan 14, 2003)
- 13: Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) (Jan 16, 2003)
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