A Conversation for The Myth Of 42 [(5-3+0+5) * (6+0) = 42]
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Brendan Started conversation Oct 2, 2003
I'm interested to hear what anyone can do with number 222226. I would appreciate the Mathematics Masters on H2G2 to help.
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Potholer Posted Oct 2, 2003
To add to the above manual solution, my solution-finding program comes up with (among many others):-
2*2*2*2+26 = 42 (effectively 16+22)
2*2+22*2-6 = 42 (4+44-6)
2+2*(2*(2+2+6)) = 42 (2+(2*2*10))
2-2*(2*(2-2*6)) = 42 (2-(2*2*-10)) (somewhat similar to above)
(22-2-2)*2+6 = 42 (18*2+6)
22+2*(2+2+6) = 42 (22+2*10)
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AK - fancy that! Posted Oct 2, 2003
Yup!
I want a go at this one...
222226
((2^2)!*2)*(2/2)-6=42 yay
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Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) Posted Oct 6, 2003
Me too...
222226 = 2-2 - 22 + 2^6 =42
Welcome to the DoQuaDecagonic Table!!!
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Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) Posted Oct 10, 2003
Oi AK, you following me arahnf<?> 
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Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) Posted Oct 10, 2003
That made NO SENSE...
Arahnd...
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AK - fancy that! Posted Oct 10, 2003
No, I like doing these, so I go to them all and post at least one... hoping for a challenge...
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AK - fancy that! Posted Oct 10, 2003
Well technically I suppose I am following you, but with good intentions
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Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) Posted Oct 11, 2003
Well that's alright then...
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AK - fancy that! Posted Oct 11, 2003
Oy is the 42ism page whats on your name... A530560 ?
It doesn't have any 42isms yet does it???<?>
53-0-5-6-0=42
(5!/3)+0!-5+(6*0!)=42
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AK - fancy that! Posted Oct 11, 2003
I am rea;;y stupid theres one in the title of the page... well theres 2 more
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AK - fancy that! Posted Oct 14, 2003
never mind I just gave the 42isms page 2 more 42isms.
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AK - fancy that! Posted Oct 17, 2003
I had thought that it didn't have any but then I looked and it did. after posting them. nevertheless...
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- 1: Brendan (Oct 2, 2003)
- 2: Potholer (Oct 2, 2003)
- 3: Potholer (Oct 2, 2003)
- 4: Brendan (Oct 2, 2003)
- 5: AK - fancy that! (Oct 2, 2003)
- 6: Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) (Oct 6, 2003)
- 7: AK - fancy that! (Oct 6, 2003)
- 8: Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) (Oct 10, 2003)
- 9: Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) (Oct 10, 2003)
- 10: AK - fancy that! (Oct 10, 2003)
- 11: AK - fancy that! (Oct 10, 2003)
- 12: Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) (Oct 11, 2003)
- 13: AK - fancy that! (Oct 11, 2003)
- 14: AK - fancy that! (Oct 11, 2003)
- 15: Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) (Oct 14, 2003)
- 16: AK - fancy that! (Oct 14, 2003)
- 17: Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) (Oct 15, 2003)
- 18: Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) (Oct 16, 2003)
- 19: AK - fancy that! (Oct 17, 2003)
- 20: Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) (Oct 22, 2003)
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