h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

No 42-ism? You wanna bet?

U200000 => (20+0!)x(0!+0!)x0! = 42

Job done

ah HA!

mmm GreyDesk are you the 2million user?

Nope, I'm not the 200,000th user either

Is there a clue on the user space - "thief" and "big grin"

Who uses those smileys a lot?

Robber smile
Stealer teeth
nab mouth
grab bit


FABT???

Wowbagger?????

*wanders in*

Or alternatly
(2+0!)!*((0!+0!+0!)!+0!)=42

I'm still not convinced by the proof for zero factorial, though.

*you don't need to explain it again, please*

B

(n-1)! = n! / n

fill in n=1.

Actuallu 0! = 1 by definition.

I reckon someone has nabbed U2000000 with the intention of selling it on ebay.

Wish I'd thought of that earlier.

I was nearly there! But this is a number too. Let's just say ... I went for it with several numbers in sequence up to 199999 and two after ... but, whilst fumbling for a unique user name, I fell prey to someone else's superior button-pushing skills.

AUGH!

(I was expecting a curt letter from the powers that moderate at the BBC today ... but apparently, all's fair in nabbing a good researcher number.)

*sneaks away before being pelted with potatoes*

You cant test U2000000. It just says your URL is wrong...... Defo not a newbie.
E

(has a very good idea of who it is)

*not telling*

Folk are typing too many zeros in the number. It's the identity of researcher U200000 that we're trying to track down

Incog unlurking to say that she's not going to bother anymore until there is a definite own up.

Off to lurk elsewhere.

Sorry about the extra nought.Trying to type in the dark.
I think I know who it is now, too, but, as I said, there was nothing at all on the page when I first went there

It is not me, although I did grab the chance to ACE them first.

You can test the A number. Not sure why the U number URL doesn't work though.