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Fortytwo
FordsTowel Started conversation Jul 27, 2003
This seems like such a harmless and popular semi-requirement:
227087 = ( 2 * SQRT( 2 + 7 ) + ( 0 * 8 )) * 7 = 42
The best thing is that I get to sign it as: 
Fortytwo
Farlander Posted Jul 28, 2003
you know the thing about phone numbers and 42? well, *my* phone number is 421-110 ... it doesn't take a mathematician to get it to total 42! 
42 + 1 - 1 X 1 X 0!
42 X 1 / 1 + (1 X 0)
4 / 2 X (11 + 10)
etc etc etc
my *other* number is 826-6628, which would go:
- [(sq root of 8/2) + (6/6)] + [(6!/2!) / 8]
fun fun fun...
Fortytwo
FordsTowel Posted Jul 28, 2003
I've been trying to work out a 42 response for 911; perhaps you can help me. I feel it may need to rely on irrational numbers a la the Starship Bistromath. 
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