I think the answer is correct, but the question just doesn’t make much sense to me. Well, it took seven and a half million years to get this far… I guess I can be patient. (See also: lots of geek/nerd-esque tattoos).
Hmmm… 6×9=42? That math doesn’t seem right?
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92 responses to “Hmmm… 6×9=42? That math doesn’t seem right?”
lol 🙁 I don’t get it…the math isn’t even right.
lol 🙁 I don’t get it…the math isn’t even right.
hitchhikers guide to the galaxy booya
hitchhikers guide to the galaxy booya
“the answer to life, the universe, and everything” ?
“the answer to life, the universe, and everything” ?
In Hitchikers.. 42 is the meaning of life. Therefore, this tattoo is saying 69 is the answer to everything. Hey.. Makes sense. 😀
In Hitchikers.. 42 is the meaning of life. Therefore, this tattoo is saying 69 is the answer to everything. Hey.. Makes sense. 😀
massive nerd
massive nerd
Aww I love nerdy references 🙂
Nerdy tattoos are my favorite, because they’re just so darn silly!
Aww I love nerdy references 🙂
Nerdy tattoos are my favorite, because they’re just so darn silly!
In “The Restaurant at the End of the Universe”, Arthur Dent attempts to discover the Question that leads to the answer “42″ by extracting it from his unconscious mind, through pulling Scrabble letters at random out of a sack. The result is the sentence “WHAT DO YOU GET IF YOU MULTIPLY SIX BY NINE.”
In “The Restaurant at the End of the Universe”, Arthur Dent attempts to discover the Question that leads to the answer “42″ by extracting it from his unconscious mind, through pulling Scrabble letters at random out of a sack. The result is the sentence “WHAT DO YOU GET IF YOU MULTIPLY SIX BY NINE.”
lol The meaning of life
lol The meaning of life
hitchhikers guide!!!i’d like a marvin tattoo better though
hitchhikers guide!!!i’d like a marvin tattoo better though
Snazzy! I love the simplicity.
I’ve toyed around with the idea of a 42 tattoo.
Snazzy! I love the simplicity.
I’ve toyed around with the idea of a 42 tattoo.
lol 6 x 9 is 54, but i get the reference. nerd tatts are so cute.
lol 6 x 9 is 54, but i get the reference. nerd tatts are so cute.
my favourite book.
my favourite book.
haha SO didnt even get that refrence. clever though.
haha SO didnt even get that refrence. clever though.
Woo, another 42 tattoo! I have forty-two on my wrist in what looks like handmade scrabble letters…… 🙂
Woo, another 42 tattoo! I have forty-two on my wrist in what looks like handmade scrabble letters…… 🙂
best. book. ever. 😀
best. book. ever. 😀
theres not nearly enough maths geeks on bme 🙁
theres not nearly enough maths geeks on bme 🙁
This tattoo just made my day.
“There is an art, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
This tattoo just made my day.
“There is an art, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
hahah i get it, i’ve read the book ^_^
hahah i get it, i’ve read the book ^_^
THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING
THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING
OMG, this tattoo is FTW.
OMG, this tattoo is FTW.
uh, base 13.
(don’t any of you read the damn prefaces to these books?)
uh, base 13.
(don’t any of you read the damn prefaces to these books?)
#17 one of my favorite quotes, and a 42 reference in one, my day is definitely made… Now all I have to do is find out how to get rid of this pain in the diodes down my left side…
#17 one of my favorite quotes, and a 42 reference in one, my day is definitely made… Now all I have to do is find out how to get rid of this pain in the diodes down my left side…
I love 42 tattoos! 42 is on my inner lip and I’m getting “Don’t Panic” in script with the little green dude this summer on my foot.
I love 42 tattoos! 42 is on my inner lip and I’m getting “Don’t Panic” in script with the little green dude this summer on my foot.
love the tat but i hated that damn movie. i didn’t get 20 min. into it before i fell asleep. boring
love the tat but i hated that damn movie. i didn’t get 20 min. into it before i fell asleep. boring
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Actually, if you read the preface yourself, you’d know that while yes, the equation is correct in base 13, it was unplanned.
“nobody writes jokes in base 13 […] I may be a pretty sad person, but I don’t make jokes in base 13.”
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Actually, if you read the preface yourself, you’d know that while yes, the equation is correct in base 13, it was unplanned.
“nobody writes jokes in base 13 […] I may be a pretty sad person, but I don’t make jokes in base 13.”