π% of 1337 ≈ 42

Re:π% of 1337 ≈ 42 by pohl on Friday June 25, 2010 @11:18AM (#1460984)

It's "the answer to life, the universe, and everything", a result arrived at after a mind-bogglingly powerful computer thought for millennia. After revealing this result, it was soon discovered that the answer only made sense if one knew the question - which no one did. (If I'm recalling correctly.)

But now we know the question is "what is pi perent of leet, rounded to the nearest integer?"

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Re:π% of 1337 ≈ 42 by mattmillr on Friday June 25, 2010 @11:22AM (#1461001)

So they built a more-mind-bogglingly powerful computer to compute the question. You really should read the book(s) to find out what happens next...

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Re:π% of 1337 ≈ 42 by edge17 on Friday June 25, 2010 @02:30PM (#1461628)

maybe i'm a bit slow on the uptake this morning, but what's the book you're referring to..?

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Re:π% of 1337 ≈ 42 by grinnbearit on Friday June 25, 2010 @03:08PM (#1461775)

The Hitchiker's guide to the galaxy series http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhikers_Guide_to_the_Ga...

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Re:π% of 1337 ≈ 42 by BearGriz72 on Sunday June 27, 2010 @05:26PM (#1466267)

/FishSlap!

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Re:π% of 1337 ≈ 42 by calcnerd256 on Monday June 28, 2010 @12:54PM (#1468513)

No, it's "the answer to the ultimate question of" life, the universe, and everything. Also, the question is "What do you get when you multiply six by nine?" (so the answer's wrong anyway)

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Re:π% of 1337 ≈ 42 by norswap on Friday June 25, 2010 @11:23AM (#1461008)

Maybe it is "leet percent of pi", we will never know for sure :)

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Re:π% of 1337 ≈ 42 by benwr on Friday June 25, 2010 @11:31AM (#1461030)

I believe the question decided on by the pan-dimensional mice was less correct.

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Re:π% of 1337 ≈ 42 by hitonagashi on Friday June 25, 2010 @11:22AM (#1461000)

In a later book, they also reveal the question...kinda.

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