Originally Posted by
Prashun Patel
"The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything is 42."
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According to Douglas Adams.
My Uncle John's Biggest Ever Bathroom Reader has a list of things relating to 42 on page 42. It includes the angle at which light reflects off water to create a rainbow is 42 degrees.
Other interesting 42 related items: Fox Muldar lives in apartment #42, There are 42 decks on Enterprise NCC1701-D, there are 42 Oreo cookies in a one pound package and there are 42 dots on a pair of dice.
jtk
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)