42

it's the meaning of life

everyone: what is the meaning of life?
robot: 42
everyone: "confused looks"

by 101000010010100010010101000010 June 06, 2021

42

the number that comes before 43 and after 41

42+1=43

by acnhkid October 11, 2019

42

Life, the universe and everything. Please don't tell me you didn't know that...

First guy: Life, the universe and everything=42
Second guy: I didn't know that
First guy: *faints*

by SandwichBananaFace February 10, 2021

42

Barely, but not quite , entirely like your mom.

Do you know what was the temperature outside at tokyo the day after you were born?

-42

by Brazzer_than_brazz October 30, 2018

42

Literal translation: “fortu.” The answer to Life, the Universe and Everything is based on our choice of fortune, our decisions that decide our fate. In retrospect, there were probably other questions to riddle of the Universe.

The answer to all is fortu (42,) as we create our own destinies.

by MichyLaMichy April 16, 2022

42

a number that is equal to 21 * 2, 7 * 6, 7 * 3 * 2, and 7 * 3 * (1 + 1).

alternative names: fourty-two, XLII (roman numerals)

42 is equal to twenty-one times two.

by 19292911 September 04, 2023

42

(noun): The alphanumerical sum of "To Be" (T=20, O=15 → 35; B=2, E=5 → 7; 35 + 7 = 42). Famously coined by Douglas Adams as the "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything," it’s an ordinary number with extraordinary meaning. Fun fact: Adams chose it randomly, proving even the universe’s biggest joke can start with a glance out the window.

I sat at my desk, stared into the garden and thought '42 will do' I typed it out. End of story.
--Douglas Adams (1993)

by SpaceHobo42 December 15, 2024