Douglas Adams used it in his book as the answer to the question of life. He chose 42 apparently because a straw poll of his friends showed it to be the most boring number of all. Ironically, given the success of the book, it has become an interesting number. It also turns out that mathematically it's not especially boring, and indeed it is impossible for a number to be mathematically boring because if one were found, that would be interesting, paradoxically, and perhaps ironically.
> On 28 Feb 2017, at 15:54, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ok - have to ask - why is 42 ironic? please 'splain it to me > > ann > >> On 2/28/2017 10:00 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: >> On 28/2/17, Jostein Øksne, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> Number of photographers is now 42. >> Ironic! >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
