I am not off base. You will note that I said the word, "MAY", leaving the option open for the correct base. Jon is the one who insisted on base 12. I just left the door open for many possible solutions, showing once again that the answer 42 does not yet have A (as in single) perfect answer. K'aya K'ama, Gerald/gary Smith gszion1 @juno.com http://www .geocities.com/rameumptom/index.html "No one is as hopelessly enslaved as the person who thinks he's free." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
-Gary- > what if the person isn't using Euclidean mathematics? Then > 9 times 6 may NOT equal 42. [...] -Jon- > Then 9 times 6 equals 46. And that IS the correct answer. -Marc- > In the decimal system, of course, you decidigicist, you... Stephen: Just occurred to me: 9 x 6 = 42 in base 13, and 9 x 6 = 46 in base 12. Obviously, Gary and Jon are simply off-base. Stephen ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
