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Here's something for the blog! More on the subject 42...................
From: Helvey, Vernon Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 9:16 AM
To: 'Helvey, Gregory

Even more intriguing is the fact that you can DIVIDE the first number by the second to get at the second number. Amazing! And if you transpose them, the result becomes 24. Then in turn divide this number by the original second number, and you arrive at 12, the exact number of lunar cycles about the Earth in a year . NOW, we are getting somewhere! What you ask, might this mean. Well, it's obvious that the designer knew that the Moon would form an essential part of the Magrathean operating matrix. They did bollocks things up a bit by not clearing out those pesky asteroids though. We'll never get all those holes cleared up.

From: Helvey, Gregory
To: Helvey, Vernon

Had me going for a bit though. I started to doubt life, the universe, and everything. Fortunately it's still safely and solidly on 42. A very comforting number that 42.

Just look at it's simple elegance. The first number is even, which is always a good sign. Not only is the second number also even, but it is the result of multiplying the first number by itself. I mean really. What genius. And it stops at two digits. This not only makes it easier to remember, but also highly portable. Nothing like that nasty number pi. You can't take it anywhere with you without getting its tail hung on something.

See if you can think of anymore interesting facts about this incredible number, other than stuff like it's the result of 6 times 7 or something (boring).