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Life, The Universe, and Everything

Life, The Universe, and Everything

Life, The Universe, and Everything

(OP)
I stumbled upon this gem this morning.  It seems to be a question emminently worthy of the well known answer:

 
sum *

RE: Life, The Universe, and Everything

SomeptingGuy,
sum times you find out somehing interesting.  Thanks, I write an informal MATLAB user group newletter aperiodically.  I a always looking for something interesting and of general interest.  I appreciate it!

John Solar

RE: Life, The Universe, and Everything

It's not an easter egg or anything like that. 42 is simply the ascii code for the "*" character.

M

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Dr Michael F Platten

RE: Life, The Universe, and Everything

(OP)
I realise that.  But do you think Douglas Adams did?

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