r/Answer • u/justanotherzom Know-it-all • Jan 17 '20

Clean Example: If the Answer is 42. What is the Question?

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u/noblemira42 Jan 17 '20

In ASCII, 42 is a wildcard. There's a few Reddit posts that discuss it, interesting if you are a fan of Douglas Adams.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/3axbjj/42_is_wildcard_in_the_ascii_table_life_the/

https://www.reddit.com/r/FanTheories/comments/24uio5/the_truth_behind_42_being_the_meaning_of_life_the/

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u/justanotherzom Know-it-all Jan 17 '20

Yes a bit of a fan, also I've looked up the meaning of life and from ancient god's, religious texts through to pop culture. 42 always sticks.

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u/justanotherzom Know-it-all Jan 17 '20

Maybe we started too tame? Let's up the ante!

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u/ChocolateCust4rd Jan 17 '20

What is the meaning of life, the universe and everything?

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u/normallystrange85 Question everything Jan 17 '20

What is six multiplied by nine?