Friday, April 3, 2009

That guy: Life, the universe, and everthing

Douglas Adams once wrote the meaning of life, the universe and everything is the number 42. Don’t believe him? Maybe some of these will change your mind.

Elvis Presley died at 42.

The angle at which light reflects off water to create a rainbow is 42 degrees.

The city of Jerusalem covers an area of 42 square miles.

The Torah (jew-bible) is broken into columns, each of which always has exactly 42 lines.

Fox Mulder (X-Files) lives in apartment 42.

There are 42 decks on the Enterprise NCC1701-D.

A Wonderbra consists of 42 individual parts.

There are 42 Oreo’s in a 1 pound package.

In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet sleeps for 42 hours.

The right arm of the Statue of Liberty is 42 feet long.

Jimi Hendrix and Jerry Garcia were born in 1942.

The number of dot on a pair of dice is 42.

Dogs have a total of 42 teeth over their lifetime.

In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caufield lies and says he’s 42.

The world-record jump by a kangaroo is 42 feet.

The natural vibration frequency of white mouse DNA is 42.

The natural vibration frequency of human DNA is 42.

There were 42 generations from Abraham to Jesus Christ.

And last,

“The beast was given a mouth uttering proud boasts and blasphemies, and it was given authority to act for 42 months.” –Revelations 13:5


Enjoy.

4 comments:

Scribe said...

the answer to life, the universe, and everything: 42.

The Fearsome Fivesome said...

wow. i'm convinced. sign me up douglas adams
jasmine

The Fearsome Fivesome said...

twitch
no. I disagree

-M

Sarah said...

Revelations?
nice.