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Forty-Two

Post by Szines Geza » Sat, 23. Mar 19, 06:13

What is it?
A mission reward... (General Wares)
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ ... 899132313/


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Re: Forty-Two

Post by Chris0132 » Sat, 23. Mar 19, 07:15

Generally the single credit reward items with strange names are paints for your ships.

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Re: Forty-Two

Post by Praefectus classis » Sun, 24. Mar 19, 00:19

"The answer to the universe and everything." "But what is the question?" :wink:

Seriously, I believe Chris0132 is right with his answer.
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Re: Forty-Two

Post by Vyrebird » Sun, 24. Mar 19, 06:24

Yep, it's a skin. As are "Opportunity" and "Disposal Unit 3", which also come up as war-chain-mission rewards.

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Re: Forty-Two

Post by JStout » Mon, 25. Mar 19, 12:41

It's a special Paint Job for your ship's

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Re: Forty-Two

Post by Szines Geza » Tue, 26. Mar 19, 05:35

Praefectus classis wrote:
Sun, 24. Mar 19, 00:19
"The answer to the universe and everything." "But what is the question?" :wink:
The question is: "...How many ears must one man have..."

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Re: Forty-Two

Post by Ezarkal » Wed, 27. Mar 19, 14:10

Praefectus classis wrote:
Sun, 24. Mar 19, 00:19
"The answer to the universe and everything." "But what is the question?" :wink:
The question is:
somewhere later in the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy Douglas Adams wrote:“What do you get if you multiply six by nine?”
...

What, you're telling me you don't do your everyday maths in base 13? :?
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Re: Forty-Two

Post by Browser_ice » Sat, 20. Apr 19, 00:45

Praefectus classis wrote:
Sun, 24. Mar 19, 00:19
"The answer to the universe and everything." "But what is the question?" :wink:
Sorry for this side note. You know why the answer is 42?

Current theory is because 42 is the ASCII value of * and using a "*" in many computer languages means everything and anything at the same time, wild pattern !
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Re: Forty-Two

Post by MakerLinux » Tue, 23. Apr 19, 21:11

Nope. Douglas Adams himself (in interviews) said these theories trying to find patterns and deep motives are wrong. He just needed a random number that sounded good.

Most people seemingly never read the books, because at some later parta it is revealed that at the exact time someone finds out the question, the universe automatically reconfigures itself to change that into something completely different.
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