Message boards :
Cafe SETI :
Don't know where it should go? Stick it here! Part V
Message board moderation
Previous · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 . . . 43 · Next
Author | Message |
---|---|
![]() Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30986 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 ![]() ![]() |
|
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 ![]() |
The true meaning of 42 Yes. And 42 examples of them:) |
David S ![]() Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 ![]() ![]() |
The true meaning of 42 3. On page 42 of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry discovers he's a wizard. A truly silly connection, since Harry wasn't written until years later. 6. The Doctor Who episode entitled "42" lasts for 42 minutes. Even sillier for the same reason. Also, it was named 42 as an homage to Adams and The Answer (and also to "24"). Finally, it's not true: the episode is 45 minutes long. The action lasts for 42 minutes, but that was obviously written to fit the title. 8. The marine battalion 42 Commando insists that it be known as "Four two, Sir!" So? 12. Toy Story character Buzz Lightyear's spaceship is named 42. I'm not going to look it up, but I bet that's another tribute to Adams. 13. Fox Mulder's apartment in the US TV series The X Files was number 42. Likewise. 15. The office of Google's chief executive Eric Schmidt is called Building 42 of the firm's San Francisco complex. I wouldn't be surprised if that applies here too. 29. The element molybdenum has the atomic number 42 and is also the 42nd most common element in the universe. That one I could almost believe to have a subconscious connection that even Adams wasn't aware of (possibly as part of the 10 million year program). 32. In the Book of Revelation, it is prophesised that the beast will hold dominion over the earth for 42 months. I'd like to interpret this as the length of the Trump presidency. 34. When the growing numbers of Large Hadron Collider scientists acquired more office space recently, they named their new complex Building 42. Probably another tribute. 36. 42 is the favourite number of Dr House, the American television doctor played by Hugh Laurie. Likewise? 38. In an episode of The Simpsons, police chief Wiggum wakes up to a question aimed at him and replies "42". Almost certainly likewise. 40. There are 42 principles of Ma'at, the ancient Egyptian goddess – and concept – of physical and moral law, order and truth. If #29 is part of the 10MYP, then this probably is too. 41. Mungo Jerry's 1970 hit "In the Summertime", written by Ray Dorset, has a tempo of 42 beats per minute. Adams was a big music fan. Maybe another subconscious influence. 42. The band Level 42 chose their name in recognition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and not – as is often repeated – after the world's tallest car park. Self-evident. The whole thing is pretty silly... unless you think the 10MYP is real, or perhaps the higher-level paranoia source about which Arthur wonders and Slartibartfast doesn't care. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 ![]() |
IT in the real world. Been there, Still are... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKorP55Aqvg&feature=youtu.be |
![]() Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30986 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 ![]() ![]() |
|
![]() Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30986 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 ![]() ![]() |
|
Dr Who Fan ![]() Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3390 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 ![]() |
Woman arrested after buying 'fake bomb clock' at garage sale for $1 SHORT PUMP, Va. (AP) -- A Virginia woman accused of having a fake explosive device that set off a bomb scare in a grocery store parking lot says the object was a novelty alarm clock she bought at a garage sale. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13886 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 ![]() ![]() |
|
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 ![]() |
TGIF. Websites in Real Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrFomOrE33Q Stuff Business People Say https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHg_M_zKA6Y Email in Real Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTgYHHKs0Zw |
Dr Who Fan ![]() Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3390 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 ![]() |
Cars Drive Into Wet Concrete In Lakeview, And It Doesn't End Well Two separate drivers on two separate days this week were literally stopped in their tracks after they drove into wet cement on the Southport Corridor. |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 ![]() |
Speaking of cement:) Furious Russian husband fills wife's car with cement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZDdhVcj7YE |
![]() Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30986 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 ![]() ![]() |
Woman arrested after buying 'fake bomb clock' at garage sale for $1 Not so obvious if you have never seen dynamite. Besides who is going to stick around and inspect to make sure? ![]() Wow, seems even the web hosting company thinks it real. ![]() |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 ![]() |
Oh dear. Once I was with my nephew at a mall because he wanted a toy gun. For some reason he wanted me to carry that when we bought it. At the same moment a politician was passing by with her kids. Kristina Axén Olin who's mother I know:) I wonder what would happen if the police turned up. |
David S ![]() Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 ![]() ![]() |
tinypicTM THIS IMAGE OR VIDEO HAS BEEN MOVED OR DELETED David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 ![]() |
The image is still accessible. ![]() |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13886 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 ![]() ![]() |
The image is still accessible. says the object was a novelty alarm clock Looks more like a novelty bomb than a novelty alarm clock. Grant Darwin NT |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 ![]() |
Looks scary enough to me! Boombsi boom, Boombsi Bam. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEzDD0dZU8U I love this feeling |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 ![]() |
And B53 of course! ![]() Deployed on Strategic Air Command bombers, the B53, with a yield of 9 megatons, was the most powerful weapon in the U.S. nuclear arsenal after the last B41 nuclear bombs were retired in 1976. |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13886 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 ![]() ![]() |
That's not scary, Really? Even though if those were actually explosives it would be more than enough to level a reasonable sized house? The fact is the person that bought it and then left it sitting unwrapped or boxed in plain view in the car is an idiot. since commercial explosives are highly regulated, since they are dangerous... And still around 30 thefts each year of varying amounts. Grant Darwin NT |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31126 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 ![]() ![]() |
That's not scary, Especially because several other people have also been prosecuted for the very same mass produced novelty clock. As to how much bang, the six sticks there would do more than just level it, knocking some substantial holes in the walls of buildings facing the blast, likely causing them to collapse as well. ![]() |
©2025 University of California
SETI@home and Astropulse are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and donations from SETI@home volunteers. AstroPulse is funded in part by the NSF through grant AST-0307956.