OMG its the number 42, its the answer to life, the universe, and everything. Why isnt the movie made about that number?
The atomic number of molybdenum. The element following molybdenum with atomic number 43 (technetium) has no stable isotopes.
The number of teeth wolves and dogs (canines) have.
42° is the critical angle of refraction by water - it is the angle between a rainbow and the antisolar point.
The light leaving a rainbow is spread over a wide angle, with a maximum intensity around 42°
The number of minutes it would take a theoretical "gravity train" to travel to any point on earth.
In one Grand Unified Theory, the Georgi-Glashow model, the inverse of the coupling constant is approximately 42.
The number of generations in the Gospel of Matthew's version of the Genealogy of Jesus.
The number of months the Beast will hold dominion over the Earth (Revelation 13:5).
In the ancient Chinese text the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tsu, chapter 42 is an explanation of the universe.
The number of men of Beth-azmaveth in the census of men of Israel upon return from exile (Ezra 2:24).
God sends bears to maul 42 of the youths who mock Elisha for his baldness (2 Kings 2:23).
There are 42 principles of Ma'at.
The number of lines on each page of the Gutenberg Bible, the first and oldest surviving book printed with movable type.
42 is the number with which God creates the Universe in Kabalistic tradition
The number of student "players" in a regulation Battle Royale is 42.
In the game of Risk, there are 42 territories to be conquered.
In the Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game, EVE Online, 42 was the number used to create the online universe on 'Tranquility', the cluster on which EVE resides. The EVE Online community manager Charles Dane recently stated, "LeKjart said during his presentation at the first EVE Fanfest that 42 was the number used to seed Tranquility. Eight hours later, Tranquility was created, populated with objects and Non Player Characters, then went live to the public shortly thereafter."
In Marvel comics 42 is the name of a massive super-human prison/holding cell located in the Negative Zone.
42 is one of the six numbers that feature prominently in the TV show Lost.
Appears as the number of hits on the hit counter at the bottom of a fake website for the show Arrested Development on FOX
In the movie Finding Nemo, Nemo is taken to Dr. Philip Sherman's office at 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney NSW
In The X-Files, Mulder has seen Plan 9 from Outer Space 42 times and his apartment number is 42.
42 is one of The Numbers on the television show Lost, along with 4, 8, 15, 16 and 23.
Matthew Broderick's character, Steven Kovacs, in the movie The Cable Guy has this apartment number.
The number of the spoofed government film in the Monty Python sketch "How Not To Be Seen" from episode 24. (Douglas Adams also appeared as a doctor in episode 42.)
Summer of '42, a "coming-of-age" movie (1971) and novelisation written by Herman Raucher
In the movie 28 Days Later, a radio transmission that promises an answer to the infection leads the protagonists to roadblock 42
In one episode of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Eduardo asks, "What is 3 plus 2?" Frankie and Mr. Herriman answer 5, but Bloo says that "5 isn't good enough. I say it's 6, or 7, or even 42!" Also to note, 6 times 7 also equals 42.
In one episode of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, during a lecture on sarcasm, Mac tells Bloo about "Sarcasm Lesson 42"
In the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX episode "Let's Make a Duel," Tyranno advises Jaden, "If it's multiple choice, pick C!" Syrus adds, "That's right! And if it's a number, say 42!"
In the Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends movie "Good Wilt Hunting" one of the nerdy guys helping Coco had 42 on his T-shirt. As another reference to The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, the nerds declare their names to be "Douglas" and "Adam", the author (Douglas Adams) of the Hitchhiker's Guide series.
Dr. House in one of the second season episodes of House claims that it is his favorite number.
The age of Peter Griffin on the Fox animated series Family Guy.
On the television show The Simpsons, Homer is supposed to die at the age of 42.
In the movie "Mouse Hunt", one of the men says he owns 42 LaRue houses.
In the show Aqua Teen Hunger Force in episode 8, "Revenge of the Mooninites", Meatwad is trying to count his tickets and shake keeps yelling random numbers to mess him up. One of the numbers he yells is 42.
In the movie Ghost, Patrick Swayze's character first learns to move objects in the living world in the subway under 42nd street.
In the TV show Invader ZIM, the episode called "Nano-Zim", Dib's Nanoship's health gauge hits 42 right before he loses all control of his arms and his sister Gaz takes over.
In the Matrix, Neo and Trinity land on the 42nd floor in the elevator scene.
An episode of Doctor Who, set to air in spring 2007, is titled 42.
In an episode of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, Ned was ranked number 42 on the popularity list.
In the show Family Guy, Brian goes to rehab, his room number being 42.
In Battlestar Galactica miniseries, Laura Roslin assumes the presidency of the United Colonies after discovering that all 42 government officials ahead of her in the presidential line of succession have been killed by the Cylon surprise attack.
The jersey number of Jackie Robinson, which is the first and only number retired by all Major League Baseball teams
The jersey number of football Hall of Famer, Ronnie Lott, safety for the San Francisco 49ers who retired his jersey number in 2003.
The jersey number of Pat Tillman, which was retired on November 13, 2004 by Arizona State University.
The jersey number of Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees closer (the last player to wear Robinson's number, under a grandfather clause).
The jersey number of Elton Brand, power forward for the Los Angeles Clippers.
The jersey number of basketball Hall of Famer James Worthy, small forward for the Los Angeles Lakers.
The approximate length of a Marathon race in kilometers.
Has been the car number of Kyle Petty and Lee Petty.
Lee Petty, car number 42, Won the very first Daytona 500
the number of laws in cricket
The Number of Quatraines that remain in Nostradamus's 7th Century.
The number of U.S. gallons of oil contained in one barrel of oil (this equals just under 159 litres and 35 UK gallons)
The age at which Elvis Presley died
The age at which Satchel Paige, St. Louis Browns (1906-1982) became the American League's first black pitcher in 1948
The age at which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, retired as the oldest NBA player in 1989
The maximum number received of any one present in the song The Twelve Days of Christmas
In Lewis Carroll's book, The Hunting of the Snark, which he wrote at the age of 42, "one who was famed for the number of things/ He forgot when he entered the ship:" had "...forty-two boxes, all carefully packed,/ With his name painted clearly on each:/ But, since he omitted to mention the fact/ They were all left behind on the beach." Its preface also references a 'rule 42' ("No one shall speak to the Man at the Helm")
Carroll's Alice has 42 illustrations. In Chapter XII, the king explains "the oldest rule in the book": "Rule Forty-two. All persons more than a mile high to leave the court"
The sum of the numbers or pips on a pair of conventional (six-sided) dice
The name of a Texan trick-taking game played with dominoes (see 42 (dominoes)).
The number of the French department Loire.
The name of an equipment finance and lease management product built by Northern Arch
The minimum age one had to have been to be elected a consul in the Roman Republic
Part of the name of 42 BELOW, a vodka produced in New Zealand.
The number of perfect squares formed by the grid at a 19x19 Go board, when the "squares" are slightly rectangular with the ratio 13/12, as required by tradition.
The number of hours that the potion caused Juliet to sleep for (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act IV, Scene 1, line 105)
In Japanese, 4 (shi) and 2 (ni) are together pronounced like "going to death" (死に). Because of that, in Japan, 42 is considered as a disastrous number
Age (in years) of the horse that drove Mr. Pickwick to Golden Cross, as reported by a cabman (The Pickwick Papers, Chapter III)
The number of holes on a Connect Four game board
The number of legs on the Centipede in Roald Dahl's book James and the Giant Peach
The world record for the most amount of people in one car is 42
In Scene One of "The Island" by Athol Fugard, John remarks that, "[Cell block] Number 42 is practicing the Zulu War Dance"
There were originally 42 columns and 42 figures from Greek myth in the Parthenon
The number of different whiskies used to blend J&B
The number of enemies Gimli the Dwarf kills at the Battle of the Hornburg in The Lord of the Rings (changed to 43 in the film version, although Legolas states he killed 42 in the Extended Edition of The Two Towers.)
William Jefferson Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States, hence sometimes termed "42". Since George H. W. Bush is 41 and George W. Bush is 43, 42 has also come to signify the space between two shrubs in a hedge.[citation needed]
Washington became the 42nd state in the Union on November 11, 1889
In New York City, 42nd Street is a main and very popular two-way thoroughfare. Landmarks on it include the Chrysler Building, Grand Central Station, the main branch of the New York Public Library, and Times Square. The New York City street is also the setting for a movie by the same name (which also gave fame to its eponymous title song), and which later inspired a musical adaptation, 42nd Street
HA 42 is an infamous Hip Hop and Graffiti crew with members in several states
In Oscar Wilde's book The Importance of Being Earnest, 42 is the age that Gwendolen Fairfax wishes Cecily Cardew were.
The number of teeth in Moby Dick.
The age at which the mathematician Alexander Grothendieck retired.
In Julia Quinn's romance novel, Romancing Mister Bridgerton, before revealing her "brilliant idea", Lady Danbury asks, " 'How many great mysteries are there in life, really?'" The hero replies cheekily :"Forty-two?"
The only reference to the number 23 is that white power groups use the number a lot due W being the 23rd letter of the alphabet.