Monday, December 5, 2011

After reading The Hitchhiker's Guide

My response at this moment to Life, the Universe, and Everything.
Forty-two!





There is an infinite number of numbers.
There is an infinite number of even numbers.
There is an infinite number of odd numbers.
The infinite number of all numbers is equal to the infinite number of even numbers and to the infinite number of odd numbers.
Do not think about this too much.




The universe is mind-bogglingly large.
The amount of information coded into the single 46-chromosome cell we all once were
is also mind-boggingly large.


3 comments:

  1. Is the book worth reading, in your opinion?

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  2. Oh, yes! I've read it three times over the years. It is delightfully whacko.

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  3. Then on your recommendation I'm going to supplement my forthcoming course in astronomy with a bit of comedy!

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