Scientists Discover Meaning of Life Through Massive Computing Project

[LiberalArkie]

http://science.slashdot.org/story/15/04/01/1632234/scientists-discover-meaning-of-life-through-massive-computing-project

In a stunning announcement today scientists have announced that after millions of cycles of computing time on some of the largest super computers that they have discovered the meaning of life. On April 1st 2015 at approximately 03:42 GMT scientists discovered that a long running program had finished. The results stunned scientists who were having tea in the other room when the alarm went off. According to the scientific team the answer was stunning yet confusing. Quoting one scientist "It's amazing. It worked! But what does it mean?!? For heaven's sake we spent all this time calculating the answer to the ultimate question about life, the universe, and everything. This is the answer we get?!? This is the bloody answer we get?!?!??!?" after which the scientist promptly threw a keyboard across the room. According to inside sources the answer given by the computer was "42". What this means will be announced later according to a research representative.

[olddots]

1. what it changed from number 23

[LiberalArkie]

2. It's always been 42.

[Zorra]

7. No, the correct number is, in fact, not 42, it is 4/20.

[NightWatcher]

3. I could've saved them a ton of money

[longship]

4. DUzy!! nt

[NightWatcher]

5. holy crap, that picture came out freakin hugh

Jackie is the only guy who has had his number retired by every team in the MLB.

[ms liberty]

6. I'll start keeping my towel handy! n/t