The Reason why the answer to the Universe is 42

[Ichingcarpenter]

It is impossible for an observer to manoeuvre to see any rainbow from water droplets at any angle other than the customary one of 42 degrees from the direction opposite the Sun.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow

Maybe I should have placed this in the Science Forum or
for fans of The hitchhikers guide to the Universe.
But I just discovered this answering a science problem
and realized I had an answer to everything.

[HopeHoops]

1. It's much simpler than that. Why NOT? It's as good a number as any other.

[Turbineguy]

2. Well, that's good to know...

But what about "Life" and "Everything"?

[Lint Head]

3. I have noticed this when the Sun is behind me and I'm watering my garden.

Is there an arc because we are actually seeing a reflection of the curvature of the Sun? Guess I'm a little dumb in this regard.

[dimbear]

4. Those early Kaballah optical scientists were good, nu? n/t

[Ichingcarpenter]

7. Either that or the ....'The candyman Can'

Actually the Sumerians had it together before the Jews, but their god went back to the stars.. and didn't stay in the desert and let someone break his rules written in stone.


Anyway, I think I found the answer .

[rug]

5. Bubba rocks.

[MrScorpio]

6. This calls for a song from Level 42

[1-Old-Man]

8. 6x7=42, and that's got to count for something

in the grander scheme of things its just one more conformation that 42 is the correct answer. You might also ask yourself just how many things would constitute three dozen if we had been a more enlightened species.

[madinmaryland]

9. The Clenis was #42. nt