Output logical "true" if the input is the answer to life, the universe and everything. Otherwise, output logical "false".
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Haresh Varu
on 29 May 2013
weird question
Vivek
on 6 Jun 2013
??. Please some one explain me the problem
Cui Xiaopeng
on 21 Aug 2013
I cann't bear so weird question! why 42?
niu
on 1 Mar 2014
42 is the ultimate answer to life,universe and everything.--- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the galaxy!
Miao
on 30 Jul 2014
I wish there is a "dislike" opinion.
Joshua
on 6 Nov 2014
Very good.
Spir4L
on 6 May 2015
That's nice! Btw I dont understand how to get less then 13.
Grzegorz Popek
on 15 May 2015
Honestly, I solved it only because it kept reappearing on my list.
Carl Witthoft
on 16 Dec 2015
In the spirit of troublemaking: I think the solution should accept text input, e.g. "forty-two"
Xianglong Wang
on 10 Nov 2016
Really weird question!
Junseok Yang
on 12 Nov 2016
good
haziq hadi
on 27 Dec 2016
42. do not add zero after 2
mohd mu'aazullah yaakob
on 27 Dec 2016
good
edwin chua
on 29 Dec 2016
good one
KHOGULAN THANGAIAH
on 29 Dec 2016
gooodyy
Naimul Hassan
on 20 Apr 2017
Is it necessary to know about "The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy" to solve this problem or it has a different logic behind the solution?
If it doesn't have a different logic, I have to say it was a boring problem.
Aurik Sarker
on 22 Aug 2018
classic
Hamza Maqbool
on 3 Feb 2020
Amazing!
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Simon Thomas
on 26 Sep 2019
The Ultimate Question:
What do you get if you multiply 6 by 9?
42 is the Matlab score for this solution
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Juan Manuel Gutiérrez
on 13 Nov 2018
Same problem
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David Verrelli
on 3 Sep 2018
This user (mohamed elbesealy) appears to have gamed the system, with fraudulent "likes" of this unremarkable solution submitted by 'sock-puppet' accounts. —DIV
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Kneel Armstrong
on 25 Jul 2014
Why 42?
Raymond Phan
on 25 Jul 2014
You need to read the book, or at least watch the movie to get it.
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Simon Thomas
on 26 Sep 2019
Bravo
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Disha
on 8 Jul 2013
Why have you compared x with '42' specifically?
Ned Gulley
on 8 Jul 2013
@Disha: see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42_(number)#The_Hitchhiker.27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy
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Siddharth Bhalerao
on 22 Jun 2013
the question????
Sophie
on 22 Oct 2016
ahahaha. The question is "what do you get if you multiply six by nine?"
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Mohamed B.S.
on 14 May 2013
I don't get it... really weird..
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bainhome
on 29 Mar 2013
I'm pretty sure I'm a geek,but the answer still baffles me...
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sea knowledge
on 14 Dec 2012
l don't understand what the problem mean
the cyclist
on 14 Dec 2012
@sea knowledge: The solution to this problem requires some knowledge that is commonly held in the geek community. The problem title and the template solution have some hints.
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William Smith
on 25 Sep 2012
An optimistic solution!
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William Smith
on 25 Sep 2012
Ironic? Or does Douglas Adams know ASCII>?
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William Smith
on 25 Sep 2012
painful indenting!
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