this post was submitted on 04 Nov 2025
654 points (97.4% liked)

Comic Strips

20147 readers
3324 users here now

Comic Strips is a community for those who love comic stories.

The rules are simple:

Web of links

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It means 42. Life, universe, all that...

Kids don't even know they're referencing a great author.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] beebers@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

6*7 would be the question, silly.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

6-7 = -1 not 42 you silly goose.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sure, but what do you get if you multiply six by nine?

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I'm not certain that's accurate.

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You don't even math modulo 42 do you?

[–] BlueMagma@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Modulo 43, otherwise -1 would be congruent to 41

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 1 points 1 week ago

Surprise zero indexing

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 1 points 1 week ago

Only if you read if left to right.

7-6=unity, oh it's code for communism!