@Noxxet

The ASCII character for 42 is "*", which is the wildcard character, meaning that life can be anything you want ;)

@filipstudeny

The true meaning of 42 is the number of seconds before another JavaScript framework is released

@parkermcmullin9108

A refraction angle of 42° makes a rainbow.

@gandalfgrey91

Sir, this is a Starbucks

@daniloribeiro7254

The Secret of Life is  MATH : M (13) + A (1) + T (20) + H (8) = 42

@krumbergify

The question is - What is the universe meant for? 

The answer is - It is meant FOR TWO.

@Not_Clark_Kent

That one homeless man in 7/11:

@dupdrop

nah i'm pretty sure it's because 10 factorial seconds in days is exactly 42

@Saru-Dono

So Terry A Davis wasn't the first god-inspired programmer

@ThePrimeagen

Nobody knows why 42 was chosen in The hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy, but this seems like the most likely reason. 


Other people suggest black holes and other things but they just don't have a reason

@jamesusespivot

Stephen Fry actually knows the answer, supposedly (he was a friend of Douglas Adams), but he said he'll take it to his grave :'(

@ITR

Obligatory "It's not the meaning of life, but the answer to the ultimate question about life, the universe and everything" statement.

We don't know what question it is the answer to.

@dr.mikeybee

42 is the number of orders of magnitude difference from the strong force to gravity.

@scott-richardson

It was at age 42 when I feel like I finally understood life, my place here in this existence, and who/what I actually am.

@cabanford

Dude - you've absolutely, positively have to go full Dastardly handlebar on that 'stache 💪

@jessoctavio

I thought he never actually built one, just designed it.

@mercury000

You're right. I was NOT prepared!

@djordjeostojic95

wrong, Nikola Tesla said that understanding numbers 3, 6 and 9 are “key to the universe” and holds the secrets of energy, vibration, and resonance

@shrimpcommodore8423

So what progression was the Babbage machine producing? 
Or was it just doing n+2 this poorly?

@NenJiDaPassiv

I heard it was possibly the Gutenberg bible, with 42 lines per page, being the first time humans were able to transfer meaning and understanding across society. Prior to this, owning and reading books was relatively rare.