green wrote:
...and 42 is asci code for the asterik. from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος, asteriskos, "little star"
It is believed that the asterisk was created to mark the portentous event of an ancient supernova in our skies... and that was the beginning of written language!
And the binary for 42 is 101010. Doug certainly knew where his towel was at.