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To: FreeKeys

42 is what you get when you multiply 6 by 9 ... in base 13.

(fans of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy will appreciate this)

78 posted on 03/20/2011 10:48:31 AM PDT by ctdonath2 (Great children's books - http://www.UsborneBooksGA.com)

To: ctdonath2

42 is what you get when you multiply 6 by 9 ... in base 13.

And .4 stands for one-third in base 12 -- and .3 stands for one-quarter and .9 stands for three-quarters in base 12.

84 posted on 03/20/2011 11:03:57 AM PDT by FreeKeys (Opassa are odder than you thought. Every 'possum has 13 nipples!)

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