There are not so many mystical numbers in the history of mankind. Everyone knows the number thirteen - in the opinion of most it is very unhappy, but there are also such individuals who claim that it is the happiest. People also whisper about the number of the devil - three sixes. The number seven is considered lucky. But very few people know about the number 42. And it is very mystical and unusual!
Those who watched "The X-Files" must have noticed that the main character lives in apartment 42. Also, interestingly, he often stayed in hotel rooms, on the doors of which you can see the same number, he conducts investigations with the participation of 42.
In the "Tale of the Troika", which was written by the Strugatsky brothers, this number is also mentioned - Mashkin's machine, which could answer any questions, was listed under case number 42.
Douglas Adams, who wrote The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, didn't say for a long time where he got the number we're talking about today. If anyone has read the work, he remembers that when asked to the computer, he also gave 42. But still he had to reveal the secret that he took the number out of nowhere.
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In the Egyptian Book of the Dead, it is said that at the death judgment people will need to bear responsibility for their 42 mortal sins before 42 gods.
Before leaving his body and staying in the astral plane forever, Buddha answered questions for forty-two years.
In Japanese, the numbers 4 and 2 (42) are pronounced "blue", which is synonymous with "die."
Even our beloved Gogol, who was very fond of mysticism, did not ignore this number. In his story "The Nose", the main character had to reach the age of 42 - so he justified his ardent unwillingness to tie the knot.
The prayer "Ana be koakh", which is known to the worshipers of Kabbalah, consists of seven lines, and each line contains six words (7x6 = 42). And if you add up the first letters of all these words, you get the name of God. And what is interesting - they begin to study Kabbalah only when they are 42 years old.