The Magic Number?
 

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The secret of the Universe is not 42, according to a new theory, but the unimaginably larger number 10 to the power of 122. Scott Funkhouser of the Military College of South Carolina (called The Citadel) in Charleston has shown how this number — which is bigger than the number of particles in the Universe — keeps popping up when several of the physical constants and parameters of the Universe are combined. This ‘coincidence’, he says, is surely significant, hinting at some common principle at work behind the scenes...

3 is the magic number
yes it is
it's the magic number

"Ten to the power of one hundred and twenty two is the magic number
yes it is
it's the magic number".

It might not have the same catchy ring, but at least it's an attempt at scientific accuracy. I suggest the lyrics be rewritten.

that is a HUGE number. I cannot read the entire article though.

There's a new link at the top; I've found the piece at another site.

Try again.

what i was thinking too haha

thanks man readingnow

What's remarkable about 42 ?

42 is the answer given to the secret of the universe in douglas adams novels

Ok. You mean it's only fiction ?
It's not related on mathematics in any way ?

do not know about the 42

the article is about mathematics and true ratios.

10 to the 122 power is such a huge huge number.

and we can always double it!

Yup - fiction - "the ultimate answer to the ultimate question of life, the Universe, and everything." ...is 42.

I'm a bit disappointed...

Then concentrate on the main thrust of the article - ten to the power of one hundred and twenty two - rather than the passing pop-cult reference at the start. Forget about 42.

I read it and hardly understood it - sickness clouds my comprehension..
I should get in bed anyway. I'll reread it tomorrow. It seems interesting.

Googolplexplexplexplexplexplex
Graham's number

7.

that's mine.

shitty band.

oh wait, that's the magic numberS.

Rob's post was a joke (I'm sure there's also a double entendre about menage a trois in there too haha) that referenced "Three is a Magic Number" which is a Schoolhouse Rock song for learning mathematics and multiplication.
http://www.schoolhouserock.tv/Three.html
Recently a cover version of the song was featured in the 2006 comedy You, Me & Dupree.

Many of the Schoolhouse Rock educational jingles have been covered before, and in 1996 a compilation featuring "alternative" artists was released called Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks. Kid Rhino put out a box set too.