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. . . do you think we'll need to add a really good graphing calculator to the Hitchhiker's Guide or will a towel still be enough?

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Stephen Rider

if the universe really is math, then the towel is a graphing calculator.

Terry Bollinger

If we discover that modern maths — including real numbers, bits, and even supposedly "fundamental" concepts such as length and orthogonality — are actually unreachable classical limits of some far more subtle rule set, will we stop trying to put the subtly round pegs of experimental reality into the jagged, noisy, too-perfect square holes of outdated 1700s math, and maybe get back to figuring out how physics actually works?

Anonymous

The obvious answer is 42

Mandalo

But is the towel really just a towel?

Anonymous

I’d answer this - but the maths in my brain are divided.

Dean Fuqua

A towel is a symbol of preparedness and adaptability, making it an essential item for any traveler in the vast and unpredictable... SPACETIME.

Cathy and Terry Nance

We will need a towel wrapped around a really hot cup of tea, instead of our heads.