But "may" is the modal auxiliary used to grant permission. You had the hubris to declare the entire universe wrong.... (Mother, may I change the laws of arithmetic? Yes, you may...) :-)
Gary Smith wrote: > I am not off base. You will note that I said the word, "MAY", leaving the > option open for the correct base. Jon is the one who insisted on base 12. > I just left the door open for many possible solutions, showing once > again that the answer 42 does not yet have A (as in single) perfect > answer. But it does have a perfect question. The problem is nobody has remembered what it was. > > K'aya K'ama, > Gerald/gary Smith gszion1 @juno.com http://www > .geocities.com/rameumptom/index.html > "No one is as hopelessly enslaved as the person who thinks he's free." - > Johann Wolfgang von Goethe > > > -Gary- > > what if the person isn't using Euclidean mathematics? Then > > 9 times 6 may NOT equal 42. > > [...] > > -Jon- > > Then 9 times 6 equals 46. And that IS the correct answer. > > -Marc- > > In the decimal system, of course, you decidigicist, you... > > Stephen: > Just occurred to me: 9 x 6 = 42 in base 13, and 9 x 6 = 46 in base 12. > Obviously, Gary and Jon are simply off-base. > > Stephen > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today > Only $9.95 per month! > Visit www.juno.com > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland “Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on” – Winston Churchill Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author’s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
