According to an alternative version of this wiki called life the universe and everything wiki, Humma Kavula (john Malkovich's character) was mutilated in the Dordellis war (a war where the galactic government persecute space pirates like Humma Kavula himself) Does that have any basis in the film itself. What is the more likely explanation for the weird leg/eye/thing as well as his past life as a space pirate.

Hi

i will admit that as a VERY new fan who was - to put it nicely - subconsciously manipulated into liking the series i don't have the best idea of what ford looks like as i've only read the first book and not seen any other official media, but thankfully the same friend who subconsciously manipulated me also helped me and provided me with other fanart to help :)

anyways my favourite character is marvin :)

Dear Hitchhikers,

I have a question that has been bothering me for months now.

I remember a scene from one of the Hitchhiker books that goes alittle bit like this:

Arthur (I guess) talks to an alien who says that the Earth was this very backwards planet. Arthur says, well, this is not true, we had plenty of amazing technology (like submarines, sandwhich makers, nuclear energy, televison) - the alien says: of that's interesting how does this technoloy work, can you explain or build it. Which Arthur, of course, can not.

So, I have been looking for this scene in all 5 books, on paper and digitally and can not find it anywhere.

Do you know it? Does it sound familiar at all to you? Or do you even know where it is??

This would be so helpful. I would defintely lend ou my towel the next time you go on a galactical hike!

(i am not)

I think you ought to know that I'm feeling very depressed.

But at least I KNOW WHERE MY TOWEL IS

HI

The only reason I joined this wiki cuz it's on my School I need help with the questions :(

After much deliberation, I've decided that there are quite frankly too many differences in Touchstone Pictures' Hitchhiker's Guide film to the other versions to be covered on the same pages as the other versions of the characters. The plot is part of it, but mainly it comes down to characterization, and even though I like the film, a lot of the characters are wildly different from their novel and radio counterparts.

So I've decided to make pages for the Touchstone versions of the characters, which will be titled with the name "Touchstone" in parentheses after the character name (ex: original character is "Ford Prefect", film character is "Ford Prefect (Touchstone)"). I tried this once before and then changed my mind, but the more I think about it, the more I think we have to do this. If you have any thoughts, please don't hesitate to let me know, and feel free to help if you wish.

Enjoy your day... in memory of Douglas Adams. Be sure you have your towel and... DON'T PANIC!

I read the first book but that's it. I enjoyed it and look forward to reading the others

Say what you want about the movie, I absolutely loved it <3

From the Magrathean Factory Floor Scene

Have a great towel day everyone <3

Fun fact:

Computer programmers joke that Earth had an order of operations error. Think about it:

If SIX can be defined as 1+5, and NINE can be defined as 8+1, normally you'd multiply them by putting them in an equation like this:

(1+5)*(8+1)

Which equals 54.

But, if Earth had an order of operations error, the equation would look like this:

1+5*8+1

Which is equal to 42 (5*8=40, +1 = 41, +1=42)

So, in a way, 6*9=42.

Hi

I'm new to this wiki

I'm currently reading Life, the Universe and Everything

You can call me Renee

I'm a regular on the Genshin Impact Wiki, ngl I had no idea that this wiki existed

If you asked me how I got into this series, it's because one of the loading screens in Genshin Impact mentioned that time flies when contemplating life, the universe, and everything. I mentioned it to my dad, who loved the hitchhiker series, and thus my journey in to this 4/5/6 book trilogy began <3

Also made this wordart

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SERIES!!!!!

Who demands that they "may or may not be...????????"

"????????" being their name.

I wish i could say I found the answer, but alas someone else figured it out and i thought I would pass it on.

Simply put, the answer to the life, the universe, and everything, is a Hot Shower.

42 celcius is ~108 Farhenheit. If you want a hot shower, you set the water heater/boiler temperature near this number. Douglas Adams lived in England, so it makes sense he would use celsius.

Think about all the connections in the book to towels....yet never for one of their main purposes, drying off.

If you were a hitchiker stuck in a vogon cargo hold....wouldn't the first thing you want when you get to the Heart of Gold, is a hot shower? I mean you have your towel ready, right? But no, Arthur perpetually in his robe, never showering, always stumbling around. All he needs is a hot shower! Ideally with Trillian!

Where do people do some of their best thinking?

I'm sure there are more connections but I have not read the book again since.

Thank you Douglas Adams, you are a true genius.

Your secret lasted a long time...but its time to tell the world.

Happy Towel Day! I just woke up and... Has the Day begun in your city, or, ended? See, we have fellow hitchhikers all around the world. Maybe it should be added, at least, how many languages the series has been translated into.

I speak Chinese, English and a little French and I've read the five books in Chinese and English(UK). As a result of DNA's good command of the English language, there are many lines in the story that is hard to translate well.

...Anyone share opinion on this?