Math question

[Jax]

The forumla:
m-M = 5log(d)-5

Now, does that mean I take the log of just d or do I take the log of d-5?

The answer is always 42...

 

[Issac]

The answer is always 42...

Hehe, I really like the real theory behind that number

So brilliant....

The answer to this is very simple. It was a joke. It had to be a number, an ordinary, smallish number, and I chose that one. Binary representations, base thirteen, Tibetan monks are all complete nonsense. I sat at my desk, stared into the garden and thought '42 will do' I typed it out. End of story.