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Trillian vs Arthur
Inlagt av KnixonSTAFFMOD den 28 augusti 2020 vid 4:33 PM
In the last couple episodes, several points are made about Arthur having the question to the ultimate answer in his head, since he was part of the last generations of people on Earth. But so was Trillian. So why no discussion of dissecting HER brain?
Other than the obvious of course: she's hot, and Arthur isn't.
Svar från Marcintosh
den 14 december 2023 vid 5:12 PM
If I recall correctly, her brain isn't "fresh enough." She left Earth six months before Arthur so her data is "incomplete."
Svar från Knixon
den 14 december 2023 vid 8:35 PM
I guess, if that's in the book; been too long since I read it. Not sure that really holds up though, considering it would presumably be genetic and Arthur's genetics hadn't changed since he was born. Neither had Trillian's.
Svar från wonder2wonder
den 15 december 2023 vid 10:29 AM
While DNA sequence in the genome stays the same as the biological organism ages, there is a continuous process of damage, repair, mutations and recombinations.
The data - memory formed and stored probably via DNA methylation - about Earth at that critical point in time, in Arthur's brain, is more recent (up to date) than that of Trillian.
So, Frankie and Benjy (Lunkwill and Fook) were interested in buying Arthur's brain, because Arthur was on Earth right before it went ka-blooey and his brain may hold the Ultimate Question that the computer was trying to find out.
Svar från Marcintosh
den 15 december 2023 vid 10:53 AM
Actually, Trillian's brain is never mentioned in the book. I forget where I heard she was unacceptable. Trillian was an option in the radio show, but not in any subsequent versions. I suspect Douglas Adams left her out to focus the story back to Arthur.
Svar från Knixon
den 15 december 2023 vid 2:03 PM
My overall point about all of this, though, is that apparently the Ultimate Question - even if they had gotten it right - was pointless.
"What do you get if you multiply six by nine?" was obviously pointless.
But the CORRECT question (to get 42), "What do you get if you multiply six by seven?" is also pointless.
Svar från Marcintosh
den 15 december 2023 vid 2:04 PM
The pointlessness is the point.
Svar från wonder2wonder
den 15 december 2023 vid 3:41 PM
Frankie: "No, no, too literal, too factual, wouldn’t sustain the punters’ interest."