It is known that there is an infinite number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in. However, not every one of them is inhabited. Therefore, there must be a finite number of inhabited worlds. Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing as makes no odds, so the average population of all the planets in the universe can be said to be zero. From this it follows that the population of the universe is also zero, and that any people you may meet from time to time are merely the product of a deranged imagination. (via Douglas Adams)
The bartender says we don’t serve neutrinos in here, A neutrino walks into a bar.
Indies liked neutrinos before they arrived
A. To prove particles can travel faster than light Q. Why did the neutrino cross the road?
(Source: morbid-aversion-to-dying)
Douglas Adams
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
(via Owen Anderson)
(Source: kindlequotes)
It was called Doctor Which and was based on the (then) new Doctor Who series.
He went on to write Doctor Who scripts in later life.
I love this. Its a reminder that sometimes, if we keep trying, we do get to fulfil our childhood ambitions. Even the geeky ones!
“I always thought that about the Garden of Eden story,” said Ford.
“Eh?”
“Garden of Eden. Tree. Apple. That bit, remember?”
“Yes, of course I do.”
“Your God person puts an apple tree in the middle of a garden and says, do what you like guys, oh, but don’t eat the apple. Surprise surprise, they eat…