Yes. You are missing the joke. The answer is 42. The question is "What is six times nine?" Yes, we all know that 6 * 9 is not 42. It makes no sense, and that'

Yes. You are missing the joke. The answer is 42. The question is "What is six times nine?" Yes, we all know that 6 * 9 is not 42. It makes no sense, and that's just part of Douglas Adams' humor. Many people mistakenly remember the question as "six times seven", probably because it's been a long time since they've read Hitchiker's Guide.