6 x 9 = 42? (F42 Wallpaper)

Ok, I’ll bite. Anyone able to clue me into the background (pun intended) on the “6 x 9 = 42” written on the tree in the F42 default wallpaper?

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Hi Yosuke,

6x9=42 in base 13 … Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy …

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Oh, ok. Never read it. Thanks.

Of course 42 is the answer to everything, and so would Fedora version 42 – maybe.

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FYI, apparently the author denied the base 13 explanation: Reddit - The heart of the internet

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… LOL… yup … that’s kind of what makes it so funny to me … LOL!!!

Is there also a connection to the tile “Adams Prerelease”?

Look at the sky for another easter egg!

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Best visible on an old 4:3 monitor where the top and bottom isn’t cropped off.