42147

[RedKef]

I was just wondering what the significance of the oddly numerical name was. Any ideas?

 

[flying_whale]

the date when the LSD experiments began. that is what i think, i'm not sure

 

[RedKef]

hey, that does make sence. april 21, 1947. cool.

 

[El Stormo]

From the official FAQ:

"Is 42147 a date?"

Warrel: "Yes it is."

Warrel doesn't seem to enjoy the act of explanation

 

[derek]

It's when LSD was first synthesised.

 

[flying_whale]

It's when LSD was first synthesised.

yeah that is what it was! i knew it was something with lsd

 

[flying_whale]

oh, Will, to be a true fan boy you need to aim for 42147 posts on UM!

 

[Will Bozarth]

or I can just be who I am right now and not have to worry about that

 

[Lunar Still]

Who you are is a true fan boy.

 

[neal]

i thought it was like a combo date of several events, not just the LSD experiments, i think those were sooner. or maybe im just high.

 

[derek]

I'm about 90% sure it was the date LSD was first synthesised. It's quite symbolic.

 

[neal]

LSD was first synthesized in 1938, and he didnt spill it on his hand till 1943.

 

[derek]

The plot thickens.

 

[Mephistophiliac]

i've looked into this before, and came up empty handed....

 

[unknown]

Iggy Pop was born on April 21, 1947

 

[azal]

It's the day Sammy Davis Jr. masturbated for the first time.

 

[Captain Beard]

On Tim Leary's face, no less.

 

[Necromunchkin]

The scientist who created LSD tested it by taking it and riding a bicycle and it was in 1947. The supposed Alien incident at Roswell was also this year. Was a strangely busy year.

 

[buzz21]

tune in, turn on and drop out !!!!

 

[flying_whale]

tune in, turn on and drop out !!!!

There's no constraint when the walls cave in, the neuron turn on, the game begins to fade away
Maybe none of us know, maybe none of us want to hear, never push against the flow aimlessly
Feel the flow and let all thought fade, we shall be one
For this sacrament has begun