According to this (http://www.evilmadscientist.com/comment.php?mode=view&cid=3990) blog comment:
... it's symmetrical in binary, so you're 34 from both sides of the table. It's also a palindrome in base 4 ("202"), base 16 ("22"), and trivially in any base 35 or higher (call it "Y", which even has the desired horizontal symmetry).
Finally, 34 is the "ultimate Octal age of life, the universe, and everyting": 42
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Date: 2008-12-12 05:40 am (UTC)From:According to this (http://www.evilmadscientist.com/comment.php?mode=view&cid=3990) blog comment:
... it's symmetrical in binary, so you're 34 from both sides of the table. It's also a palindrome in base 4 ("202"), base 16 ("22"), and trivially in any base 35 or higher (call it "Y", which even has the desired horizontal symmetry).
Finally, 34 is the "ultimate Octal age of life, the universe, and everyting": 42