The Universe according to Douglas Adams
surface." The way Adams had envisioned it was that the general rule of thumb was to throw
oneself at the ground and miss. This was achieved by getting distracted enough so one would not
acknowledge the fact that one was flying. Drawing any attention towards oneself was not
recommended, as the laws of gravity would notice and instantly drop one back to the ground.
Interstellar distances were crossed using the Bistromathic Drive. The whole idea behind
Bistromathics was that space depends on the observer's movement in restaurants. As Adams had
specified, it relies on three nonabsolute (meaning that they could be anything) numbers: the
number of people for whom the table is reserved, the given time of arrival and the relationship
between the cost of the items on the check and the amount that people are prepared to pay for
(47, 48).
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