Blog Prompt: Tell about parts of the book that puzzled or confused you.----------------------------
In the book, Slartibartfast is an alien that tries to explain the computations of space travel to Arthur Dent. However, in his explanation, there are so many holes and random facts that silly ideas that really contrast the complexity of such an idea with simple solutions. For example, he notes that "In space travel, all the numbers are awful. I was just trying to save you the trouble of asking me why all the ship's computations were being done on a waiter's check pad."
Although, he goes on to explain the reasons behind the check pad being the main computational factor in the ship's controls, it only serves to show the absurdity of the idea. Perhaps he is trying to be sarcastic or humorous by contrasting space travel and simplistic thinking but I was rather confused with this bit. Although I did enjoy it since the explanation was told with such fervor that it sounded legit.
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