Hitchhiker's Guide: Don't Panic in Friendly Letters
Chapter 1

From radio waves to the trilogy of five

Chapter 2

An earthman and his strange alien companions

Chapter 3

Towels, guides, and Babel fish

Chapter 4

The ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything

Chapter 5

From BBC radio to Hollywood

YOUR GOAL

Master of The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy

Ch 3 · Towels, guides, and Babel fish
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schopenhauer The infinite improbability drive

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He dreamed up the Guide beneath an Austrian sky, So pack your favorite towel when the spaceship flies by!

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schopenhauer The pocket translator in your ear

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The infinite improbability drive

schopenhauer The Heart of Gold spaceship travels instantly across the universe by passing through every point in reality.

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The pocket translator in your ear

schopenhauer The Babel fish is a small, yellow creature that translates any language when placed in the ear.

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My Little Babel Fish
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schopenhauer Translate wacky alien quotes to discover the secrets of the Hitchhiker's Guide universe.

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Fun Fact

Real Babel fish: Yahoo named its early online translation service 'Babel Fish' in 1997 directly after the creature in the book.

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Glossary
towel (noun)
A piece of thick absorbent cloth or paper used for drying or wiping something wet. Ford Prefect explains that this object is the most massively useful thing an interstellar traveler can carry.

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Gossip

Which sci-fi gadget is the most useful?

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Quiz

What two words are written in large, friendly letters on the cover of the Hitchhiker's Guide?

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schopenhauer The most massively useful thing

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Quiz

Who publishes the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in the fictional universe?

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schopenhauer Don't panic in friendly letters

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Quiz

What drive system allows the spaceship Heart of Gold to travel instantly to any point in the universe?

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Quiz

What is the name of the alien race that demolishes Earth to build a hyperspace bypass?

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Quiz

What does a non-hitchhiker (a 'strag') assume about a hitchhiker who has a towel?

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Quiz

What creature must you place in your ear to instantly translate any language in the galaxy?

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Quiz

According to the Guide, what is the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have?

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Quiz

What kind of tea does Arthur Dent desperately try to get from the Nutri-Matic machine?

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