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What was the babel fish for on the The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy?
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What was the babel fish for on the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy?
to translate any language The babel fish allows you to understand different languages when you hear them.
How do you pronounce babel fish?
BAY-BULL see hitchhikers guide to the galaxy like the tower of babel that features in the bible
What is a babel fish?
A 'babel fish' is a fictional creature that features in 'the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy'. it is a small aquatic creature that feeds on brainwaves. when 'stuck in your ear' it translates these brain waves into English thus making alien languages sond English and allowing aliens to understand English as well.just so you know, it's pronounced BAY-BULL NOTBABBLE.
What was the babel fish in the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
The babel fish was a small, yellow, leech-like creature that could be placed in the ear to translate any language in the galaxy for the person wearing it. It was created by the Infinite Improbability Drive and played a crucial role in communication throughout the series.
Did Douglas Adams invent the term ''Babel Fish''?
Yes, Douglas Adams is credited with inventing the term ''Babel Fish'' in his book ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.'' The Babel Fish is a small, yellow, leech-like creature that serves as a universal translator, allowing characters in the story to understand any language.
What are the books in the hitchhikers trology?
There are actually five books to the Hitchhikers' Trilogy! The first three are "The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy," "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe." and "So Long and Thanks for all the Fish!" The last two are "Mostly Harmless" and "Sorry for the Inconveniences."
What ocean does the babel fish live in?
Babel fish don't actually live in any ocean. They are fictional, from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. In that book it explains that they feed on brain-wave energy, and when inserted into the ear, allow you to understand any language... so I'm not even think in that fictional universe that they live in an ocean, but if they do, it doesn't tell us any more about it in the Hitchhiker's series.
Who is the author of the book called The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
There are five books in the inaccurately named "Trilogy": in no particular order, they are: 1 The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy 2 The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe 3. Life, The Universe, and Everything 4. So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish 5 Mostly Harmless Some also consider the short story "Young Zaphod Plays It Safe" to be part of the trilogy, but it really affect the story in no way whatsoever, it just shares the same universe. "The Salmon Of Doubt; Hitchhiking The Galaxy One Last Time" is also not a part of the "Trilogy".
How do you make a Pangalactic gargle blaster?
First you have to get your hands on a spaceship with hyper-drive. Then you have to take all the driving tests in the galaxy, (this is estimated to take you twenty years at the moment, but new tests are being added daily). Done that, boy you must be thirsty. Right, armed with your copy of the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy and a babel fish you can now assemble all the ingredients, (estimated to take 250 years). Why not say Stuff this, I'm off to the off-licence instead. Since the Pangalactic gargle blaster is a drink just tell everyone you have the required driving tests then mix the drink anyway.
Where does the Babel Fish live?
in the ocean
What did the earths most advanced forms of life say just before they left the earth prior to its destruction - hitchhikers guide to the galaxy?
the most advanced life forms on earth were the mice - it doesn't mention what they said before leaving earth. however, the dolphins (2nd most advanced) said "so long, and thanks for all the fish".
What does 'the fish' refer to in the Hitchhikers of the Galaxy expression 'So long and thanks for all the fish'?
In the book, it is relatively clear. The speaker is a dolphin leaving Earth before it is to be blown up for the creation of the intergalactic highway. He is thanking the humans for allowing the dolphins (who are an alien race) eat the fish in Earth's seas. So, "the fish" are actual swimming fish.
