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Yes, the idea of the Babel fish was Adams. The term Babel is from The Bible and refers to the Tower of Babel, where everyone spoke a different language.

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Where does the Babel Fish live?

The Babel Fish is a fictional creature from Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series. It lives in the ear canal and provides instant translation for all languages, making communication across species possible.


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 for on the The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy?

to translate any language The babel fish allows you to understand different languages when you hear them.


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.


What are good translation sites?

babel fish


What are the two commonly used fish in your place of work?

Babel fish and space fish.


What is your favorite pun?

my favorite pun is...You can tune a guitar, but you can't tuna fish. Unless of course, you play bass. - Douglas Adams.


Where is the babel fish most commonly found?

japan


What is the translation of yousf?

Have you Tried going on Babel fish?


How do you pronounce babel fish?

BAY-BULL see hitchhikers guide to the galaxy like the tower of babel that features in the bible


How sould you tranlate into Spanish the word errorless?

type it into babel fish


Is there a site where you can chat online for translation?

Yahoo! Babel Fish website