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[[File:Magrathean_whale.png|thumb|350px|The whale on its descent to [[Magrathea]].]] |
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[[File:Magrathean_whale-tv.png|thumb|350px|The whale at the start of its fall.]] |
[[File:Magrathean_whale-tv.png|thumb|350px|The whale at the start of its fall.]] |
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+ | The '''Magrathean sperm whale''' was a whale created from one of a pair of guided thermonuclear missiles several miles over the planet of [[Magrathea]], after [[Arthur Dent]] initiated the use of the [[Infinite Improbability Drive]]. The probability of this occurring was 8,767,128 to 1 against.<ref>In the book this probability is spoken by [[Eddie the Computer]], while in the movie it is spoken by [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (travel guide)|the Guide]], voiced by [[Stephen Fry]]</ref> The whale has an existential life of discovery which lasts a minute before it hits the ground, leaving a large crater and whale remains. |
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Revision as of 17:24, 1 October 2014
- “I wonder if it will be friends with me”
- —The whale's attitude to the fast approaching ground[src]
The whale on its descent to Magrathea.
The whale at the start of its fall.
The Magrathean sperm whale was a whale created from one of a pair of guided thermonuclear missiles several miles over the planet of Magrathea, after Arthur Dent initiated the use of the Infinite Improbability Drive. The probability of this occurring was 8,767,128 to 1 against.[1] The whale has an existential life of discovery which lasts a minute before it hits the ground, leaving a large crater and whale remains.
Appearances
The Magrathean sperm whale appeared in:
- Fit the third of the radio series.
- Chapter 18 of the novel The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
- Episode 3 of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy television series.
- The film The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Behind the scenes
- The whale was voiced by:
- Stephen Moore in the radio and TV series.
- Bill Bailey in the movie.
- While the whale was falling in the television series, the song Whale Theme played, a composition by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
- In Fallout 2, there is a special encounter with a carcass of a dead sperm whale and a broken bowl of flowers. This is a reference to the Magrathean sperm whale and the accompanying bowl of petunias.
Notes and references
- ↑ In the book this probability is spoken by Eddie the Computer, while in the movie it is spoken by the Guide, voiced by Stephen Fry
External links
- Crashed whale on Fallout Wiki