[pvillano]

"How many hydrogen atoms are there?"

"a total of 84"

[twic]

Nobel Prize if true.

[chrisco255]

42 x 2, can't be a coincidence.

[tomudding]

"What is the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything?"

"The Ultimate Question"

:(

[smnrchrds]

It should replace "a total of" with "at least" and it will be golden.

[throwaway889900]

I remember reading some idea that there's only one hydrogen atom in the entire universe somewhere so it's not too far off from that.

[remcob]

It's the 'one-electron universe' theory [0]. In short: there is one electron that keeps going back and forth in time to play the role of every electron we see. A particle 'going backwards in time' is mathematically identical to its anti-particle, which we know exists, so the whole idea isn't too far fetched.

I don't think it is falsifiable, so not really scientific, but a fun theory to believe in.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-electron_universe