The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Planets & Worlds

Earth (Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha)

Mostly harmless. An utterly insignificant blue-green planet whose ape-descended life forms are so amazingly primitive that they still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea.

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Guide Entry: Earth (Sol III)

Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun. Orbiting this at a distance of roughly ninety-two million miles is an utterly insignificant little blue-green planet whose ape-descended life forms are so amazingly primitive that they still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea.

Current Editorial Status

  • Original Guide Entry: "Harmless."
  • Revised Post-Ford Prefect Entry: "Mostly harmless."
  • Demolition Notice: Scheduled for immediate vaporisation by Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz and the Vogon Constructor Fleet to facilitate the construction of a hyperspatial express route (planning charts having been on display in the local planning department in Alpha Centauri for fifty Earth years).
  • Essential Survival Tip: If you find yourself stranded in Cottington or Islington on a Thursday, procure at least three pints of bitter, four packets of salted peanuts for twenty-eight pence, and above all, know where your towel is.

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