Zarniwoop Vann Harl - Disaster Area's Chief Research Accountant

Disaster Area's Chief Research Accountant

As Disaster Area's earnings require hypermathematics, their chief research accountant was named Professor of Neomathematics at the University of Maximegalon and in his Special Theories of Tax Returns he proves that space-time is "not merely curved, it is, in fact, totally bent." The Guide shows a graphic indicating that most of the earnings ends up with the accountant.

Referred to in:

  • the novel The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
  • episode 5 of the TV series
See also: Hotblack Desiato

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