The starship Heart of Gold was the first spacecraft to make use of the Infinite Improbability Drive. The craft was stolen by then-President Zaphod Beeblebrox at the official launch of the ship, as he was supposed to be officiating the launch.

The Infinite Improbability Drive was a wonderful new method of crossing interstellar distances in a mere nothingth of a second, without "tedious mucking about in hyperspace." As soon as the drive reaches infinite Improbability, it passes through every conceivable point in every conceivable universe simultaneously.

Upon seeing the Heart of Gold, then-President of the Galaxy Zaphod Beeblebrox is quoted as saying: “Wow,' There wasn't much else he could say. He said it again because he knew it would annoy the press. 'Wow.' 

'That is really amazing.' he said. 'That really is truly amazing. That is so amazingly amazing I think I'd like to steal it.'

-Douglas Adams (1952-2001)

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