Well, Spindles and Great White, as much as I love the Hitchhiker's Guide, I would have to say that holding your breath in this situation is a very bad idea, the pressure from your lungs would explode out of your throat if it just didn't blow out your chest.
Oh, and just as a nitpicky matter of point, Zaphod didn't pick up Arthur and Ford, that was done by the Heart of Gold alone due to the improbabilty field it created. Zaphod had nothing to do with it and even complained about it.
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