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I like to maintain my take on time travel as described by Sheldon in Big Bang theory "Sheldon: It occurs to me that if I ever did invent a time machine, I will

by rick_2047 16y ago

I like to maintain my take on time travel as described by Sheldon in Big Bang theory "Sheldon: It occurs to me that if I ever did invent a time machine, I will just go into the past and give it to myself. Thus eliminating the need to invent it in first place. That really takes the pressure off". I would like to hear what you guys think of time travel, after all it has be one of the favourite subject of speculative science fiction.

rbanffy 16y ago
The whole universe only needs one well maintained time machine. I like the clause in their roommate agreement - if any of them ever invents a time machine, the first stop will be their meeting on the roommate agreement when they are discussing it.
jokermatt999 16y ago
Some spoilers, beware. Honestly, I'm rarely a fan of time travel stories. They tend to be full of plot holes and half-baked logic. Since everything is theoretical, it seems like many writers just pull whatever rules they feel like out of a hat, and use it as a sort of deus ex machina. Very rarely is it used well in my opinion. Primer is one of the rare exceptions because it's well structured and thought out (maddeningly so), but overall I tend to skip such things. Also, it could be noted that Primer being about time travel could be considered a spoiler. I didn't know what it was about until it was actually revealed in the movie, and I was kind of happy having it that way.
nuncanada 16y ago
Just not possible... That's not fun. Let me just clarify a little bit. Traveling to the past is not possible. "Traveling" to the future is already known how to. At least some fiction make a coherent history for how time travel works, like Primer or Asimov's book 'The End of Eternity'... Unlike for example Donnie Darko, a movie that i love, but the ending....

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I like to maintain my take on time travel as described by Sheldon in Big Bang theory "Sheldon: It occurs to me that if I ever did invent a time machine, I will

by rick_2047 16y ago

rbanffy 16y ago
The whole universe only needs one well maintained time machine. I like the clause in their roommate agreement - if any of them ever invents a time machine, the first stop will be their meeting on the roommate agreement when they are discussing it.
jokermatt999 16y ago
Some spoilers, beware. Honestly, I'm rarely a fan of time travel stories. They tend to be full of plot holes and half-baked logic. Since everything is theoretical, it seems like many writers just pull whatever rules they feel like out of a hat, and use it as a sort of deus ex machina. Very rarely is it used well in my opinion. Primer is one of the rare exceptions because it's well structured and thought out (maddeningly so), but overall I tend to skip such things. Also, it could be noted that Primer being about time travel could be considered a spoiler. I didn't know what it was about until it was actually revealed in the movie, and I was kind of happy having it that way.
nuncanada 16y ago
Just not possible... That's not fun. Let me just clarify a little bit. Traveling to the past is not possible. "Traveling" to the future is already known how to. At least some fiction make a coherent history for how time travel works, like Primer or Asimov's book 'The End of Eternity'... Unlike for example Donnie Darko, a movie that i love, but the ending....