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Does anybody else agree the name "Time Crystal" could be better somehow?

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• nabla9 6y ago
  No. It's technically very accurate name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_crystal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_crystal
  • yesenadam 6y ago
    (Not an expert) I read the first few paragraphs on that link. So, by analogy, we might call (normal) crystals with flaws "space crystals". Or maybe they should be "space-flawed crystals" and "time-flawed crystals" - a "flaw", in the usual sense, being a break in the regular crystalline structure. The adjective describes the (nature of the) breakdown in regular structure, not the regular structure. No? I wouldn't defend "space crystal" as a "technically very accurate name".
• chadcmulligan 6y ago
  I always think of doctor who when I hear it - not that its a bad thing.
• jhloa2 6y ago
  I like how much it sounds like futuristic science fiction technology!
• Topgamer7 6y ago
  But then how would I think about Crash Bandicoot and Neo Cortex whenever there is news!
• 867-5309 6y ago
  yes, it sounds too mystic for science
• how2cflags 6y ago
  TimeSplitters Future Perfect - Cortez, get the time crystals!
• tobmlt 6y ago
  Frank Wilczek was hoping for a writers credit on the next Indiana Jones reboot.
• contravariant 6y ago
  The more verbose 'time-translational-symmetry-breaking-structure' isn't much better. So crystal it is.
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• userbinator 6y ago
  It reminds me of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Cube https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Cube
  • sitkack 6y ago
    https://timecube.2enp.com/ https://timecube.2enp.com/