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I'm in California. I would go back to 1400-1500. I would pretend like the future never happened to me.
WWGD said:You appear naked? Is it cold outside?
OmCheeto said:...
Prostitution, slavery, thievery, and nudity, were the norm. And venereal disease was widespread.
And the weather. Don't forget about the weather.
The first order of business would be to find some clothes!Moriarty said:My SO showed me this on reddit and we had fun with it. If you were sent back to the early 19th century naked and alone how would you convince someone that you were from the future and not crazy? No tricks allowed (meaning you can't pull a raygun from your colon). Let's hear it.
julian said:I need you clothes, your boots and your motocycle
Moriarty said:My SO showed me this on reddit and we had fun with it. If you were sent back to the early 19th century naked and alone how would you convince someone that you were from the future and not crazy? No tricks allowed (meaning you can't pull a raygun from your colon). Let's hear it.
I read 2/3 of it. The old English (combined with even older English) doesn't make it easy if English is not your native language. The way the time traveler proves his knowledge (or "magic") is very cheap and many details are not mentioned at all, but some aspects are still interesting.OmCheeto said:ps. Never read the book. Sounds like a fun read though.
That was pretty much my thoughts. And if you could study up on the history in advance, you shouldn't have to wait very long.leroyjenkens said:Unless you found someone extremely credulous, it would be impossible in the short term. You would have to wait until time nears on some dates where you can make some predictions based on your knowledge of early 19th century history.
Algr said:Well it is no use predicting things that aren't going to happen for 50 years. Ultimately this is all about your knowledge of historical details. If you had warning that this is going to happen, you could predict the next election, natural disaster, or some other detail.
I've been around long enough to know that even if English is your first language, @wolram 's posts are still mostly incomprehensible.mfb said:I read 2/3 of it. The old English (combined with even older English) doesn't make it easy if English is not your native language. The way the time traveler proves his knowledge (or "magic") is very cheap and many details are not mentioned at all, but some aspects are still interesting.
This thread strikes me as being male-nerd-centric. I've decided that I will travel back to England, and make a front loading, windmill powered, clothes washing machine, out of an old barrel and sticks. But not before I figure out how to make soap, and duct tape.@derek10: How many events in the early 19th century do you remember? How many of them would get known to the people around you? It does not help to predict some random event somewhere in the world if no one ever learns about it.
If you know the precise date and place in advance, it is much easier of course.
Electricity is probably a good starting point once the basics (clothing, food, ...) are done.
The oil drop experiment (1909!) could be possible if you get reliable electric fields. It would demonstrate quantized charges.
You can try to reproduce the double-slit experiment (early 19th century?) and the photoelectric effect (1887). More precise spectroscopy can be interesting as well.
Diffusion and brownian motion (discovered 1827) can both be explained (quantitatively) with knowledge about atoms.
You can discover Neptune (1846). Galileo found it in 1612/13 but did not recognize it as a planet.
Diodes and triodes are great if you get access to the mentioned vacuum tubes. They allow the construction of simple electronic calculators.
Thank you.I would be careful with quantum mechanics as it sounds crazy...
Jonathan Scott said:I was assuming around 1800, and the connection between electricity and magnetism wasn't discovered until around Oersted's experiments around 1819.
and shadesjulian said:I need you clothes, your boots and your motocycle
I thought he was the guy who invented "cages"?Diego Fernandez said:Wasn't the connection between electricity and magnetism first worked on by Michael Faraday?
Diego Fernandez said:Wasn't the connection between electricity and magnetism first worked on by Michael Faraday?
The Un-Observer said:Give me the year I'll tell you who the next president will be.
At max I'll only have to do 4 years locked up!
For all countries? ;)The Un-Observer said:Give me the year I'll tell you who the next president will be.
derek10 said:@derek10: How many events in the early 19th century do you remember? How many of them would get known to the people around you? It does not help to predict some random event somewhere in the world if no one ever learns about it.
If you know the precise date and place in advance, it is much easier of course.
If it is the past, and I know my American history, I know for a fact who's nextmfb said:For all countries? ;)
For a specific one like the US, each election there are hundreds of correct predictions. Usually the number of relevant candidates is not so large, guessing the correct one out of 10-20 is not enough evidence.
The Un-Observer said:If it is the past, and I know my American history, I know for a fact who's next
WWGD said:Who's that, Hillary Bush or Jeb Clinton?
The current time machine actually has a bunch of potential bugs. No stress tests seem done on it yet, may be never. I am not even allowed to view the test plan (i.e what and how something is to be tested), I only see the result progress they did on it. How sad !moriheru said:Why are you acting like the time machine disapears? Just show him your time machine...(hope I havn't wound up in some dumm paradox, nope i shouldn't of done...)
I have no idea. Mine isn't one if you don't violate any business laws. If you borrow someone else's shelter, chances you get into trouble with may be high and even from the guy himself! :DMight get into problems with the evil goverment...
So you have e ery president memorized in order? Even then it doesn't really matter. Let's go back exactly 200 years like a lot of posters are doing. The next president would be James Monroe. A founding father, a former senator and governor who is currently the secretary of state and secretary of war. I don't think anyone would be the least bit surprised by that pick.The Un-Observer said:If it is the past, and I know my American history, I know for a fact who's next