Time travel is real, and I can prove it! But what does that mean for us?
I saw the movie The Time Machine as a kid and immediately became obsessed with the idea of time travel. I held my breath as George departed, determined to make the future better, and his insightful botanist friend observed, “He has all the time in the world.” Then I swallowed the lump in my throat and rushed to the library to check out the H.G. Wells novel that (along with fellow steampunk Jules Verne’s works) formed the template for modern science fiction.
Years later, I was invited to a liquidation sale of props and costumes from the old MGM Studios. Some iconic items were available for absurdly low prices (back then no one considered them collectibles). These included Judy Garland’s ruby slippers and Scarlett O’Hara’s curtain dress. But the thing my eyes fixed upon was the time machine! The asking price was just $1300. Still, I was fresh out of college and that…
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Boy that brings back memories. Remember the Big Bang Theory episodes on the Group purchase of the Prop Machine? Bring memories and smiles.
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Yes, I do! The guy who owns it now found it in a thrift shop some time later, not far from where the liquidation sale had been, and bought if for $1,000! He fully restored it (bless him!), and provided it for The Big Bang episode. http://hollywoodlostandfound.net/props/timemachine.html
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Thanks for the info.
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*Is Time Travel a Fantasy?*
No. It just happens
(whether we like it or not)
on a fixed schedule.
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;>) Yep. https://mitchteemley.com/2017/09/01/two-studies-reveal-time-travel-is-real/
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Thanks for the link to your very funny way to make the point.
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