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Re: How to build a time-machine ? ? ?

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From: The Ghost In The Machine
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:00
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> Dear Hans-Marc Olsen:
>
> "Hans-Marc Olsen" <mallet_riveter@yahoo.co.in> wrote in message 
> news:e1cc8b8.0411162058.1fb514d@posting.google.com...
>>I heard I need 1 or 2 quantum singularities for a time machine, where
>> can I find them?
>>
>> Are there cheaper ways to build a "budget" time machine?
>
> Yes, but the last guy that did this forgot that the Earth is travelling at 
> ~300 km/sec.  He and his time machine are floating in the interstellar void 
> somewhere.
>
> Another guy planned on this and figured to catch the Earth, by adding some 
> spatial displacement.  He planted himself and his machine in Russia... 
> Tunguska I think.  Having the right momentum is also important.
>
> Maybe you'd just be better off to "ride the bus" with the rest of us.  We 
> are time travelling right now.
>
> David A. Smith 
>
>

ITYM "passing the time". :-)

Of course one can easily build budget time machines,
with the right materials (quantum singularities,
it turns out, aren't needed, either.)

They're called clocks. :-)

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