Scientific Progress Goes 'Boink'

[ThePlasmatizer]

I wouldn't do anything to effect history, I would put myself in places as a bystander, no matter how much I'd want to smack a baddie upside the head. Anything could fuck up my reality, and that's not something I really want to do.

When you say bystander do you mean like a ghost looking in on things?

 

[Labyrinth]

I wouldn't do anything to effect history, I would put myself in places as a bystander, no matter how much I'd want to smack a baddie upside the head. Anything could fuck up my reality, and that's not something I really want to do.

When you say bystander do you mean like a ghost looking in on things?

I mean like a face in the crowd. For example, someone watching on at Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream or as part of the pit at an original Metallica concert.

 

[ThePlasmatizer]

I wouldn't do anything to effect history, I would put myself in places as a bystander, no matter how much I'd want to smack a baddie upside the head. Anything could fuck up my reality, and that's not something I really want to do.

When you say bystander do you mean like a ghost looking in on things?

I mean like a face in the crowd. For example, someone watching on at Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream or as part of the pit at an original Metallica concert.

Yeah, but maybe even something as small as that could posssibly have far reaching effects, and haven't you seen Back to the Future? you might meet one of your parents.

 

[Dommyboy]

I would grab a ton of things from the current and bring them back to about 50 years ago and introduce them to humanity while getting filthy rich.

 

[DarkLordofDevon]

Grab as many guns, grenades and other advanced weaponry and go back to around 50 BC and destroy the Roman Empire. Yes, it will completely change the face of the world but at least many countries will be saved from being enslaved and I'll finally be able to find out what Celtic Britain was really like.

Either that, or stop off during post-Roman times and use my array of weapons to become Emperor of the World...

I guess it depends what mood I'm in. And if it screws up time and space - Doubt anyone will be around to care.

 

[Zombie Badger]

Being a Jew I would go back in time and sawn-off-shotgun Adolph Hitler's Head.

Wouldn't do much good.

Sawn-off's too good for Hitler. Shoot him in the stomach with a spoon-firing machine gun.

 

[Amnestic]

I wouldn't do anything to effect history, I would put myself in places as a bystander, no matter how much I'd want to smack a baddie upside the head. Anything could fuck up my reality, and that's not something I really want to do.

When you say bystander do you mean like a ghost looking in on things?

I mean like a face in the crowd. For example, someone watching on at Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream or as part of the pit at an original Metallica concert.

This. If I were to go back it'd be for my own experiences, not to change the future. I have no idea what killing Hitler or preventing Bush from getting the presidency would do to the Present time we live in. Red Alert says that killing Hitler would end up with Stalin in power invading Europe.

I'd probably pop back in time to see a famous speech/event in time. Probably the crucifixion. That'd be pretty epic to see. I wouldn't understand a word they were saying, what with them speaking Hebrew/Latin, but hey, I can still watch it.

 

[johnman]

I'd go back to the origins of WW1 and prevet Franz Ferdinand from being assassinated. That would save a few million lives, as ww2 wouldn't happen either

 

[mkb07a]

Well, call me someone who is unoriginal and doesn't care, but I'd go, oh... five years back. High school. I know where I'd be, and I'd walk in, grab my 14-year-old self, and say, "We need to have a chat."

The next hour would be me telling my younger, stupider self to work harder at debate, work harder at theatre, and that guy? The football player across the room in English? Talk to him. Now. Ignore all the other male specimens in the vicinity, because he's going to be the only one who gets you AND puts up with your shit. Also, [insert-everything-else-here].

Of course, those things not being an option... I wanna go back to New Mexico when Billy the Kid was running around, and pop Pat Garrett in the mouth before he gets a chance to kill the guy.

 

[Mr. Moose]

Kill Constantine.

Ya know
To stop Christianization of Rome.

 

[Zer_]

I'd go back in time and invest as much money as I can into Microsoft when they are just about starting up.

 

[SargentToughie]

Calvin and Hobbs, there was a series where Calvin turned a cardbord box into a transmutation machine

It introduced the magic box... which would be used many times in future bits

I belive I deserve 2 cookies for that one

 

[hem dazon 90]

id convince michael collins to let all of ireland not just the south to be free

 

[SargentToughie]

Calvin and Hobbs, there was a series where Calvin turned a cardbord box into a transmutation machine

It introduced the magic box... which would be used many times in future bits

It was called the Transmogrifier, which was used as a cloner, while on its side (with optional physical manifestation and fitlering of attributes switch), and a time machine while rught-side up.

Oh yeah.

The good and evil Calvin series was priceless

 

[AuntyEthel]

I'd go back to the 80's and buy as much Microsoft stock as possible.

 

[Varchld]

Of course, you could go back to the time when the time machine was first created, steal it, then use it as many times as you want.

lol, it makes perfect sense, why didn't I think of that before I used it :/


I don't mean to mess this thread up, but what if someone went back in time and removed Jesus before he was born. Or merely prevented the bible being created.
The religions would still probably exist in some form but it'd be interesting to see the results.

 

[Dogeman5]

Make a paradox of Moore's Law
"Calvin and Hobbes" was one of my favorite Comic Strips

 

[Amnestic]

Of course, you could go back to the time when the time machine was first created, steal it, then use it as many times as you want.

lol, it makes perfect sense, why didn't I think of that before I used it :/


I don't mean to mess this thread up, but what if someone went back in time and removed Jesus before he was born. Or merely prevented the bible being created.
The religions would still probably exist in some form but it'd be interesting to see the results.

Such a thing could have a cascade effect which prevents your birth and causes a paradox. What then?

 

[TerribleTerryTate]

I would go to Pink Floyd's The Wall performance, then return. Naturally, I'd be front and centre barrier, staring raptly upwards as they blew my mind away.

+1.