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If you only had 1 time jump..

evilestkhan#0984 evilestkhan
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in the past; not the future.. which period would you go to?

I liked terra nova with its story line, so would go back and get season 2 going.!
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  • theraven2378theraven2378 Member Posts: 6,016 Arc User
    For me most likely the Napoleonic Wars, amazing time period with plenty of colour on the battlefield
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    • hawku001xhawku001x Member Posts: 10,769 Arc User
      Probably last week to when I had that ham sandwich. Man that was a good sandwich. Got to have it again somehow.
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    • azniadeetazniadeet Member Posts: 1,871 Arc User
      edited July 2016
      I'd go back in time about 5 years then bet on sports, mine bitcoin, and play the market.

      But if you're talking about more than just making money and influencing my own personal history... If you're talking about experiencing an entirely different era. I'd rather not.

      I actually generally like now.
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      He shall have such tactics, strategies and machines that no foe will best him in battle.
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    • evilmark444evilmark444 Member Posts: 6,951 Arc User
      I'd go back to the day of the second to last Billion dollar powerball drawing (the one that had no winner) and give myself the winning numbers.
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    • jonsillsjonsills Member Posts: 10,476 Arc User
      edited July 2016
      1981. Advise myself to invest all available money in this new IPO for a small company called "Microsoft".

      Also, if I wind up in Omaha, NE, six years later, the blonde with the kid is cute, but she's psycho - STAY AWAY.​​
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    • daveynydaveyny Member Posts: 8,227 Arc User
      edited July 2016
      I'd go back to March 29th, Good Friday 2013...
      The day I passed on going to lunch with my long time best friend, then found out two hours later he was run over and killed by an old lady who said she didn't see him in the cross walk.
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    • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
      Back? What am I supposed to do there, I want to the future!

      I guess I'd go back to invest to a time where I could invest some money for me (or my past self, or both)?

      For selfish reason I wouldn't be too far back. I don't want to be stuck in the past. Maybe shortly before 9/11 so I could perhaps warn someone about it. That wold probably cause a lot of trouble for me, though, trying to get someone to believe me. But it could also still be time to tell my uncle(s) to go to regular cancer checks, maybe that could save or extend their life at least.
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    • iconiansiconians Member Posts: 6,987 Arc User
      I'd probably go back and eat the sandwich @hawku001x was referring to. That sounds like a really delicious sandwich.​​
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    • artan42artan42 Member Posts: 10,450 Bug Hunter
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    • marcusdkanemarcusdkane Member Posts: 7,439 Arc User
      Early 1970s... Enough gizmos and gadgets to allow a decent standard of living, good music, and none of the assorted BS which has plagued us since the 80s onwards... B)
    • jonsillsjonsills Member Posts: 10,476 Arc User
      marcusdkane wrote: »
      Early 1970s... Enough gizmos and gadgets to allow a decent standard of living, good music, and none of the assorted BS which has plagued us since the 80s onwards... B)
      Speaking from an American perspective (as I wasn't paying that much attention to international politics aside from the war and the Soviets), Watergate. The Arab Oil "Crisis". Depending on how late you consider "early 1970s", Vice-President Ford becoming the first president ever elected by less than half the population of a single state (he was a Senator from Michigan, appointed VP when Agnew resigned, then became President when Nixon resigned). "Whip Inflation Now". The American auto industry trying desperately to prove they couldn't build cars that were both economical and safe, leading to the rise of Japanese auto manufacturing in the US. The last years of the Vietnam War. The depths of the Cold War, and the certainty that we'd see nuclear weapons used - not a matter of "if", but "when".

      I'd have a hard time naming any historical period when things actually were better than they are now.​​
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    • marcusdkanemarcusdkane Member Posts: 7,439 Arc User
      edited July 2016
      jonsills wrote: »
      marcusdkane wrote: »
      Early 1970s... Enough gizmos and gadgets to allow a decent standard of living, good music, and none of the assorted BS which has plagued us since the 80s onwards... B)
      Speaking from an American perspective (as I wasn't paying that much attention to international politics aside from the war and the Soviets), Watergate. The Arab Oil "Crisis". Depending on how late you consider "early 1970s", Vice-President Ford becoming the first president ever elected by less than half the population of a single state (he was a Senator from Michigan, appointed VP when Agnew resigned, then became President when Nixon resigned). "Whip Inflation Now". The American auto industry trying desperately to prove they couldn't build cars that were both economical and safe, leading to the rise of Japanese auto manufacturing in the US. The last years of the Vietnam War. The depths of the Cold War, and the certainty that we'd see nuclear weapons used - not a matter of "if", but "when".

      I'd have a hard time naming any historical period when things actually were better than they are now.​​
      I'd say 1970 (what I call 'the Dirty Harry' era') And yes, those were certainly concerns of the era, but a time-traveller wouldn't be worrying about nuclear weapons etc, but back then, there wasn't the rampant STDs/terrorism which we have to deal with now... And, as mentioned, enough in the way of gadgets that a fairly modern standard of living could be maintained (and some awesome music as well B) )

    • jonsillsjonsills Member Posts: 10,476 Arc User
      marcusdkane wrote: »
      ...back then, there wasn't the rampant STDs/terrorism which we have to deal with now...
      The Red Brigade. The Irish Republican Army, and the Ulster terrorists. The Symbionese Liberation Army. The Weather Underground. The ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinians that would lead to the rise of Hamas and Fatah. The frigging Manson Family.

      Historical analysis reveals that HIV almost certainly began sometime in the early 1960s, but wasn't identified until much later. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and the then-incurable chlamydia were very popular, and getting them was seen as a moral failing, so they often went untreated. In large parts of the world, condoms were actually illegal, or only available with a doctor's prescription, as their very existence went against the teachings of several religions (most notably Catholicism and some of the more fundamentalist Protestant groups).​​
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    • marcusdkanemarcusdkane Member Posts: 7,439 Arc User
      jonsills wrote: »
      marcusdkane wrote: »
      ...back then, there wasn't the rampant STDs/terrorism which we have to deal with now...
      The Red Brigade. The Irish Republican Army, and the Ulster terrorists. The Symbionese Liberation Army. The Weather Underground. The ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinians that would lead to the rise of Hamas and Fatah. The frigging Manson Family.

      Historical analysis reveals that HIV almost certainly began sometime in the early 1960s, but wasn't identified until much later. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and the then-incurable chlamydia were very popular, and getting them was seen as a moral failing, so they often went untreated. In large parts of the world, condoms were actually illegal, or only available with a doctor's prescription, as their very existence went against the teachings of several religions (most notably Catholicism and some of the more fundamentalist Protestant groups).​​
      Hmmm... Unless all those geoups were active in San Francisco, I'd still take my chances ;)
    • admiralnatadmiralnat Member Posts: 22,432 Arc User
      1990. You know, to play all the good Sonic games when they were new! As an added bonus, I'd be around to warn my younger self about certain people... :lol:​​
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    • sarreoussarreous Member Posts: 336 Arc User
      If the mechanics of this time travel allowed for it, go back to when I was twelve'ish and do EVERYTHING differently.

      Otherwise, there's too many points in history where I would like to go back to see what really happened, and compare with what we think we know. What some great historical person really did or said. What some forgotten civilization was really like. I think I might end up sitting in indecision for so long that I'd have to use my jump to go back and tell myself to make a freaking decision.

      To see my own finger appear from behind to push the "Go!" button, look back and see no one, and wonder "Wut?" Kind of creepy.

      /end ramble before it begins in full
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    • themetalstickmanthemetalstickman Member Posts: 1,010 Arc User
      I would go back and warn my 11-year-old self DO NOT WRITE THAT NOTE.

      Seriously, that note totally ruined my social life.
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    • starswordcstarswordc Member Posts: 10,966 Arc User
      I'd go back to the day before the time machine's inventor finished his project so I could delete all his data, burn his lab to the ground, and kick him in the nuts for good measure. Nothing good ever comes from TRIBBLE with the past.
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    • gradiigradii Member Posts: 2,824 Arc User
      starswordc wrote: »
      I'd go back to the day before the time machine's inventor finished his project so I could delete all his data, burn his lab to the ground, and kick him in the nuts for good measure. Nothing good ever comes from **** with the past.

      Agreed. Time travel is way way too dangerous.
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      Like a badass I shall make him look, and in the furnace of war I shall forge him.
      he shall be of iron will and steely sinew.
      In great armour I shall clad him and with the mightiest weapons he shall be armed.
      He will be untouched by plague or disease; no sickness shall blight him.
      He shall have such tactics, strategies and machines that no foe will best him in battle.
      He is my answer to cryptic logic, he is the Defender of my Romulan Crew.
      He is Tovan Khev... and he shall know no fear."
    • fmgtorres1979fmgtorres1979 Member Posts: 1,327 Arc User
      Way to create a paradox!
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    • kitsunesnoutkitsunesnout Member Posts: 1,210 Arc User
      I'd flat out pass. There is nothing more precious than the present I know that has led me to knowing the best people and friends I could ever want, and there's nothing I'd trade it for, not even a day of it.
    • joshmauljoshmaul Member Posts: 519 Arc User
      The American Civil War. But not with a supply of AK-47s; I'll leave that to the time-travelling white supremacists, heh heh.
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    • captainchaos66captainchaos66 Member Posts: 409 Arc User
      I'd go back to the late 1800's. Likely around 1868 or 69. I'd want to travel to the west, see the transcontinental railroad being built. Ride on the rails of history. Back when machines where built from steal and grease, not circuit boards and plastic. I'd love to sit in a rail-yard and watch the " big-boys" get steamed up for the journey across the country. The one thing I would want to do before returning to present time is run a Challenger steam locomotive. The shear power and might of those machines is just incredible! Having to watch every gauge, and ever indicator to make things work just right. Then, at every stop, listening to the air pumps run, and the steam valves purge. I swear, steam locomotives where a living breathing machine, and getting to run one is definitely on my bucket list .
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