Fusion X. Denver Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 I think I read somewhere that if time travel ever were possible, we'd only be able to go forward in time, but I can't remember the explanation. I'd want to go to the future anyways to see what life'll be like and if I should get my hopes up or not. Some study actually showed that people who knew what the ending of a story was looked forward to getting to the end more than they did not knowing the ending. I figured that same mindset would be applicable here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake the Sage Posted February 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Some study actually showed that people who knew what the ending of a story was looked forward to getting to the end more than they did not knowing the ending. I figured that same mindset would be applicable here. I can believe that actually. I knew the end of Gurren Laggen, and that Kamina would die, but because I knew the end I wanted to watch it more so I could see how we got to that end. As for time travel I believe you should be able to go back in time but there is just certain events that cannot be altered. "Key Points" you could say. So say you went back in time to try and assassinate Hitler . . . and you succeed. Well that doesn't mean that World War II would be erased from history but instead someone else would step up in place of Hitler and thus World War II would still occur- just some things would change, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugendramon Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 I can believe that actually. I knew the end of Gurren Laggen, and that Kamina would die, but because I knew the end I wanted to watch it more so I could see how we got to that end. As for time travel I believe you should be able to go back in time but there is just certain events that cannot be altered. "Key Points" you could say. So say you went back in time to try and assassinate Hitler . . . and you succeed. Well that doesn't mean that World War II would be erased from history but instead someone else would step up in place of Hitler and thus World War II would still occur- just some things would change, But that largely depends on what are the continuity rules you go by. Many outcomes are possible: The "He is already here" approach: A different timeline is created every time an event in the past is changed. This results not in the erasing of the future events, but the creation of a parallel reality in which things go differently. The "Unavoidable Paradox" approach: You cease to exist, therefore never perform the action you performed to make yourself cease to exist, thusly you break the universe. The end. The Stable Time Loop: What you just said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake the Sage Posted February 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Every decisions we make creates another universe, a parallel Earth, one where we made the choice and one where we made the opposite choice. In one universe we might be poor or slaves. There is a universe were our parents never met, so we were never born. A world that ended in nuclear war and another where humans never evolved. Odd infinitum. That is the secret of the universe. Billions of people making billions of choices. Your reality is only decided based on what you observe and what you decide is true or not. If I see an alien jump off a bridge and no one else is there to confirm what I just saw, how do I know that what I just saw was real? However if there was someone else that saw the same thing then I have confirmed the reality which I had just seen, so it must be real. Consciousness is the truth behind reality. The seen and unseen- what is real to us and what is there but we choose to ignore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Colonel Remo Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Well, it would've taken a miracle for the British to have completely won the American Revolution So I would take the assassinate George Washington option, but not before a lengthy conversation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake the Sage Posted March 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Well, it would've taken a miracle for the British to have completely won the American Revolution So I would take the assassinate George Washington option, but not before a lengthy conversation Someone is not a student of history (^^) The British, had they actually decided we were important enough, could have easily crushed the American Revolution into dust. They had a larger army and the best Navy in the entire world at that time. However after we had managed to defeat their best General, in land he was unfamiliar with and only after running him ragged, did their moral dip low enough that the British Army gave up on keeping a hold on the colonies. They not only realized that it would be too costly to keep "colonies of little worth" but they were also focusing more on the turmoils going on in Europe at the time. tl;dr Britain could've won if they wanted too, but decided we weren't worth the effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugendramon Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 And in the long run it was probably a wise idea, since they really would have lost a lot more than the thirteen colonies if they hadn't paid enough attention to France itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
encapturer Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 I can believe that actually. I knew the end of Gurren Laggen, and that Kamina would die, but because I knew the end I wanted to watch it more so I could see how we got to that end. As for time travel I believe you should be able to go back in time but there is just certain events that cannot be altered. "Key Points" you could say. So say you went back in time to try and assassinate Hitler . . . and you succeed. Well that doesn't mean that World War II would be erased from history but instead someone else would step up in place of Hitler and thus World War II would still occur- just some things would change, Why does Hitler and WWII get special importance? I'd think that perhaps WWII would happen. but since Hitler was such a major figure (in our collective recollection of WWII anyway) that things would turn out wildly different, in ways that very few comparisons could be drawn to our WWII when it comes to Germany's involvement... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirit of DMG Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Let's not forget that Hitler was probably the entire reason WWII happened in the first place. He was trying to expand Germany well beyond the borders that were allotted to it in whatever the name of that treaty was. Had he kept his word and not sought any more land after the agreement with Britain, WWII could have been avoided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Colonel Remo Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Someone is not a student of history (^^) The British, had they actually decided we were important enough, could have easily crushed the American Revolution into dust. They had a larger army and the best Navy in the entire world at that time. However after we had managed to defeat their best General, in land he was unfamiliar with and only after running him ragged, did their moral dip low enough that the British Army gave up on keeping a hold on the colonies. They not only realized that it would be too costly to keep "colonies of little worth" but they were also focusing more on the turmoils going on in Europe at the time. tl;dr Britain could've won if they wanted too, but decided we weren't worth the effort =/ I'll have to check back up the source that I read, because it specifically mentioned that the war was very unsustainable, and a full out revolution would've been almost impossible to control, even with the greatest of military minds (Jake, I'm sure you're familiar with Napoleon's very bad decision in Spain?) The best situation for the Brits would be for the Tories/Loyalists in the south to assist and turn it into a war of attrition and maybe bleeding the north into submission Plus General Horatio Gates was a much better commander so its possible for the Americans to have won a significant victory and win over the French Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake the Sage Posted March 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Okay so I see there has been some other comments about alternative world history- some that were even answered before I had the chance to do so myself. So now the question is if you had the opportunity to see any kind of wild animal, doesn't have to exist in the actual reality we live in, which would it be and why? I hands down would want to see a dragon because they are everything that symbolizes my obsession with mythology and fantasy. They are supposed to be the ultimate sign of good/evil and extremely powerful. BTW, good to see you encapturer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion X. Denver Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Definitely this thing. Just look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Colonel Remo Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Definitely this thing. Just look at it. can we eat it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake the Sage Posted March 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 can we eat it? I've never had reindeer but I heard they're delicious *drools* Okay that means I am never allowed back into the One Piece dimension because I'm certain I'd try eating Chopper (>3>) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Warden Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 Yes, that's clearly the reason. As far as creatures go, I'd like to see one of those cryptids, or the Mothman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirit of DMG Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 Kappa, without a doubt. I'd like a few pictures of that one, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake the Sage Posted March 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 As far as creatures go, I'd like to see one of those cryptids, or the Mothman. Why would you want to see a harbinger of doom? Kappa, without a doubt. I'd like a few pictures of that one, too I wouldn't want to see a Kappa because they drown you . . . though if you tip their "hats" they end up dying so the more you know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion X. Denver Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 can we eat it? You bet your musty a*s we can. I'll mount its head on the wall of my study and parade around with its hat as a trophy as I blissfully reminisce devouring the juicy, scrumptious entrails. I used to be ambivalent to meat, but now I'm like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake the Sage Posted March 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Okay guys I don't know how I found this, but I did and I have to say this is pretty amazing. I'm not normally one to praise a fan-comic or even a fan fiction unless I believe it's great, which have been precious few, but this I have to say is unbelievably good. Artwork I mean, story not so much. What the Hell am I talking about? Dragon Ball Multiverse <- THAT Go ahead and look at that artwork . . . just look at it. I don't know how many of you have actually read the manga version of Dragon Ball (Z), but I have and I can say that is the closest I have ever seen someone getting to being the real thing. Sh*t some of them I can't even tell if it is the real thing or not. tl;dr? Amazing fan-comic of Dragon Ball Z. Has female Super Saiyan. READ IT ლ(ಠ益ಠლ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion X. Denver Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Oh yeah, I remember coming across that. Still gotta read it at some point. Man, I feel like I have no time to read anymore even when I used to do it all the time as a kid. Any of you have old hobbies that you've kinda stopped doing over time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desu the Blue Nerd Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Oh yeah, I remember coming across that. Still gotta read it at some point. Man, I feel like I have no time to read anymore even when I used to do it all the time as a kid. Any of you have old hobbies that you've kinda stopped doing over time? Well Yu-Gi-Oh is one. Would spend hours with my cards. Also really into beyblade. Had a bunch so I'd have friends over aI my place and we'd play. Not to mention time spent playing around with parts. I think it was more lack of money that stopped my hobbies more than anything though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake the Sage Posted March 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Any of you have old hobbies that you've kinda stopped doing over time? Hands down that has to be drawing. I used to doodle all of the time, even in class, and that is actually how I ended up getting into writing. I had an comic, which turned into Struggle of Powers, and once I graduated I had no time to draw or anybody to really read them- note I didn't have a DeviantART account then. So I kind of just dropped drawing all together and went for writing because: 1.) I was a better writer than artists AND 2.) There was an audience for it I did try to pick up writing again as a kind of picture journal, which did get popular when I shared it, but other than that I don't have the time. But if anybody is interested in seeing one I'd be happy to upload one (83)Well Yu-Gi-Oh is one. Would spend hours with my cards. Also really into beyblade. Had a bunch so I'd have friends over aI my place and we'd play. Not to mention time spent playing around with parts. I think it was more lack of money that stopped my hobbies more than anything though. Eh . . . I got out of Yu-Gi-Oh for the same reason I did the first time= It is MOVING TO D*MN FAST! If I can't get the cards I want out of the pack before another one comes out I don't see the point (=_=) And I bought myself a new beyblade just because my little cousin is into them and I couldn't find my brother's Rushing Boar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion X. Denver Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Well Yu-Gi-Oh is one. Would spend hours with my cards. Also really into beyblade. Had a bunch so I'd have friends over aI my place and we'd play. Not to mention time spent playing around with parts. I think it was more lack of money that stopped my hobbies more than anything though. W-whoa a real live Beyblade player? Not seeking to offend, but just curious, did it actually extend to anything beyond this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92s68jXxtuc&list=LLeeTr7MFjOnQNHE8XP2-Ldg Hands down that has to be drawing. I used to doodle all of the time, even in class, and that is actually how I ended up getting into writing. I had an comic, which turned into Struggle of Powers, and once I graduated I had no time to draw or anybody to really read them- note I didn't have a DeviantART account then. So I kind of just dropped drawing all together and went for writing because: 1.) I was a better writer than artists AND 2.) There was an audience for it I did try to pick up writing again as a kind of picture journal, which did get popular when I shared it, but other than that I don't have the time. But if anybody is interested in seeing one I'd be happy to upload one (83) Eh . . . I got out of Yu-Gi-Oh for the same reason I did the first time= It is MOVING TO D*MN FAST! If I can't get the cards I want out of the pack before another one comes out I don't see the point (=_=) And I bought myself a new beyblade just because my little cousin is into them and I couldn't find my brother's Rushing Boar. You drew? Yeah, upload whatever you've got, that'd be interesting to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugendramon Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Eh . . . I got out of Yu-Gi-Oh for the same reason I did the first time= It is MOVING TO D*MN FAST! If I can't get the cards I want out of the pack before another one comes out I don't see the point (=_=) Whoops, doing that wrong. You're not supposed to try and build decks solely out of packs, that's nigh-impossible. You're supposed to trade, or buy singles. As for hobbies I don't have anymore. I guess that would be tennis? Swimming? I wasn't nearly as lazy back in the day as I am now. ._. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion X. Denver Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 As for hobbies I don't have anymore. I guess that would be tennis? Swimming? I wasn't nearly as lazy back in the day as I am now. ._. That's...eerie, this also applies to me. I tried tennis camp when I was younger, but when I tried again in middle school, it just was not happening. And I was a good swimmer in middle school, but a terrible high school swimmer. I actually got kicked off because I skipped Thanksgiving break's practices when I thought they were optional to attend then .-. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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