Rewriting History: A Time Machine Question

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Go back 450,000 years and examine the human-less world, thus putting paid to the longest, most argumentative thread on the board.
 
  • Convince Stevie Ray Vaughn that the weather is a little rough for a helicopter ride, and that we'd be happy to drive him instead. :cry:

R.I.P. SRV, R.I.P. :(

Me? I'd use a time machine and go FORWARD to see what my life is going to turn out like
 
I'd go back and tell whoever made up the English language to spell things the way they pronounce them.
Though-Tho
Through-throo
knob-nob
knife-nife
Jeff-Jef

And not to make such big words like:
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (definition-fear of long words)
Antidisestablishmentarianism

Tell me, whats easier to say? "I have hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia," or "I'm afraid of long words..."
 
I agree on the first point, but on the second point, that is jargon, and there’s absolutely no reason (by definition) to make jargon simpler for laymen – laymen aren’t supposed to use it. You can’t name a medical condition “Afraidness of Long Words”; there needs to be some consistent, systematic approach for professionals to use.
 
Dunno how, but prevent these [censored] "reality shows" and Prevent Bush from getting elected...

Those are all I got at the moment.
 
Seriously people, can't you be more subtle than killing people? I thought long and hard about this, but not even Magnus Scheving - creator/writer/producer/director/lead actor in Lazy Town deserves to die. These people can just be dissuade from annoying me.

Hey... my kid loves LazyTown!

No Lucas would have to go. The atrocities he's committed in recent times should carry the most severe punishment. It would be much like the scene in Terminator 2 where they confront Dyson with end result of his research.

"But, you're condemning me for things I haven't even done yet!"

Eventually Lucas would be persuaded to commit suicide during a raid gone-bad on the Lucas Arts compound resulting in an explosion that removed all traces of episodes 1-3. He'd have died an unsung hero, preventing humanity from ever having to learn of the horrors that his work would have brought.

I heartily concur. Or, you could have him do a series of Tentacle movies instead.

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Hmmm.... my list:

I'd go back and prevent the collapse of the Romanov Dynasty. Maybe make Alexander II marry a non-German. Just hold everything together until World War II wherein they could unite the country behind them to repel the German army, then peacefully transition to a parliamentary government as the dynastic rule fell apart. Not a guarantee that the Communists wouldn't eventually take over, but preventing them from being a superpower that early in the game, with the lands ceded to them by the Germans and half of Berlin, to boot. This would prevent or minimize the cold-war, the spread of terrorist and guerilla cells funded by the USSR, American interventionism and "banana republics" and a whole gigaton of money wasted on nuclear proliferation (though the US, France, Britain and Russia would all undoubtedly have at least modest stockpiles, anyway). Oh... and this would stop 9/11, too... although Muslim fundamentalism would still exist, there would be no terrorist or guerilla cells trained by either the KGB or the CIA to perform terrorist attacks.

If I could, I'd stop WWII. All it would take is for one A.Hitler to not hook up with the Nazi party. It wouldn't prevent the Cold War, though... and a later, deadlier, conflict might have ensued when the USSR got strong enough.

Even earlier: prevent the Crusades, or, even better, prevent the ascension to power of the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages... but to completely remove the church, when monasteries were the repositories of ancient Roman knowledge in the Dark Ages? I'd have to think about it.

Even earlier: I'd stop the fall of the Roman Empire.

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On a more localized note: I'd go back and tell myself not to go to my own bachelor party. Would've saved the car a couple of thousand dollars of depreciation and myself a couple of years of guilt.
 
Dunno how, but prevent these [censored] "reality shows" and Prevent Bush from getting elected...

Those are all I got at the moment.
That what I was gonna suggest..... :guilty:
If Bush hadn't been elected, 9/11, the war in Iraq or even the majority of events so far wouldn't happened! :grumpy:
Also I would suggest:

  • To stop Colin McRae flying his helicopter/plane on the day he died.
  • To be born in a different era (thus, avoiding my sadded life)
  • Have the FIA make F1 safer much sooner!
  • To meet Eddie Guererro in person...... :(

more to come.....
 
Dunno how, but prevent these [censored] "reality shows"...

Those are all I got at the moment.
Giles stated that the worthy tasks had already been taken care of.
 
If Bush hadn't been elected, 9/11, the war in Iraq or even the majority of events so far wouldn't happened! :grumpy:

Way off-topic, but I can't let this one slide. To say 9/11 wouldn't have happened if Bush had not been elected is ignorant and naive in the extreme.

The bad guys had a long history of the worst consequence being Clinton's "They will be found, they will be punished" speech. It was like a bad movie rerun watching him say that over and over. They got bolder and bolder in their "actions," and the planning for 9/11 was not something they just took up to get at Bush.
 
Unknown -Convince Randy Rhoads that once again, aircraft are dangerous... R.I.P.
1993 -Find out who really did shoot Tupac.
1960s -Prevent that Russian Su-15 from shooting down that Korean airliner.
1965 -Save Yuri Gagarin.

I wouldn't go so far as to prevent World War II. Imagine what would have happened if we instead committed warfare at a later time with more powerful weapons. If WWII improved weapons development, then the Cold War being inevitable certainly would have, and who knows what may have happened if that scenario came to be.
 
Way off-topic, but I can't let this one slide. To say 9/11 wouldn't have happened if Bush had not been elected is ignorant and naive in the extreme.

The bad guys had a long history of the worst consequence being Clinton's "They will be found, they will be punished" speech. It was like a bad movie rerun watching him say that over and over. They got bolder and bolder in their "actions," and the planning for 9/11 was not something they just took up to get at Bush.
Well......... not exactly Bush's fault but he did ignore all the facts surrounding before 9/11. Like the fact that some of the members of al-Qaeda were captured and the evidence of a planned terrorist attack was obvious. Then there was a video that Osama Bin Ladden send to them regarding about the attack, telling them to "give up or face the consequence" or something similar. What did Bush do? Nothing, and thats when 9/11 happens......

Also, some say that the 9/11 is a conspiracy theory in which that it was planned so that America could declare a war against Iraq to take over the oil industry there. But I don't wanna drag this topic too much as there is already a thread regarding this and that it has been discussed way more times than you could type a word at...... :guilty:
 
Unknown Early 1980s -Convince Randy Rhoads that once again, aircraft are dangerous... R.I.P.
1993 -Find out who really did shoot Tupac.
1960s80s -Prevent that Russian Su-15 from shooting down that Korean airliner.
1965 -Save Yuri Gagarin.

I would say to convince Buddy Holly that heading to Fargo from Mason City, Iowa in a Beechcraft Bonanza was a bad idea, but that would mean I'd have to say bye-bye to Miss American pie. :indiff:

Tell Randy Rhoads that A Beechcraft Bonanza already killed a high profile musician.

Convince Ronnie Van Zant that Convair 240s aren't that great after all.

Convince Mr. Gagarin that a MiG-15 UTD isn't that cool. Or, better yet, convince the brass in Soviet Russia that Yuri doesn't need to be certified again for fighter aircraft.

1900s - Convine art school judges that Herr Hitler is really a great artist after all.

2003 - Convince the fine, open minded residents of Kansas that Phill Kline isn't all that great.

Convince the Dimebag Darrell killer to instead take his rage out on James Blunt.

deflect the sperm that would have created Nancy Grace.

Convince the General Public that electronic Artists is a lame company.
 
You think the Teletubbies creator was on acid?!!!
Try growing up on "The Magic Roundabout"! :boggled:


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Maybe he's older than we know! :p

Anyway, I'm not really sure what I'd do with a time machine, except stuff like prevent Mark David Chapman (who went to my dad's high school) from shooting John Lennon.

From,
Chris.
 
Make all Spiders extinct.

Kill Jade Goodie.

Make the AVUS a mandatory track in F1.

Invent strings for string instruments that never break.

Prevent the creation of the XBOX and XBOX 360.

Sabotage Kimi Raikkonen's car at the 2008 Monaco GP so that Sutil's race isn't messed up.

Make Motorsport a P.E. Sport at School.

Convince the members of Bowling For Soup to never sing or write songs.

Tell Kazunori Yamauchi to hurry the 🤬 up with GT5!
 
Then there was a video that Osama Bin Ladden send to them regarding about the attack, telling them to "give up or face the consequence" or something similar.

I think that was pretty much the 2000th sequel to that movie, and many of his previous attempts were pretty pathetic. Now, let's stick with the thread premise and stop trying to off presidents and change major historical events.

(unless you count the defiling of the Star Wars saga a major historical event... which I could see good arguments for)
 
:lol: Oh man this Magic Roundabout is soooooooooooo much better than the current [censored] kids watch.

I'm d/ling it now too, gonna show it to my friends that like to get stoned.

Giles stated that the worthy tasks had already been taken care of.

It's better to be sure than to assume, those two should be EVERYONE'S top priority right about now. :dopey:

Uh, and I wouldn't have had anything to post. xD
 
First and foremost:
August 1, 2002- Take my old man in for a cardiac cath, hopefully preventing the heart attack that took him on Aug 2, 2002.

Go back to 1978, and convince my dad not to sell the Mustang (blue 1966 notchback with 200cid I6)

Go to 2002 and tow my old T-bird back here and begin slowly and carefully restoring it.

Go back to the oil crisis of 1973 and convince the "powers that be" to R & D new more efficient, "planet friendly" forms of energy. Thereby taking the "teeth" out of OPEC and allowing us with old Musclecars to have access to cheap fuel.

Back to 1982, I should have left that blonde alone.
 
I should also like to:

Inject the first cocoa bean precursor with the lyprinol production gene from the New Zealand green-lipped mussel, thus making chocolate both tasty and a potent superfood.

Swing by Hiroshima in 1989 and show the Mazda designers the second-delayed-wipe from the 2007 Ford Mondeo (you know that thing when you wash your windscreen, and the wipers do a few sweeps then, 5 seconds after they turn off, there's a huge wet streak up your screen? On the Mondeo there's a second, delayed wipe after 5 seconds, to wipe that away automatically) and convince them to incorporate it in the MX-3. And the 2.5 litre KL-ZE engine, while they're at it.
 
Might as well get them to drop the entire "F" line while you're at it, and instead license the Nissan SR.

Oh, and teach them how to make proper rubber bushings, too. Seriously.

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Hmmmm... go back in time and convince Toyota that switching to front-wheel drive is a seriously bad move? That leave the Honda Civic as the best-selling compact car of modern times, while the Toyota would be the "sportier" choice. Both events would make me very happy.
 
I honestly would love to go back in time and stop the first person who wore flip-flips to an important social event. Thus moving the Flip-Flop from sanitary necessity, to approved public foot wear.

I can understand wearing them to the beach, or in a communal shower, but The White House? Or dinner?

In all seriousness, the Flip-Flop is the most unattractive form of footwear, ever. No woman or man can ever be called "Sexy" or "Hot" when wearing Flip-Flops. You can put a man in a Tux, or a woman in an elegant Dress, and they'll looking stunning. Change the footwear to Flip-Flops, and the Wearer beomes an idiot.

This point doesn't warrant killing the inventor, as there is certain need for the Flip-Flop. Instead, the precise moment Flip-Flops became social footwear, needs to be stopped.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip-flop
 
I honestly would love to go back in time and stop the first person who wore flip-flips to an important social event. Thus moving the Flip-Flop from sanitary necessity, to approved public foot wear.

As the parent of two teenage girls, and who also lives in a college town, I agree wholeheartedly. I despise flip-flops.
 
Growing up at the beach like I did, it's hard not to get use to Flip Flops, but I personally hated them. I walked around, even on the hot pavement and scorching hot sand, with bear feet. It was hard getting around in stores since some guy was always telling me, "You gotta put some shoes on, or we wont serve you!" Damn insurance companies! :grumpy:

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It's not just insurance companies. It's general hygiene and common courtesy. I do NOT want to be walking on whatever your filthy feet have been in.
 
The one thing I'd want to do above everything else:

Find whoever "created" rap and hip-hop "music" (or at least who made it "popular") and shoot that fool.
 
The one thing I'd want to do above everything else:

Find whoever "created" rap and hip-hop "music" (or at least who made it "popular") and shoot that fool.


Why? They seem to do it enough among themselves. . . .

But it's not supposed to be about killing, it's supposed to be about changing. So: find the truck carrying the first shipment of rap records and set it on fire.
 
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