How to do FTL travel using Time Machine

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bAd a!m 4 Oct @ 4:55pm

So, this idea is in the development stage. Things still need to be put to the test.

But, this is the general idea: we already understand space and time are linked together and form the space-time continuum. When we travel in space, no matter the speed, we always move in time with a constant speed, similar to everyone else (almost, we already know astronauts perceive a slower passing of time). So, maybe, we could travel in time, no matter the speed, and then convert that energy into space-movement.

Think of time, just time. The NOW MOMENT is like a barrier, and it should respect the same principles of physics. If we push on it, it should push-back with the same power or intensity.

So, in theory, why not make an FTL drive that can push into the NOW MOMENT barrier and then be pushed back, but instead of going through time again, once we reach the NOW MOMENT, we travel through space?

Example: the sun is at a distance of 8 minutes at light speed. If we push back into time, trying to go 8 minutes into the past, the NOW MOMENT barrier will also push us back 8 minutes. But once we reach the present moment, which will also happen instantly, we no longer travel through the time dimension and we switch to the space dimension. And instead of being in the same place, but 8 minutes into the future, we will be in the same time, but 8 minutes (at light speed) more further.

Also, we could also use 2x, or 3x or whatever x factors for destinations too far.

Developing this alternate form of travel might give the edge to humans in space travel, because we'd have basically instant travel.

What do you think?

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GigaCars 4 Oct @ 5:19pm

it may cause some implications in time and also probably cause time anomalies, so would frankly not be a good idea

in a video game though this could work ofc

bAd a!m 4 Oct @ 6:44pm

Originally posted by GigaCars:
it may cause some implications in time and also probably cause time anomalies, so would frankly not be a good idea

in a video game though this could work ofc

what sort of anomalies could we expect?

vapechimp 4 Oct @ 6:48pm

It is dream to believe, whoever told you, that can time travel.

The only way speculated, mark speculated, is via black holes. One little problem remains getting close to a black hole, and entering it

vapechimp 4 Oct @ 6:55pm

If you can time travel forward, it means you can time travel backwards.

This is not going to happen

vapechimp 4 Oct @ 6:57pm

Also why do you assume a worm hole will take you in the future ? What if it takes in veryvery old times ?

bAd a!m 5 Oct @ 9:53am

Originally posted by vapechimp:
Also why do you assume a worm hole will take you in the future ? What if it takes in veryvery old times ?

I've had a long chat with chatgpt, and this is what we came up with:

- use a system of magnetars to create the conditions and "assemble" super-heavy atoms, you need 2 atoms that are almost 0.5 mm big
- collide said atoms at a speed around 0.7c and contain the explosion to happen in the same space, no room left for expansion
- provided step 1 and 2 is done correctly, the only possible dimension the explosion can move is the TIME dimension, and hopefully it will also have a bounce-back, pushing back on the explosion
- as soon as the TIME rift happens, drop the containment and allow for spatial expansion, when the TIME dimension expels that energy back, it will propel you in the SPACE dimension and not in time
- congrats, you got FTL

There's a lot to solve, but this could be the start

Quillithe 5 Oct @ 9:55am

Oh sure, just develop time travel that'll definitely be the easy part

Vinz Clortho 5 Oct @ 10:06am

Cool idea

$2 Hero 5 Oct @ 10:18am

That space time thing is a lie. You probably don’t even know why you think that. Look it up.

𝓁 λ 𝓂 𝒷 𝒹 𝒶🎄 5 Oct @ 10:28am

Originally posted by bAd a!m:
Originally posted by vapechimp:
Also why do you assume a worm hole will take you in the future ? What if it takes in veryvery old times ?

I've had a long chat with chatgpt, and this is what we came up with:

- use a system of magnetars to create the conditions and "assemble" super-heavy atoms, you need 2 atoms that are almost 0.5 mm big
- collide said atoms at a speed around 0.7c and contain the explosion to happen in the same space, no room left for expansion
- provided step 1 and 2 is done correctly, the only possible dimension the explosion can move is the TIME dimension, and hopefully it will also have a bounce-back, pushing back on the explosion
- as soon as the TIME rift happens, drop the containment and allow for spatial expansion, when the TIME dimension expels that energy back, it will propel you in the SPACE dimension and not in time
- congrats, you got FTL

There's a lot to solve, but this could be the start

No way man, sounds like you and Chat-GPT transformed matter according to the laws of physics, not discovered FLT or time-travel - especially since atoms were moving at 0.7c?

The facts remain, time travel, especially to the past is impossible. I mean, can you travel really fast in orbit around the planet and age slightly slower than people on the planet, sure. Is it strictly time-travelling? No. That would require at least 2 exact same universes, where things exist both in the present or past or future simultaneously? Most probably.

What had me for a while, among other things, is the Brittany Spears missing microphone and my childhood memories of the original VHS version of Snow White, where I swore I recall it saying; "mirror mirror" on the wall.. And I recalled thinking that was funny was to say it.

Now, I find it suspicious that all these Mandella Effect anomalies just so happened to appear around the time or soon after everything got updated to digital / DVD / blueray etc..

Say, if I were some publishing company or held the rights to some IP, what would stop me from editing a music video clip and digitally removing a microphone? Which is a weird thing to do, granted, and I'm not saying that's the answer. But with modern tech, if I wanted to do that I could right?

In other words, time travel - in the strict definition - is impossible.

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redeyes 5 Oct @ 10:33am

duno if it would work but how would you handle fuel and space obstacles trying to get that fast, im guessing the people would be fine inside too like a train?

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𝓁 λ 𝓂 𝒷 𝒹 𝒶🎄 5 Oct @ 10:50am

Another thing I find a bit weird is why would google / YT or who-ever, put out a music video length long advertisement of Brittany Spears song where her microphone is there? Are we watch the same YT?

I don't really like a lot of modern pop music nor am I at all interesting in what Brittany Spears does - although I wish her well. Just not my cup of tea.

But you know, I swear I was sitting here watching some YT and an ad come on and it was Brittany Spears song where her microphone was on! And I remember thinking ha! she got budget microphone with a foam ball on it, just like mine.. Then re-thinking, no, that foam piece does something practical like dampen back-ground noise etc. Then after witness with my own peepers this god-awfy pop music video I stumbled across this;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBorPU1u0zc

Now I swear, months previous to this I saw a clip, I didn't click on YT, I'm sure it was a ad not auto-playing thing and there was Brittany Spears, with her 'budget microphone'.

What do you guys make of these Mandella Effects?

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Yew Nough 5 Oct @ 10:56am

I'm not sure if biology is meant to FTL time travel.

If we can't survive being shot out of a railgun, I doubt we'd be able to handle FTL.

Also, If you time travel 6 months into the future/past: Won't Earth be on the other side of the solar system?
You'd be stuck in space. That sucks.

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