Tales of time traveling

"Top Legends About Time Travel"

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If you go back in time, what would you do? ——Time travel, a kind of black technology that humans are eager to achieve (the first should be immortality). Since the birth of this concept, it has been the most popular urban legend on the Internet. Around this topic, countless classic science fiction movies and novels have been created, which also confirms people's longing for time travel.

Although physicists have clearly demonstrated that time travel is impossible, it still cannot stop the public ’s enthusiasm for such topics. For example, the recently popular Upah named Noah on the tubing He claimed that he came from 2030. Even if each of his videos only covered his face with mosaics and made a prediction of running a train with his mouth full, the cumulative number of hits has already exceeded 10 million. Is time passing really feasible? This article will extract nine popular time travel stories to verify whether they are true or false.

But here we talk about only three and remaining will be discussed  in second part

The originator of the Internet time traveler

John Titor is almost the most famous time traveler in the history of the Internet. His story is so widespread that Japanese animation companies have also specially made an animation with him as the background, that is, the famous "Gate of Destiny". The most distinctive thing about this Xiongtai is that he not only showed the machine manual for time travel, but also proposed a very interesting world-line theory.


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Art Bell is an American broadcaster who is a fan of supernatural power. His late-night talk show "Coast to Coast AM" aliens, super powers and other gimmicks have attracted a large number of topics. Listeners keen on this. On the evening of July 29, 1998, when Bell hosted the show as usual, an anonymous fax came in.

The author of the fax claimed that he came back from the future, but he did not mention where he came from, nor how he came, but he said lightly that humans invented the time machine in 2034, and roughly mentioned The concept of the world line-due to the different world lines we are in, the era we are in is not the same as what he recognized in the past.

Of course, as a traverser, he also had to reveal some astronomical opportunities: the history of mankind will usher in an end in 2564, because all those who try to cross into the future cannot successfully arrive after 2564. The world after this year is nothing but darkness.

Such a fax full of S2 disease can't even be cheated by elementary school students. It is estimated that Bell also thinks that this buddy's storytelling is too rough, so although he read the fax on the radio, but he did not Not taken seriously. However, not long after, the second fax came again.

Like the first one, at the beginning of the second fax, the author first set a standard personal setting for himself-he came back from the future because he had "importance" in his body. Yes, it ’s not unusual at all, except that most people do short-term tasks. Only he does n’t know whether he is forced or voluntary. The selected task is “extraordinarily long. He gradually developed feelings with the people around him, so he would kindly inform the people closest to him some future information to help them eliminate disasters. As for the future life path of host Bell, he didn't know it because he didn't go into details.

As a traverser, the last time he mentioned the matter of 2564, and found that most of the listeners had no sense of substitution, so this time he decided to say some modern things: Russia is the most loyal friend of the United States. In the near future "a big disaster", It was the Russians who helped rescue millions of American civilians. In addition, in order to prove his identity, he would send Bell a gift package with a time machine instruction manual and color photos.

This traverser who promotes the friendship between Russia and the United States seems to have said a big deal. In fact, he did not mention anything meaningful at all. Those so-called photos and instructions did not know whether the wrong address was sent and Bell did not receive it or Bell received it but did not. Openly, no one has seen the real thing. In short, these two faxes have become an urban legend that stays in the mouth.

More than two years after this incident, on January 17, 2001, in the online forum of Bell Talk Show, a user who signed John Titor sent a self-introduction:

"Hello everyone, I am a time traveler from 2036. My mission for this trip was from 1975I got an IBM5100 computer in 2008, and now I have completed the task and am ready to return to the future. My "time" machine is a time warping device of constant quality, manufactured by General Electric Company. This device is powered by two high-speed rotating double-positive singularities, which will produce a standard, offsetting Tipler cavity. I am happy to share with you some pictures and materials in my hands. "

This story is very much like the evolution of those two faxes. A netizen 20 years ago was quite honest. Instead of spraying him directly as a silly X, he cautiously asked him to show evidence. John Titor showed some so-called photos, including documentation of the time machine, time machine The photos, etc., look like they do n’t matter.

Of course, there are some good people who ask him questions such as lottery winning numbers, and John Titor ignores these questions very ethically.

But a netizen asked him, "Which team will win the American Super Bowl in 2001?" He did not know what mentality rebuked the netizen. "Can you remember whether it rained on June 1, 1932 in New York, USA? "If you know that the Super Bowl has more influence in the United States than the World Cup, it is almost impossible for a normal American to not know the result of the game. He actually used it to compare with the historical weather of New York, which is almost equal to admitting himself It's a liar.

But netizens 20 years ago are indeed very innocent, they actually accepted this statement, because they really do not remember whether it rained in New York decades ago.

In short, this doubtful John Titor became a popular person in this forum. Until March 24, when he claimed that he would return to the future, he exchanged many topics about time travel, future events, etc. with many netizens, and won many netizens. Recognition.

According to his words, John's time machine was invented by General Electric GE, and the theoretical breakthrough point came from the European Nuclear Research Center CERN (there are many urban legends about this mysterious organization). It mentions many key technologies of time machines, such as VGL (variable gravity lock), Singularities (singularity), Worldline Divergence (world line fluctuations) and other concepts, not someone who has a certain understanding of physics can not mention.

In addition, he made many predictions about the future:

1) The Iraq War is about to erupt

2) There will be no official Olympics after 2004, but it seems that it will be held again in 2040.

3) The American Civil War broke out in 2005 and the Third World War broke out in 2015

4) Nuclear war broke out in the Middle East

5) Mad cow disease outbreak

6) Genetically modified food poses a major threat to humans

It can be seen that most of John Titor's predictions are wrong. The so-called prophecy of the Iraq war is actually very ambiguous. "What I said is nothing strange. They were as early as ten years, It was planned 20 years or even 30 years ago ", and the US plan for the Iraq war was not a secret in 2001. Anyone who is slightly concerned about the political situation can predict it. He also mentioned that "the islands of the Far East have 100,000 suffering people" were forced to be attached to the disaster of the South Asian tsunami in 2004. In fact, the concept of "the islands of the Far East" is really too large, and it is consistent with this from Japan to Indonesia It is strange to say nothing.

The most important thing is that the topic that the traverser from 2036 is keen on is basically inseparable from the World War, Iraq War, Mad Cow Disease, etc. These topics are obviously people ’s anxiety about the future around 2000, 2019 When we read it in the year, we felt that many of the opinions in it were very outdated. How could it be put forward by the traversers in 2036?

Of course, these obvious mistakes cannot stop people from worshiping John Titor. They will use the "world line fluctuation" theory to explain the inaccurate predictions, because the world line where John Titor is located is not completely consistent with our world today. Therefore, there is a mistake in his predictions-according to this theory, this king is already invincible. The right thing is that he is a bull x. If he is wrong, it is the fluctuation of the world line.


The timeline model presented by John Titor, because the longer the age, the greater the fluctuation of the world line, and time travel can only go back to the past 60 years.

However, if the person who traveled to 2000 is me, I will definitely not discuss quantum mechanics and grandfather paradox with netizens in online forums, and there is no need to bring a manual for the time machine-in contrast to bring a A physical picture of iPhone X may be more reliable, because these civilian products are most suitable for the lives of the majority of users, and it is also the most proof of the progress of the times and technology.

Stock God from 2256

One reason why John Titor does n’t look like a futuristic person is that his motivation for posting on the Internet is somewhat inexplicable-if humans are really capable of going back 20 years ago, what a normal person is most likely to do Yes: 1) Buy a two-color ball 2) Buy a house in the downtown area of ​​Beishangguang 3) Buy Google's stock 4) Buy bitcoin. In short, it is only human nature to make big fortunes in a muffled voice, and it is a standard behavior of brain disability to pretend to be a prophet on the Internet. From this perspective, the following traversal is much more real than John Titor.

According to the World News Weekly report, a man named Andrew Carlssin was arrested by the US Securities and Exchange Commission in March 2003 because he conducted 126 short-term stock transactions and turned over the initial $ 800 funds. 430,000 times, a profit of 350 million US dollars.

The stock market is changing rapidly, and this buddy does not know whether it is too smart or too stupid. All in has won 126 times. It is a matter of course not to be arrested. After his arrest, this man actually claimed that he came from 2256. In order to prove his identity, he predicted the Iraq war (future people in that era seemed to only predict the Iraq war), but "smart" investigators did not believe his Nonsense. It did n’t take long for a mysterious person without a signature to spend 1 million

In fact, this urban legend has improved a lot compared to the previous one. Unlike many traversals on the Internet who can only beat the keyboard man's guns, what Andrew Carlson does is much more valuable. It is a pity that the person who edited the story is still blinded by the limitations of the times. The way the traverser proves himself is still the Iraq War. To put it bluntly, it was still a topic of concern to people in that era in 2000. It was completely about their own mind Yy is written in the form of science fiction stories. As for the "World News" of unknown origin, we can take a look at its usual style of painting:

Other reports from World News Weekly are a vulgar newspaper that attracts attention by fabricating urban legends.
If you want to make a joke on April Fool ’s Day for your friends, it ’s okay to cite the information in this newspaper-so the legend of the stock god of 2256 is at best a fictitious fictional character from a third-rate newspaper, fermenting in the Internet world. Only the story sounds gimmicky, so many unscrupulous media are crazy to reprint. To say that it is really normal people to go back to the past, the safest and most efficient ways to make money are the just listed ones. Long-term earning can invest in stock virtual currency real estate, make quick money, and can buy lottery two-color ball gambling horses, there is no reason to even The short-term speculation of 126 times seems to be afraid that the regulatory authorities will not notice.

The Adventures of Versailles

The story of the third traverser is slightly different from the first two. The parties did not emphasize that they have traversed time and space, but more like describing their bizarre experience of "day hitting a ghost.

In 1911, Charlotte Anne Moberly, the dean of St. Hughes College of Oxford University, and Eleanor Jourdain, the associate dean, jointly published a book called "The Adventure" The book (available on Amazon) describes a bizarre experience when the two of them visited the Palace of Versailles.



On August 10, 1901, two female deans were on vacation in Paris. Since arriving in Paris, the Palace of Versailles is of course a must-see. During the tour, Moberly decided to visit Petit Trianon (Little Trianon Palace, a famous classical building in the Palace of Versailles), but was in the process of searching Zhong lost his way. Then came a series of magical plots-they met strangely dressed people, some people told them to come to the wrong place, and they emphasized that they only came to visit the building, so they were taken to their destination by an unknown man , Where they saw a gorgeously dressed woman painting leisurely, and many gorgeously dressed ancient characters playing and having fun. After visiting the grand party, they were led away by the man.

After returning to the UK, both of them felt incredible. Three months later, the two returned to their place of origin, but they could no longer find the mysterious place and the group of mysterious people. Later, Moberly consulted the books to find out that the date of their visit to the Palace of Versailles happened to be the date when French King Louis XVI was imprisoned in 1792. The elegant and beautiful lady was regarded by them as the famous "Broken Queen" Mary · Antoinette.

In short, the two of them combined in the United Kingdom and felt that they were damn in the middle of the day, so they wrote to the British Psychological Research Association at that time. The two had no choice but to continue to sort out their memories of the day, and conducted an in-depth study of the history before and after the French Revolution, and finally sorted them into a book full of fantasy stories.


At the time, the two deans belonged to the upper classes of the society, so the stories they wrote sparked extensive discussion.
To be honest, this is just a story in a book, not even a city legend. But the problem is that the two women ’s identities and status were not low at the time, and they belonged to the popular figures in the society, and the two of them in the book used the personal guarantee that all they wrote were personal experiences. This kind of rhetoric is naturally not. It will be regarded as a common river and lake liar, but it has aroused the attention of many academic circles.

Scholars abroad generally believe that the experience of the two female deans is not so much a time-travel or a ghost-hit, it may be just an accidental accident-because the French retro-style party was very popular at that time, considering the day of Versailles It is indeed a commemorative day for Louis XVI's hardship, and it is no surprise that a group of French artists or noble youths are holding costume parties in it.

Moreover, the two authors claimed that they had encountered a paranormal event three months after they visited the Palace of Versailles. It should be known that the time limit for human memory preservation is actually very short. The three-month period is enough for them to forget most of the facts they experienced that day. In order to complete the memory, they will obtain relevant information from other sources-for example, Queen Mary ’s identity is completely convinced after they have read the historical data, and they may only see an ordinary woman that day. . In addition, the books published in 1910 compared with the letters they sent to the association in 1901, which polished many new plots and contents. Obviously, the descriptions in the book are not complete facts, and also include the subjective creations of many authors. awareness.