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Paradox, v. 1, issue 1, Summer 1942
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Problems Of Time Travel BY ROBERT AVERY Very little thought has been given to the hazards of Time-Travel. Yes, authors have seen and written about few of the dangers involved, but these are not very varied. Of the problems already conceived, one of the more import-and ones is that of materializeng in an area that, over the span of years the Time-Traveller has skipped, has: (a) become filled with water; (b) worn down to a level some several hundred feet lower, or (c) been filled in or built upon. * * * * That, of course, is a hazard; but, there are more import-and ones. In my opinion, the most difficult hazard to overcome a-rises from the query, "What happens to a time-machine when it trav-els into the future?" Or, to word it a little more clearly, Where does a time-machine go when it travels into the future? This question is unanswerable as yet. But an explanation can be guessed at through the use of elimination. To Wit: the time-machine does not exist in our world, for if it did, it would be visa-ible during the voyage. The time machine does not exist in our world in our time for the same reason. Therefore, we can conclude that either (1) the machine skips over time, from one sector to another (I.e., does not exist anywhere during its passage. No matter which of the aforementioned is true, the same pro-blem occurs. It is granted that the earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours. And that, in those 24 hours, the earth has travel-led part of its curcuit about the sum. And that Sol is travelling about the "hub" of the Universe, with the rest of our Galaxy. Keeping this in mind, what would happen to a man who tra-vels 24 hours into the future. Mind you, he does not exist during those 24 hours. He just appears in the exact spot he left from.But by that time the earth has rotated once, and has covered a small pr-tion of its curcuit about Sol, and has been carried with Sol upon his huge trip around the universe. The hapless time traveller is left hanging in space until he returns to almost prcisely the same time he left. Even then, he may land yards, rods, or miles, from his starting point. * * * * This however, is a hazard to be encountered. There is,how-ever, a problem in time-travel that is admittedly the most diffic-ult to be overcome. That is the problem of time itself. What is Time? Time isn't something that can be examined. Nor, for that matter, can it be harnessed or retarded, except in the mind. Per-haps the true answer to time-travel lies in the mind. Since thot is as
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Problems Of Time Travel BY ROBERT AVERY Very little thought has been given to the hazards of Time-Travel. Yes, authors have seen and written about few of the dangers involved, but these are not very varied. Of the problems already conceived, one of the more import-and ones is that of materializeng in an area that, over the span of years the Time-Traveller has skipped, has: (a) become filled with water; (b) worn down to a level some several hundred feet lower, or (c) been filled in or built upon. * * * * That, of course, is a hazard; but, there are more import-and ones. In my opinion, the most difficult hazard to overcome a-rises from the query, "What happens to a time-machine when it trav-els into the future?" Or, to word it a little more clearly, Where does a time-machine go when it travels into the future? This question is unanswerable as yet. But an explanation can be guessed at through the use of elimination. To Wit: the time-machine does not exist in our world, for if it did, it would be visa-ible during the voyage. The time machine does not exist in our world in our time for the same reason. Therefore, we can conclude that either (1) the machine skips over time, from one sector to another (I.e., does not exist anywhere during its passage. No matter which of the aforementioned is true, the same pro-blem occurs. It is granted that the earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours. And that, in those 24 hours, the earth has travel-led part of its curcuit about the sum. And that Sol is travelling about the "hub" of the Universe, with the rest of our Galaxy. Keeping this in mind, what would happen to a man who tra-vels 24 hours into the future. Mind you, he does not exist during those 24 hours. He just appears in the exact spot he left from.But by that time the earth has rotated once, and has covered a small pr-tion of its curcuit about Sol, and has been carried with Sol upon his huge trip around the universe. The hapless time traveller is left hanging in space until he returns to almost prcisely the same time he left. Even then, he may land yards, rods, or miles, from his starting point. * * * * This however, is a hazard to be encountered. There is,how-ever, a problem in time-travel that is admittedly the most diffic-ult to be overcome. That is the problem of time itself. What is Time? Time isn't something that can be examined. Nor, for that matter, can it be harnessed or retarded, except in the mind. Per-haps the true answer to time-travel lies in the mind. Since thot is as
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