Past or Future?

[Judge Smails]

<p>Not sure if this is similar to a topic that the boys already talked about once, but I was having a discussion with someone about this hypothetical and there was a difference of opinion.&nbsp; Just wondering what other people would do.</p><p>Here's the scenario: You're on a jet that's going down.&nbsp; In the seat next to you is an invenotor who's having a heart attack.&nbsp; Just before he dies he gives you a wrist watch he invented that can automatically transport you to safety.&nbsp; The only catch is, you either have to go 300 years into the past or three hundred years into the future.&nbsp; And it can only be used once.&nbsp; Once you're there, there's no coming back.&nbsp; Which would you choose?</p><p>If you went back you'd have to give up&nbsp;all of the&nbsp;luxuries that we've come to rely on, but you could probably make a nice life for yourself with all of the foreknowledge you'd have (ala Biff in &quot;Back to the Future&quot;).&nbsp; If you went forward, are you confident that the world would be a better place in 300 years and would you be like a fish out of water once there (ala Frye in &quot;Futurama&quot;)?</p>

[led37zep]

300 years into the past for sure.&nbsp; I'd already have a decent grasp of whats going to happen and I could introduce Early American women to the art of &quot;shaving&quot;.

[Brad_Rush]

<p>Future.&nbsp; I want a&nbsp;hover board&nbsp;and dehydrated pizza hut pizza.</p>

[PapaBear]

<p>They're both too far to go. I'd prefer to go back about 20 years. There are a few mistakes I could fix, and I could buy some stocks.</p>

[FUNKMAN]

<p>1706 or 2306</p><p>i'd say 1706 - i'd love to hang out and be friends with the american indian back in their day</p><p>it just seems like there is gonna be too many people on earth in 300 years and it's not gonna be pretty</p>

[Gvac]

I'd rather go down with the plane than be a man out of time.

[lleeder]

300 years into the past, at least I know there was a past. The future migth not be there 300 years&nbsp; from now or maybe the earth will be like Mars and that would be a painful death.

[tele7]

The year 2306 and still no flying cars?!&nbsp; I'm going with 1706.&nbsp; I'd make parchment airplanes and freak out my neighbors.

[sr71blackbird]

<p>Cool idea thread!</p><p>Id rather go back 300 years, but the only thing making me pang for the future is maybe, maybe they invented a time machine by then and I <em>could </em>get back!&nbsp; I mean, if Im on a plane going down with an inventor with a time machine now...&nbsp; what are the odds?</p>

[Fez4PrezN2008]

I'd have to go 300 years in the future... I kind of slept through history class so that whole foreknoledge thing might not work out... Besides how boring would it be to know what was going to happen...

[reillyluck]

<strong>Gvac</strong> wrote:<br />I'd rather go down with the plane than be a man out of time. <p>Now can anyone get any cooler than that? i think not!&nbsp; very cool Gvac, very cool<img src="/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smoke.gif" border="0" width="46" height="20" /></p>

[Fallon]

In the future they don't even have the right cords for the Wii.

[boeman]

<strong>sr71blackbird</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Cool idea thread!</p><p>Id rather go back 300 years, but the only thing making me pang for the future is maybe, maybe they invented a time machine by then and I <em>could </em>get back!&nbsp; I mean, if Im on a plane going down with an inventor with a time machine now...&nbsp; what are the odds?</p><p>If all the knowledge of the time machine died with the creator... I'd say it would be very possible that another machine hadn't been invented.</p><p>I don't think I could go either way... there's a good chance I'd never get a good drink or be able to smoke a nice cigar again if I lept through time (I'd rather die than give those up)</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by boeman on 12-11-06 @ 8:47 PM</span>

[Fezticle98]

<p>They'd probably both suck.</p><p>In the future, you'd be the ultimate hayseed/know-nothing. Think how much we all enjoy laughing at old people, and there only 40-50 years past their prime. Imagine being 300 years past.</p><p>In 1706, we would be bored as fuck. Almost all the jobs available to you would blow. Your teeth would go to shit and you could never go to the dentist lest you risk unthinkable pain.</p><p>It's not like you could get rich betting on past sporting events like Biff. Your life expectancy would be so low in 1706 without access to modern healthcare. In the future, you could live for a long time, but at worst would be considered a fish out of water, or at best a buff of 300 year old history.</p><p>I've always wanted to be a buff, so 300 years in the future.</p>

[OGC]

<p><font face="comic sans ms,sand" size="2">A little bit of debate in my mind but I would choose going back 300 years.</font></p>

[Landblast]

<font size="2"><em>i would only need to go back ten years so i could convince my brother to tell my sister in law, people do not enjoy your chili!</em></font>

[Fez4PrezN2008]

<strong>boeman</strong> wrote: <p>If all the knowledge of the time machine died with the creator... I'd say it would be very possible that another machine hadn't been invented.</p><p>I don't think I could go either way... <font color="#993366"><strong>there's a good chance I'd never get a good drink or be able to smoke a nice cigar again if I lept through time</strong></font> (I'd rather die than give those up)</p><span class="post_edited">This message was edited by boeman on 12-11-06 @ 8:47 PM</span> <p>I think Al would disagree with you good sir...</p><p><img src="http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/quantum.jpg" border="0" width="138" height="95" /></p><p>Then again you'd have to be a hologram.</p>

[A.J.]

<strong>Gvac</strong> wrote:<br />I'd rather go down with the plane than be a man out of time. <p><img src="http://www.stones.at/stones/vinyl/shape/outof2.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="198" /></p>

[MasterSoySauce]

in the past i'd be the man, in the future, i'd be a nobody, although if i have a hang nail they got nothing for me.

[Dougie Brootal]

<strong>Gvac</strong> wrote:<br />I'd rather go down with the plane than be a man out of time. <p>i gotta agree with Gvac, 300 years in the future...looking at the way the world is now, i dont think i wanna see it in 300 years. 300 in the past, i dont think&nbsp; i could survive the health care system of the past with my diabetes.</p>

[Don Stugots]

<strong>douggrasso</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Gvac</strong> wrote:<br />I'd rather go down with the plane than be a man out of time. <p>i gotta agree with Gvac, 300 years in the future...looking at the way the world is now, i dont think i wanna see it in 300 years. 300 in the past, i dont think i could survive the health care system of the past with my diabetes.</p><p>&nbsp;i am still thinking about this one.&nbsp; I think out of everyone, Gvac has the right idea.&nbsp; Here is where i am: in the future i would be FRYE on Futurama, always at odds with society, never realing fitting in.&nbsp; the past, i would be so fustrated over the lack of common sense and underdeveloped the times would be.&nbsp; again, i would be at odds and would struggle to fit in and find my place in society.&nbsp; Not much different then now i guess. &nbsp; </p>

[sailor]

<font size="2">the future, probably.&nbsp; maybe i could even find someone to fix his 300 year old invention.&nbsp; :)<br /> </font>

[SinA]

I'd like to go back 40 years and do lots of legal LSD and have lots of unprotected sex with no repercussions.

[Furtherman]

<p>Great question.</p><p>Hard to answer.</p><p>1706 - It would be great to see the country grow.&nbsp; Live a simple life off the land.&nbsp; Build true character and your family would have an advantage with what you know.&nbsp; You could also become some kind of prophet - Nostrodomus style.&nbsp; You'd have a chance to be known forever.&nbsp; </p><p>2306 - To see how we turn out.&nbsp; How different will the world be?&nbsp; What countires are the &quot;superpowers&quot;<br />&nbsp;and shape events?&nbsp; Colonies on the moon?&nbsp; Mars?&nbsp; What are your relatives doing?&nbsp; </p><p>It would be such a hard decision, but if that plane is going down, I think I'd go with the future.&nbsp;</p>

[mendyweiss]

I think back in the 1700's, you could marry a 13 year old ! I'm in

[Don Stugots]

why 300 years?&nbsp; why not 50 for example?&nbsp; that might effect my answer.&nbsp;

[ChimneyFish]

<p><strong><em><font face="georgia,palatino" size="2">I'm going future out of pure curiosity.</font></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><font face="Georgia" size="2">I'd like to see how much of a fucking mess we've made this place.</font></em></strong></p>

[bobsnin]

<em>&quot;IN THE YEAR 2000. IN THE YEAR 2000!!&quot; </em>in La Bamba's voice,&nbsp;from Conan Obrien. Long time watcher, first time poster. Don't be too harsh.

[ralphbxny]

Id go forward....dont think I could live in the past.