Last
night, my nine year old son, asked me a simple yet baffling
question: If you could time travel and had to choose between going back
in time and going into the future, what would you choose?
Simple question with enormous consequences of your choice.
For starters, let's establish some ground rules of the time travel based on the solid scientific knowledge drawn from the top 50 time travel movie hits.
My picks include only the movies I've seen, sorted by likeness. Also,
the assumption is that you could come back after your time jump.
Groundhog
Day (1993) - my all time favorite movie with Bill Murray and Andie
MacDowell based on the famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, from
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The movie was actually filmed not far from
Chicago, in Woodstock, Illinios. The bed and breakfast manor was actually for sale couple of years ago.
Rules: there are no rules or consequences
The rosiest, make-you-feel-good time travel trilogy with Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd:
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Back to the Future Part II (1990)
Rules are simple: you need a DeLorean with flux capacitor, any change will affect the future.
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
- first movie of the Austin Powers trilogy starring Mike Myers, Heather
Graham, Elizabeth Hurley, Seth Green, and Mini-Me, Verne Troyer.
Rules: you can travel into the future in cryonic state, you keep your mojo.
Planet of the Apes (1968) - this one is a classic with the great Charlton Heston and awesome special effects.
Rules: you need a spacecraft with hibernation technology, respect the monkey.
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
- without a doubt, this movie makes you think about the consequences of
your actions, heavy flick but Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart are great in
it.
Rules: to change the future, you must change the past, your actions affect lives of people you love.
12 Monkeys (1995)
- who doesn't like Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, and Brad Pitt in this
disturbing hit? The movie brings a lot of questions regarding our
actions that destroy the future.
Rules: you can't bring any technology with you to the past or the future, unreliable time travel, hit or miss destinations.
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
- the best movie when it comes to fixing your present time. Your
knowledge of the history, technology, and music can pay off nicely.
Rules: you need a magic hot tub with Russian energy drink, steal any idea from the future.
Timecop (1994) - he's no Bueller, but Jean-Claude Van Damme fights for his true love played by Mia Sara.
Rules: you need a high-tech delivery system and, apparently, your own power plant. Change your future with no regrets.
Deja Vu (2006) - Denzel Washington is just good. Even when it comes to time travel.
Rules: you can only affect the past four days, limited travel
Looper (2012) - Bruce Willis just likes time travel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt figures our the paradox, and I just like Emily Blunt.
Rules: you need friends at Triad to access the time travel capsule, you can take technology and metal with you.
The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) - movie is based on the actual US Navy experiments during WWII.
Rules: you need a giant destroyer
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1988) - besides Keanu Reeves, how come Alex Winter and George Carlin didn't get the Matrix roles?
Rules: you need a phone booth and you can bring/take anything/anyone from the past
Finally, the Terminator saga started by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton.
The Terminator (1984)
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Terminator Salvation (2009)
Rules:
you can only travel to the past, you can't take any weapons, I guess
you would need to be a mighty hacker to actually change anything related
to Skynet.
It
looks to me that travel to the past is a more efficient way of changing
your future, meaning present time. So, I will go with traveling to the
past. Of course, I would choose the time travel technology that would
allow me to take a laptop or some almanac to play the stock market or
build a web search engine UberNoogle. The possibilities are endless and
your imagination could run wild.
As
for my son, remember: all you need to change your future,
is to make smart choices in your life and the good things will happen. I
know you will. Tata.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
The hidden truth behind mass food production in America
If you care about the food-related health issues in America, you must
read below articles. By the health issues, I mean obesity, coronary
disease, hypertension, high blood pressure, diabetes, hypersensitivity,
and other food-related issues. By America, I mean the United States of
America. Thanks Mike and Moira for sharing those articles.
I urge you to read it whole. It’s amazing. And by amazing, I mean WTF!
The New York Times: The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food
100 Days of Real Foods: Food Babe Investigates: How Food Companies Exploit Americans with Ingredients Banned in Other Countries
One comment. If you indulge in junk or processed foods, you better save those receipts because my suspicion is that in the near future, the class action suits against major food corporations and fast food chains will follow. Just my 2 cents.
I urge you to read it whole. It’s amazing. And by amazing, I mean WTF!
The New York Times: The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food
100 Days of Real Foods: Food Babe Investigates: How Food Companies Exploit Americans with Ingredients Banned in Other Countries
One comment. If you indulge in junk or processed foods, you better save those receipts because my suspicion is that in the near future, the class action suits against major food corporations and fast food chains will follow. Just my 2 cents.
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