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If you could go back in time and watch -- but not change or interact with -- one historical event, what would it be? (lemmy.sdf.org)
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For the sake of the argument, you get to arrive up to 24 hours before the event starts and leave up to 24 hours after it ends.

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[–] 18 points 3 years ago (2 children)

The start of the universe. The big bang, or even what came before that. The big dinner and a movie.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Given that time itself began at the Big Bang, would you get stuck there forever? I’m not familiar with the laws of “what if” scenario physics

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    I bet it would be like one of those shitty tiktoks/shorts where the instant the video starts the person is mid word. Because that dopamine cycle doesn't have time for you to properly cut a video.

    Personally I think the position would be harder to nail down. You can't exactly fit a person into a singularity without some compression. So you'd have to start watching it after at least a few nanoseconds so you'd have room for your physical body.

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