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A person comes up to you and says, "I can reverse time for just $1 per day." Do you take their offer? How far back do you go? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by PP_BOY_@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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i.e. pay $5 to go back 5 days.

The time travel is permanent and one-way.

Edit: this is a one time offer and your budget is however much liquid cash you have right now. Cards are accepted, though.

For non-Americans, feel free to convert $1 USD to your currency

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[–] yenahmik@lemmy.world 59 points 3 years ago (11 children)

2 days. I'll memorize the Powerball winning numbers to win something like $500M, since I know there were no other winners.

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[–] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 32 points 3 years ago (8 children)

And then spend the $500M to go back 500.000.000 days

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[–] MelodiousFunk@kbin.social 27 points 3 years ago

That's how they get you.

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[–] reev@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago (6 children)

Time travel is a one time offer

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[–] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

I'm sure the time travelling service provider could make an exception for 500.000.000 USD.

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[–] reev@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 years ago

Nah nah, their rules are explicit and their pockets are full. They can, after all, also time travel.

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[–] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Will they remember I was here before if I've looped back around?

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[–] reev@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

Hmmmm, that's a good question. If they're wearing a tin foil hat they may be immune to your time anomaly shenanigans so I would be careful about that.

Also, maybe don't tell them you just won the Powerball.

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[–] otter@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Yea that's true

With the travel being so cheap, unless their profit margins are really small, they could probably toss me back to Pangea for the cost of a lime

Don't want them to catch on to any shenanigans. I'll just abuse my wealth like a regular billionaire

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[–] reev@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago

Seems to work out for them so I don't see why not!

Also then you can eat the rich 5 days ago.

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[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago

That's pretty smart. Even jumping to the one before the billion dollar win isn't that far back, and even if time changes the chance of splitting the winnings is low.

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[–] JWBananas@startrek.website 1 point 3 years ago

Surely they'll butterfly effect into different numbers after you buy the ticket?

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