Okay, for those who are having trouble reading the arc (which was kind of part of the point) here is the plaintext:
“I was thinking about how time is like a long country road, stretching onward toward the horizon. Now imagine that you are in the back of a cart travelling down that road. You are seated so that you are looking backward and can’t see the road ahead of you. The cart moves onward, relentlessly, toward eternity, carrying you along with it helpless. You cannot see where you are going, only where you have already been and, if you are very alert, a hint of where you are at the moment. This is what memory is like: seeing the road behind you. This is also why you can’t remember the future, even though the future is part of the same continuum, or road if you will, as the past. Now imagine you could turn your head and take a quick glimpse of the road ahead of you. This is what psychic flashes are, people turning their temporal head. Now imagine what would happen if you could somehow hijack the cart and reverse course. Or, even, jump off of the road and travel somewhere no one has ever thought of. Just imagine it. I have.”
To the best of my knowledge, Nikola Tesla never said this, or anything like this. It’s my own ramblings put into my fictional Tesla’s mouth. It kind of fits with the historical figure I based my mad scientist character upon, though.
John Reiher Premium Member over 14 years ago
Definitely. And interesting and depressingly accurate view of life and the perception of time.
zero over 14 years ago
What this world needs is a good nickel time machine
The Old Wolf over 14 years ago
Yeah, those eyes say it all for me.
steverinoCT over 14 years ago
Interesting format. One way or another, it’ll make your head spin.
phydeaux44 over 14 years ago
So I guess that, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, Time is more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly … time-y wimey … stuff.
namenamename over 14 years ago
It’s only fitting that Tesla thinks in arcs.
prrdh over 14 years ago
The Old wolfGenius_badge said, about 11 hours ago
Yeah, those eyes say it all for me.and namenamename said, about 1 hour ago
It’s only fitting that Tesla thinks in arcs.Shouldn’t Her Maj’s hair be standing on end as well? Although then Tesla should be shown thinking in coils.
vldazzle over 14 years ago
Verrrry interesting, but….hard to read ;-)
3hourtour Premium Member over 14 years ago
..how come when you say to someone,”A penny for your thoughts,”they give you their two cents worth?…
Coyoty Premium Member over 14 years ago
But U-turns are forbidden. There’s a sign up ahead, and there’s a time cop behind it.
TheDOCTOR over 14 years ago
Thats Brilliant,Setebos. I wish I’d said that……….Oh,…… Hang on a Mo’…………Come to think of it,
I DID!!!!!Pab Sungenis creator over 14 years ago
Okay, for those who are having trouble reading the arc (which was kind of part of the point) here is the plaintext:
“I was thinking about how time is like a long country road, stretching onward toward the horizon. Now imagine that you are in the back of a cart travelling down that road. You are seated so that you are looking backward and can’t see the road ahead of you. The cart moves onward, relentlessly, toward eternity, carrying you along with it helpless. You cannot see where you are going, only where you have already been and, if you are very alert, a hint of where you are at the moment. This is what memory is like: seeing the road behind you. This is also why you can’t remember the future, even though the future is part of the same continuum, or road if you will, as the past. Now imagine you could turn your head and take a quick glimpse of the road ahead of you. This is what psychic flashes are, people turning their temporal head. Now imagine what would happen if you could somehow hijack the cart and reverse course. Or, even, jump off of the road and travel somewhere no one has ever thought of. Just imagine it. I have.”
To the best of my knowledge, Nikola Tesla never said this, or anything like this. It’s my own ramblings put into my fictional Tesla’s mouth. It kind of fits with the historical figure I based my mad scientist character upon, though.
The Old Wolf over 14 years ago
Thanks, Pab - that saved me a headache!
grapfhics over 14 years ago
You’ve probably got the key to Einstein’s theory as well Pab.
ChukLitl Premium Member over 14 years ago
Love your train of thought, Pab. Is that the subway Thorax came in on?