Playing it safe, the scientist decided to set the time machine to go back just five minutes into the past for his first test. (lemmy.zip)

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Seconds later, his dead corpse floated through space, reflecting in his lifeless wide open eyes the blue planet slowly approaching.

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[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

This is why I think the best time travel machines are just spaceships. You could simply assume that when it moves through time, it also keeps up in space. It already gets around relativity; you can suspend your disbelief for it traveling really fast, too.

[-] litchralee@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

I am obliged to mention The Three Body Problem and the rest of the trilogy, by Liu Cixin. It's an excellent work of 21st Century sci-fi; I haven't watched the TV adaptation though.

[-] lunarul@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It's been years since I read them, but I don't remember any time travel.

[-] dwindling7373@feddit.it 4 points 3 weeks ago

That's common, but you actually read it 3 month ago.

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