• You have been sent back in time.
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It's January 1st 1980 and through no fault or work of your own you have been thrown back in time by surprise. lets throw time paradox's out the window for this, so it is possible for you to exist in your current state in the past before you were born, since you were unprepared you are only wearing your everyday clothes and have whatever you normally have in your pockets (wallet, phone, mp3, keys) If your American you probably could use your money if you had it, but if your part of the European union you could be on the broke side of things. If you were in this situation what would you do? would you try to make the best of the situation? try to alter the future somehow? or try to get home? Remember what family and friends you had either are too young to know you or don't exist yet. You have little money and I doubt anyone would believe your story (although the technology you have might have could alter things in ways unimaginable)
I would try to find bill gates and show him the amazing technology of this strange new device called "the mobile phone" which is YEARS ahead of its time and attempt to get rich. After that I would play the stock market with information, betting against any businesses that would profit off of military spending and investing IN Apple, Microsoft and Google.
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I would try to somehow exploit the music industry with songs from my mp3 player, i would use a recording device, I don't know if I would openly try to fuck with the technology of the day by showing the phone and mp3 player though, it could cause unforeseen consequences or so to speak.
Warn of catastrophic Chernobyl event.
[QUOTE=doomkiwi;26089231]I would try to find bill gates and show him the amazing technology of this strange new device called "the mobile phone" which is YEARS ahead of its time and attempt to get rich. After that I would play the stock market with information, betting against any businesses that would profit off of military spending and investing IN Apple, Microsoft and Google.[/QUOTE] Pretty much this. I'd also find myself and make sure I don't fuck up like I did.
I would tell John Lennon that he would be assassinated on the eight of november the same year. That would spook the crap outta him :downs:
I'd invest all money I had in Microsoft and google. I would also invent facebook and earn millions.
I'd have a shit time, given that my iPod and phone would run out of charge and I'd have to acclimatize myself to a new society. All I could do would be a mystic and predict big events for the benefit of whomever. I suppose I'd try and stop people heading to the WTC on September 11th, though by doing so I'd make a society that I was even further estranged from. I suppose realistically I'd wait around and bet on sports every few weeks, try and win some money and live comfortably.
[QUOTE=ItsGary;26089362]Warn of catastrophic Chernobyl event.[/QUOTE] You'd be 4 years late in 1990
Use my significant knowledge of Electronics and work with the US to make Supercomputers to crush the Communists. With any luck, I should be able extend the Cold War another 30 years.
I'd use it to solve crimes with my pet Velociraptor Mr. Pibbles.
Try to go back. I'm not really an 80's guy.
Find and eliminate the source of the Furry Fandom.
Visit my parents, buy some clothes, eat some food.
Wait a minute...this thread is impossible as time travel is impossible.
Great SCOTT! [img]http://mmomfg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/docbrown.jpg[/img]
id kill chapman and become a hero and invent the xbox and then kill bill gates
Wolverines!!!
Oh crap, my inhaler wasn't in my pocket.
Reagan, Cold War, Retro Games, Golden Movies, seeing everything advance, fuck yea. I'd love to be back in the eighties, though I'd want to prepare a little.
Buy atleast one of EVERY Commodore product.
Tell people about computer technology and become [b]The Great Computer Prophet![/b]
Give them everything so they get on our level of technology within a much shorter time. When I come to the present, I'll live in the future!
[QUOTE=ForestRaptor;26100290]Tell people about computer technology and become [b]The Great Computer Prophet![/b][/QUOTE] I doubt people would listen to you, rather just bring some technology with you or develop something your self based on 2010's knowledge.
I would not be real, since time can only travel forward.
Poop in a garden, go to present to see what happened
Actually, I just remembered this. You could try to be an extra in as many famous films and music videos as possible then go back to the present and go "yeah, thats me there"
Make a movie about going back in time. It will be called "Back to the Future"!
Bet on things that I know will win make money, then go see a Van Halen concert
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