The Time Traveler's Companion

An entire newsletter! About time travel?!

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:12:00 +0000

That's right, pretty soon there will be an entire online newsletter for you time travel enthusiasts. It's not exactly ready yet...it's missing content and an attractive interface--but it's online. So please go and look at what's there now so you can be amazed at the amount of effort the T.T.C. Staff have put into it later when it is an actual newsletter.

-The T.C.C. Staff

****UPDATE****
4-25-07
We were just kidding around with that other link. This one's for real. Go check it out, there's even stuff up for you to read.

What do Dinosaurs know about time travel?

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:28:00 +0000

This week, the T.C.C. Staff have decided to cave on our blanket ban of video letters and respond to one (1) video letter. We even made a video response. Obviously the quality of these messages is not good as fourth dimensional transmission and internet video formats don't really mesh well, but we thought our readers would enjoy a change of pace. The letter comes from a confused time traveler lost somewhere in the Jurassic Period.

And here's our response:

Another Educational Film

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 04:28:00 +0000

Just one week isn't too bad as far as we, here at the T.C.C., are concerned. So sit back and try not to fall asleep as you watch this next film that we snagged from the archive just for you.

*****UPDATE***** 4/25/07 We fixed some issues with this video. Those academic time travelers and their videos...nothing but problems.

How Time Travel Works (or Why Educational Videos Are Funny)

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 03:49:00 +0000

For those of you on a linear timeline, please excuse the apparent lack of posts. The T.C.C. staff have just been extremely busy (with actual time travel adventures!) and have found it difficult to keep track of a few lost weeks here and there. On an interesting side note, however, the Staff were digging around in some time travel history archives and came across a wonderful video. Unfortunately, we are experiencing some technical difficulties at the moment and will have to put the video up at a later time. But you shouldn't have to wait too long...

UPDATE: Here is one educational video. Hopefully we can put another one up very soon.

A Tip for Beginners

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 18:35:00 +0000

Another week, another letter. This one’s from a reader who is new to time travel. She writes:

Dear T.T.C.,

Great job on the site! I can’t tell you what an inspiration you have been to me. Thanks to all of your helpful advice, I’m no longer afraid to venture out into the vast reaches of the space-time continuum. But I have one little question before I take that first trip—what should I pack for traveling to the future? I know you can’t tell me exactly what to expect without damaging the timeline, but maybe you could help me out with some wardrobe and equipment decisions?

Thanks So Much!
Zelda B____

Dear Zelda,

Congratulations! It’s always exciting to hear about a first trip. Now to answer your question, it really depends how far into the future you’re going. We understand that it is generally a bad idea to publicly announce time travel departure and arrival dates, but what you should pack really does depend on how far you will be traveling. Not to worry, though, all is not lost! We recommend that you travel in short distances at first to gauge changes in fashion and social behavior. This is also a good way to minimize the unavoidable disorientation and shock associated with that first excursion into “the vast reaches of the space-time continuum”. As travel farther and farther, your body should acclimate to time travel and you should adjust to having to sneak around and blend in with other people/creatures. Think of it as training for a marathon run.

Be sure to write in and tell us how it goes!
The T.C.C. Staff

John Titor

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 04:07:00 +0000

And now for this week's letter. This one comes from a mysterious man named John Titor who claims to be from the year 2036. He writes:

Dear Time Travel Companion Staff,

First I would like to commend you on a job well done. Every week there is a new and fascinating letter and response for me to read. Although, I don’t understand what kind of time traveling you do and with what devices you do it with. As you might have already heard, I traveled back in time using a complicated system of manipulated gravity forces to power my time machine. As this type of travel requires a great deal of energy and preparation, I was wondering if you have any suggestions? Also, I would like to assure the time travel community as a whole that I am not a hoax—I really am from the future even if the events that I said would come to pass have not actually happened…yet.

Signing Off,
John Titor

Dear Mr. Titor,

Thank you for your warm response to our site. We very much appreciate it. As for what kind of time traveling we do and what equipment we use, we cannot say as it might damage the time line if our activities and technology are generally known. Damage to the time line could create a paradox so complexly profound that even the best time travel experts wouldn’t be able to fix it. No one wants a hole ripped in the delicate fabric of the space-time continuum, right? The whole universe could be wiped out. No, we’re sorry but it just isn’t a good idea to have that kind of information made public at this point in time. If you really are capable of traveling into the future or the past, then you should be able to figure out what kind of technological advances are going to be made possible to enhance time travel. Just a suggestion.

As to whether the time travel community believes you, well, you aren’t exactly the most respected person, are you? We don’t mean to hurt your feelings, but if you want people to believe that you are from the future you need to be a little more accurate in your predictions of future events.

Thanks again,
The T.T.C. Staff

A Totally Excellent Adventure

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 20:43:00 +0000

This week's letter comes from two charming young men in San Dimas, CA. They write:

Hey how's it hangin', Time Travel Companion dudes? I'm Ted "Theodore" Logan and my friend here is Bill S. Preston, Esquire. And together, we're Wyld Stallyns! Oh, uh, anyway, we were wondering how whenever we just say we're going to do something in the past to change the present it always works even if we didn't actually do anything. It's totally non-heinous but our bodacious girlfriends told us to ask you.

Be excellent to each other and party on dudes!

Dear Bill and Ted,

We have to admit, your letter was a bit unclear but after having looked into your case, it would seem that the reason why you can accomplish things without actually doing them before hand has to do with a time travel concept called the predestination paradox. This paradox is created when you go back in time to "do something" that changes the course of the future before you even go back in time to it. A classic example is of a man who goes back in time to find out the cause of a famous fire and ends up accidentally starting the fire himself. As you might notice this creates a causal loop in which the man creates his own reason for traveling back in time. The difference between the fire example and what you guys are doing is that you choose to change the present by going back in time. So planning to do something in the past to change the future works out just fine as long as you really go and do it.

Good luck with the band!

-the T.T.C. Staff

Hiro Nakamura

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 02:38:00 +0000

Now for a new question. This one's from an excited TV watcher who forgot to leave "her" name:

T.T.C. Staff-

Do you guys know Hiro Nakamura? I luuuuuurv him!!! And he travels through space and time. One day he'll see what a wonderful personality I have and we'll get married and have babies! Especially now that Charlie is out of the way!!!

Keep up the good work. Luv the new site.

the Future Mrs. Hiro Nakamura

Dear Future Mrs.,
We here at the Time Traveler's Companion don't really see how you could possibly marry this Hiro fellow. He seems like a nice enough guy and all, but isn't he a fictional character? Which is why he can bend the space-time continuum without machinery of any kind. Not that we're jealous or anything. Seriously, though, he is not real. He is a character played by an actor. Also while we don't really specialize in having full and rich lives of our own, we suggest that you get out more.

Thank-you for writing,
the T.T.C. Staff

Air Marshal Sir Vic

noreply@blogger.com (Sarah) — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 23:52:00 +0000

Today's letter comes from Air Marshal Sir Victor Goddard in 1939. He writes/wrote:

Dear Time Traveler's Companion,
I'm not sure if this message will get to you or not--it all seems very strange this time travel business. You might not believe it, but I found your card in the afternoon post. I suppose I'm being a bit incoherent. I was wondering if it's possible to travel through time.

Yours Sincerely,
Air Marshal Sir Victor Goddard

Dear Sir Vic,

Thank-you for the letter. It seems like you really did travel through time at a much faster rate than normal. Yes, we here at The Time Traveler's Companion know what happened to you. Many things have been written about your various experiences (even a motion picture was made about you). But back to time travel--this sort of thing doesn't happen a lot. Almost crashing your plane and ending up four years in the future is pretty weird even to us. But you seem to have made back OK. What's confusing to us is what exactly caused you to jump forward in time. It's possible that a relatively small black hole developed in your vicinity, creating that storm and a wormhole that you flew into twice, but it's impossible to tell without further research.

Best of Luck,
The T.T.C. Staff

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