If you had a time machine.....

[ICWestfan]

....and could only go BACK in time, what era or time would you go back to? You'd be a neutral observer, basically an invisible person where you couldn't influence events and wouldn't be in danger or wouldn't suffer during your travel.

I'd go back to the early 1500's and observe the Azteca culture in Mexico and consequent Spanish conquest.

 

[millah_22]

The Big Bang

 

[Tom Paris]

 

[JustSayOV]

Tough one but my answer(s) would be:

1) The era of Jesus Christ.....might as well figure out what this fuss is about...whether a believer or not, would come back to the present with a lot more answers than you had before I would imagine.

2) Peak Egyptian empire would have been pretty cool.

3) Maybe go back to when the Library at Alexandria was at its height....a guy could probably get a lot of answers about things from that experience too.

 

[BrianNole777]

I would go back to the days after Jesus was crucified to ask Him: "Are all the rumors true?"

 

[Doodads and Hoohah]

Medieval england

 

[Bonerfarts]

I would go back to the days after Jesus was crucified to ask Him: "Are all the rumors true?"

Jesus would say "אֲנִי לֹא מֵבִין"

 

[St. Louis Hawk]

US from 1770-87 ish
Gettysburg
D Day

 

[BioHawk]

I've always wanted to see the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

 

[seminoleed]

Tough one but my answer(s) would be:

1) The era of Jesus Christ.....might as well figure out what this fuss is about...whether a believer or not, would come back to the present with a lot more answers than you had before I would imagine.

2) Peak Egyptian empire would have been pretty cool.

3) Maybe go back to when the Library at Alexandria was at its height....a guy could probably get a lot of answers about things from that experience too.

This^^^

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

....and could only go BACK in time, what era or time would you go back to? You'd be a neutral observer, basically an invisible person where you couldn't influence events and wouldn't be in danger or wouldn't suffer during your travel.

I'd go back to the early 1500's and observe the Azteca culture in Mexico and consequent Spanish conquest.

I would probably doing that for the rest of my life.

There is so much I would like to go back and see. Napoleonic France would be probably be the first stop.

 

[BrianNole777]

Gettysburg
D Day

During the battles?

Those would be pretty grim.

 

[McLovin32]

January 1st, 2005 Citrus Bowl stadium in Orlando

 

[QChawks]

1985

Iowa football and basketball was good

 

[CJ Beat Hard]

The Big Bang

Like the Big Bang as in the universe or the Big Bang as in with OPs mom?

 

[St. Louis Hawk]

During the battles?

Those would be pretty grim.

Gettysburg was Lincoln’s speech

D Day would be grim but I would like to see it.

 

[HawkMachine]

D Day

Would have never guessed this.

On the beaches?

Do you want PTSD or something?

Watching the invasion in the sky above the ocean would be pretty remarkable.

But the actually fighting itself not so much.

And this is coming from a huge WWII buff.

 

[Mister_Man]

1985

Iowa football and basketball was good

I bring the time machine to you, my good sir!

 

[Moral]

January 1st, 2005 Citrus Bowl stadium in Orlando

I have that moment in American history in a cool time lapse panoramic picture. It's one of my few Hawkeye swags. CSB

 

[St. Louis Hawk]

I bring the time machine to you, my good sir!

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Dimi why you do this to me?

Too soon.

 

[St. Louis Hawk]

Would have never guessed this.

On the beaches?

Do you want PTSD or something?

Watching the invasion in the sky above the ocean would be pretty remarkable.

But the actually fighting itself not so much.

And this is coming from a huge WWII buff.

Thread says can’t get hurt by being there.

I would like to see the bravery. I’d like to compare what actually happened to the books. It’s a pivotal moment in world history.

 

[Colonoscopy]

I've always dreamed of watching the Hindenburg go down

 

[Jimmy McGill]

If I'm guaranteed no harm......I'm traveling with T.R. on one of his trips.

That or watching Rick James slap the shit out of Charlie Murphy.

 

[Mister_Man]

I have that moment in American history in a cool time lapse panoramic picture. It's one of my few Hawkeye swags. CSB

The LSU reactions were gold, Jerry! Gold!

 

[HawkMachine]

 

[Jimmy McGill]

The LSU reactions were gold, Jerry! Gold!

Holloway caught the ball right in front of me.

Gold indeed

 

[Mister_Man]

The last days of Christ. Raising hell at the temple, the arrest and judgment, and his long walk up the hill.
Watching Lee learn about Jackson being shot.
Watching Lee discuss the 3rd day's charge with Longstreet.
Watching the windows at the Texas School Book Depository on Nov 22, 1963.
At any of Lincoln's day with his cabinet.

 

[HawkMachine]

Holloway caught the ball right in front of me.

Gold indeed

I literally feel to my knees and started to cry.

Yes, apparently I'm an emotional pussy.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

The last days of Christ. Raising hell at the temple, the arrest and judgment, and his long walk up the hill.
Watching Lee learn about Jackson being shot.
Watching Lee discuss the 3rd day's charge with Longstreet.
Watching the windows at the Texas School Book Depository on Nov 22, 1963.
At any of Lincoln's day with his cabinet.

I would love to have been a bug on the wall at Lincoln's cabinet meetings. Dude knew what he was doing.

 

[hawkeyez]

I'd want to walk with dinosaurs. Humans are overrated.

 

[ThorneStockton]

I'd like some time during the golden age of piracy in the Caribbean, call it 1680-1720 or so, right after that I wouldn't mind being around for some of the great exploration periods into both the poles, and Polynesia, James Cook era.

 

[WSC72]

I would go back to the days after Jesus was crucified to ask Him: "Are all the rumors true?"

 

[DooBi]

Can I mosh?