“How do imaginary time machines work?”
TARDIS used in the current Dr. Who on display at BBC TV Centre. (Photo © zir.com via Wikipedia)
Um… With your imagination?
Any one got a better answer for The Five-Year-Old? She doesn’t like mine.
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5 Responses to ““How do imaginary time machines work?””
Please tell the five-year-old that I know how they work and I know how to make one. Summer is the perfect time and we will make a magic time machine when I come to visit. I never told you about this because the knowledge has to skip at least one generation.
Gran
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Awesome. Am planning mothers day out as I type (wouldn’t want to break the magic).
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The Doctor’s time machine apparently has a black hole as part of its inner workings. There is a book on this that I read one time many summers ago.
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Did you check the schematic? (last link on my post). The Five Year Old and I plan to print it out and use it as the dashboard for our time machine.
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