Back to the Future

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Back to the Future

Happy Back to the Future day.

Brother is making me go see these today at the theatre. Well, I'm not staying for the third.

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Originally posted by quanchi112
Brother is making me go

LoL, still can't stand up to your brother. Your frailty has been noted (again).

Know what always tripped me out about the first Back to the Future:

When Marty comes back to the present and sees himself hop in the Deloreon in the timeline where Doc Brown puts the bulletproof vest on the Marty that hops in the car and presumably goes into the past is the son of the confident, successful George McFly that has Biff wash his car, not the socially inept weak George that Biff takes advantage of (Prime Marty). What happens to that other version of Marty?

I never thought I would see such a shitty 2016 compared to BTTF.

Maybe if the US stopped giving all its money away to the world and started innovating again.

I mean the hoverboards we have a joke, we have no flying cars.

I blame free energy suppression for our lack luster advancement in technology.

Originally posted by MF DELPH
Know what always tripped me out about the first Back to the Future:

When Marty comes back to the present and sees himself hop in the Deloreon in the timeline where Doc Brown puts the bulletproof vest on the Marty that hops in the car and presumably goes into the past is the son of the confident, successful George McFly that has Biff wash his car, not the socially inept weak George that Biff takes advantage of (Prime Marty). What happens to that other version of Marty?

He got Parkinsons too.

Originally posted by Time-Immemorial
I never thought I would see such a shitty 2016 compared to BTTF.

Maybe if the US stopped giving all its money away to the world and started innovating again.

I mean the hoverboards we have a joke, we have no flying cars.

I blame free energy suppression for our lack luster advancement in technology.

Be honest. You want one of those metal hats

5th reply folks. So the under wins on "How long until until the thread turns political?" See Bardock to collect your winnings.

Originally posted by jaden101
He got Parkinsons too.

In 30 years we still have not found a cure. Im sure he would have been disappointed to know this.

Originally posted by MF DELPH
Know what always tripped me out about the first Back to the Future:

When Marty comes back to the present and sees himself hop in the Deloreon in the timeline where Doc Brown puts the bulletproof vest on the Marty that hops in the car and presumably goes into the past is the son of the confident, successful George McFly that has Biff wash his car, not the socially inept weak George that Biff takes advantage of (Prime Marty). What happens to that other version of Marty?

Nah, cos that Marty that's being watched by Marty still hasn't been on his trip and altered the past. To him, it's all new.

edit: This is probably a better answer

Originally posted by jaden101
He got Parkinsons too.
Originally posted by jaden101
Be honest. You want one of those metal hats

Free energy exists, whether you understand the concepts of it or not. Just because you can't understand it, doesn't make the person talking about it crazy. Your metal hat comment was just a way to dismiss my claim and marginalize it.

Originally posted by MF DELPH
Know what always tripped me out about the first Back to the Future:

When Marty comes back to the present and sees himself hop in the Deloreon in the timeline where Doc Brown puts the bulletproof vest on the Marty that hops in the car and presumably goes into the past is the son of the confident, successful George McFly that has Biff wash his car, not the socially inept weak George that Biff takes advantage of (Prime Marty). What happens to that other version of Marty?

It's almost impossible to do a time travel story without plot holes like this. They were less aware of it in the 80's, of course, but it's not like more recent fare has done much better.

Probably the only sincere attempt I've seen to depict it realistically is Primer. And that movie is an unmitigated clusterf--- of confusion, because that's exactly what would happen with split timelines and such. Like, imagine Prime Marty stops the other from traveling back. What then? Then do similar permutations for about 11 iterations, with multiple versions of characters in an ever-increasing number of timelines. And after a certain point you can't even be sure which version you're seeing anymore. That's basically Primer in a nutshell.

Originally posted by Time-Immemorial
I never thought I would see such a shitty 2016 compared to BTTF.

Maybe if the US stopped giving all its money away to the world and started innovating again.

I mean the hoverboards we have a joke, we have no flying cars.

I blame free energy suppression for our lack luster advancement in technology.

Did you hear that Clock-Ahmed's family is moving to Qatar and now the US has lost another potential genius. Thanks Texas!

Originally posted by Time-Immemorial
Free energy exists, whether you understand the concepts of it or not. Just because you can't understand it, doesn't make the person talking about it crazy. Your metal hat comment was just a way to dismiss my claim and marginalize it.

I don't think the lack of innovation has as much to do with giving money away to other nations as aid as much as the effort by domestic corporations to milk a technology for all it's worth, coupled with the lack of public demand. Solar panel technology has been around for decades and every house isn't equipped with them, and that's due to a combination of most citizens either not finding them economically viable or they simply don't like the way they look on their homes. The issue is the priorities of the populace.

Originally posted by Robtard
Did you hear that Clock-Ahmed's family is moving to Qatar and now the US has lost another potential genius. Thanks Texas!

Did you hear this from Bill Maher?

Solar panels are pricey and it takes X amount of years of using them to return in savings what they cost to install, even with states like CA where you get tax breaks and discounts.

Homeowners who own homes they rent out are likely not going to put the money into a rental, as there's no real incentive, leaving that aspect of housing completely out.

Give it time though, the technology will improve and the prices will drop. Read somewhere that they now have transparent solar panels, which means your windows can double as energy producers.

Originally posted by Time-Immemorial
Did you hear this from Bill Maher?

No, was on news-radio this morning.

Good I'll wait to hear it from Bill Maher. I don't trust anyone else.

So, seeing as how your OP is "Happy BttF Day!" and your next post is an unprovoked rant on energy and innovation, what was the real reason for this thread?