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Re:Mathematicians discover a perfect way to multiply (2019) by Agentlien on Thursday July 23, 2020 @02:37AM (#23924755)
That's really funny. I love the weird fantasies we cook up.

I have a variation of this, where I travel back in time to before some long dead person did what made them famous and tell them all about their discoveries and all the wonders that came from it.

It's usually accompanied with a hint that they won't remember our conversation, so it won't affect history, but they'll enjoy marveling at it for a short while.

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Re:Mathematicians discover a perfect way to multiply (2019) by Xelbair on Thursday July 23, 2020 @04:07AM (#23925214)
I usually have a fantasy where i travel back in time to middle ages/ancient times and try to:

* convince people i am not a devil worshipper/magician/time traveler

* explain how some concept works.

Imagine trying to explain electricity to Pope from 1000 AD, or mathematical functions, and integration/derivative to Greek philosophers etc.

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