I totally lifted this off of a comment on another blog, but it was such a cool idea I couldn’t help myself:
Make a Time Machine! (My cousin Phoobia is the one who discovered how to do this)
You’ll need:
* A large box
* Zinc foil
* Electronic stuff, with dials and switches
* A clock
Select a box large enough for you and your time-travelling supplies. Cut a door in one side. Cover it completely, inside and out, with zinc foil. Put your electronics inside the time machine, and connect them to the interior layer of zinc foil. Don’t worry too much about wiring diagrams – the design is a robust one, and will work just as well with the electronics in almost any configuration. Connect your clock to the electonics with some wire. Now you have a time machine.
To use it, sit inside and close the door. Now wind the clock, and turn on the electronic stuff. The clock will show your progress into the future. When you’ve gone far enough, just open the door and exit the Time Machine.
CAUTION: As presently designed, the Phoobia Time Machine can only be used to travel forward in time. Due to this limitation, you should not travel any great distance into the future, since there is currently no way to return. It is hoped that further research will overcome this limitation, as well as enabling the machine to travel faster through time.
posted by: Suri Lemur, Madagascar (Sent Tuesday, July 17, 2007 11:23 PM)
