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Title: 12/7/1941
Post by: AKKuya on November 27, 2019, 01:04:02 AM
In keeping with the Stephen King novel and mini-series, 11/22/63 was a great time travel story.  Using that concept. he established that changing an event does change the future (your present when you return) and time becomes a force to prevent said change.  Let's say you arrived 5 years prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.  What would you do armed with the knowledge of how that day unfolds?

Arrival time around summer 1936.
Arrival destination outside the greater St. Louis area.
Arrival clothing consists of blue jeans, Air Jordans, Walt Disney t-shirt, and Jacksonville jaguar's hat.
Arrival money is all from 21st century printing and coin stamping plus credit cards.

Seems simple.  You have to take into account.
1) No money, no 1930s style clothing and no 1930s era identification
2) No knowledge of how specific everyday life goes in initial first few weeks.

You arrive during the Great Depression and you stick out like Marty McFly in 1955.  You have to keep from being arrested or being thrown in looney bin first few days.

Any takers?  I'll be writing up my version and post later.
Title: Re: 12/7/1941
Post by: wardog19 on November 27, 2019, 02:03:05 AM
I know some things about the time period involved... but I have a question.
 At what age would I arrive in that time period?   Same age as I am presently or same age I was in 1936?
Title: Re: 12/7/1941
Post by: Arlo on November 27, 2019, 09:41:15 AM
Why would your age revert to what it was in 1936 (assuming it was not a negative number)?
Title: Re: 12/7/1941
Post by: Arlo on November 27, 2019, 10:01:53 AM
Here's some pics of 1936 St. Louis for reference:

(https://www.shorpy.com/files/images/8b27095u_0.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/cuCvh5j.jpg)

The summer of 1936 in St. Louis included a deadly heat wave where many chose to sleep outside at night:

(https://dtjew9b6f6zyn.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/5812099228_8e7ee7161f_o.jpg)

It got so hot the heat buckled the pavement:

(https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/eb/7eb8474c-8505-5ecf-a716-9a95c4705479/4e3bc75f44e7e.image.jpg?resize=620%2C422)

That year (in October) FDR dedicated the Soldier's Memorial monument with his wife, Elinor, alongside:

(https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/52/b5234cd1-62a8-57d4-a0f1-522d65193ec2/590d030aa949d.image.jpg?resize=750%2C582)
Title: Re: 12/7/1941
Post by: Shuffler on November 27, 2019, 10:10:55 AM
This has the eerie feel of a modern aircraft carrier moving through time.
Title: Re: 12/7/1941
Post by: AKKuya on November 27, 2019, 10:13:22 AM
I know some things about the time period involved... but I have a question.
 At what age would I arrive in that time period?   Same age as I am presently or same age I was in 1936?

Same age that you are now.

This has the eerie feel of a modern aircraft carrier moving through time.

This video shows that The Final Countdown scenario wouldn't be very effective.
Title: Re: 12/7/1941
Post by: Ramesis on November 27, 2019, 12:20:39 PM
Here's some pics of 1936 St. Louis for reference:


Technically... the picture of buckling is not pavement but rather adjacent bricks
 :aok

(https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/eb/7eb8474c-8505-5ecf-a716-9a95c4705479/4e3bc75f44e7e.image.jpg?resize=620%2C422)

Title: Re: 12/7/1941
Post by: Arlo on November 27, 2019, 12:27:41 PM
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Technically... the picture of buckling is not pavement but rather adjacent bricks
 :aok

Known as paving bricks.

Here's an asphalt version, however:

(https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/a5/0a5ea2f4-ae29-11e0-bb56-001a4bcf6878/55a50fc0cdec4.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C980)

Title: Re: 12/7/1941
Post by: CptTrips on November 27, 2019, 12:31:26 PM
Step 1:  Edith Keeler must die!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_on_the_Edge_of_Forever (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_on_the_Edge_of_Forever)


Title: Re: 12/7/1941
Post by: Ramesis on November 27, 2019, 12:34:00 PM
That picture could be the result of an earthquake, burst pipeline, etc.
You originally posted "paved"  :rofl
Title: Re: 12/7/1941
Post by: Arlo on November 27, 2019, 12:38:45 PM
That picture could be the result of an earthquake, burst pipeline, etc.
You originally posted "paved"  :rofl

The street in the first picture was paved with bricks. The second with asphalt.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives/the-day-it-hit-the-relentless-withering-heat-wave-of/article_3821b7be-14c4-5fef-b0c9-bc383d50aafd.html

thanks for this exchange on technicalities, however.  :D