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This idea might be superfluous for Half Bakers, but there
are, I’ve noticed, plenty of Half-Butchers and Half-
Candlestick Makers (among others) out there for whom it
might be useful.
The other day I was puttering around in the lab/garage
with my Time Machine--typical Saturday afternoon stuff--
zooming
into the always uncertain future (what *is* it
with
that, anyway?), then back to (no matter how many times
I
try to get a different slant on things) the murky past.
Nothing special, just killing time, so to speak.
Anyway, right in the middle of things, I look up and
notice
my wife talking to some stranger--a rather unsavory-
looking chap, I thought. Before I could get the drift of
their conversation, one of my (known) children ran past
the
porthole. Boomer Junior, I swear, looked 2 years older
and
8” taller!
I think we all know what was happening here. I was losing
track of time and, in the process, some arguably very
important events. This realization brought me up short (I
am only 4’ 23” to begin with), and subsequently led to
this
idea.
All the time machines I’ve seen come equipped with
standard PAST and PRESENT levers. I propose that
manufacturers add, as an option, at least, a large, well-
lit
MEANWHILE GAUGE, in the center of the console. Time
Machine instruction manuals should also urge travelers to
keep a close eye on this gauge AT ALL TIMES.
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This will only work if those who are meanwhiling do
not time-travel themselves. |
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Have you considered implementing this by modifying
a mechanical wristwatch, so that the hands stay still
but the body turns at different speeds to indicate
the hours, minutes and moments? |
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[Boomer], glad to see you back in the saddle! [+] |
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[MB] I was under the impression that meanwhile
was what happened no matter what else you were
doing, at least as long as you return to where you
started. I might be mistaken, in which case, I must
reconsider everything....again. I think I'll begin by
looking up *metaphor*. |
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That watch idea is interesting, but to whom exactly
would the moving body be indicating? I'm mostly
concerned with paying attention to my own
meanwhile, not necessarily being made a mess of
for the benefit of others. Still, one must allow for
the possibility that you have a good point. If I were
using this stationary watch idea on myself, would it
not appear to me as if the watch hands were
moving? |
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[Grog] I hadn't thought my absence would be
noticed. This is very nice, thanks. |
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[+] a much needed function! |
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//under the impression that meanwhile was what
happened no matter what else you were doing// |
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Ah yes, but what about if others are doing the doing? |
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//Ah yes, but what about if others are doing the
doing?// |
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Well, that would be their business, I suppose. |
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[Max], is that your mother I hear calling you? |
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[IT] Trust me. They are gone. If you had a Meanwhile
Gauge you would know this. |
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