Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Time paradox? Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Becca Lily Posted at 11:48 am on Dec. 28, 2008 Completly stupid/random/dorky thought that made my brain hurt: You bump into someone in the park, physically. You take a step back to realise it's yourself with a hat on. You reach out and take the hat and put it on. you then run away as your future self disappears back to the future. And hour later you are randomly sent back in time. you meet yourself, who takes the hat off your head and runs away as you are sped back into the future. Did/Does the hat exist?

Replies allsmiles Posted at 9:20 am on Jan. 12, 2009 Yes, the hat does exist else it could not be trapped in that loop. Bacon Posted at 9:57 am on Jan. 11, 2009 In order for this to actually occur, the loop must have a beginning - otherwise the matter forming the hat would come out of nowhere (which, in the bounds of space-time is considered an impossibility/breach of the law of conservation). To  be within the bounds of universal law, it would have to began with, say, one's "future self" picking up said hat in the park and THEN going back in time. If this (or something similar) never happens, then the hat has never truly existed (and will never exist) as it has come from nowhere. yyyt Posted at 2:25 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 i dont get the whole idea of time travel. i find it totally confusing, so in films i just go with the flow... btw, i do not know the answer to the original question. steath Posted at 12:09 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 WAIT WAIT WAIT!!! ok so your in the present, run into you, steal your own hat. then go on (into the futer) and get ran into from the past!!!! yess!!! why would you steal your own hat??? RAGEMAN Posted at 12:08 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 The hat clearly exists. The real question here is where could the hat have come from. This probably couldn't happen in reality though so it's just sort of a mind fuck. Becca Lily Posted at 12:06 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from mr unknown at 7:51 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 And hour later you are randomly sent back in time. the who stole the hat? or the one wearing the hat The one who stole the hat and ran away got sent back in time steath Posted at 11:55 am on Dec. 28, 2008 no matto Posted at 11:53 am on Dec. 28, 2008 the hat exists, but it is trapped in a defined one hour period of time the real question is, where did the hat come from? and, i do not know the answer NetParicite Posted at 11:53 am on Dec. 28, 2008 No Becca Lily Posted at 11:52 am on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from x3Giselex3 at 7:50 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 whats wrong with you I did say it was silly, random and dorky so nothing 'up with me' this sort of thing just sums me up! MR UNKNOWN Posted at 11:51 am on Dec. 28, 2008 And hour later you are randomly sent back in time. the who stole the hat? or the one wearing the hat Becca Lily Posted at 11:51 am on Dec. 28, 2008 My point is the hat must exist for you to take it, but if you took it from yourself then where did the hat come from? Meaning it doesnt really exist.... *brain continues to throb* Disposition Posted at 11:51 am on Dec. 28, 2008 Yes, but you don't have the hat anymore. You'll have it in the future, though, so don't worry. :D feels good Posted at 11:51 am on Dec. 28, 2008 no jsgirl Posted at 11:50 am on Dec. 28, 2008 yes Most recent 15 of 23 previous replies displayed.