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Illusions and the mind

If you have not seen this guy's work, you really should. Some of the illusions and performances you kind of get how they could be done; others you simply have no idea and it can blow your mind away. Always very entertaining and educational in odd ways, gives you something to think about. Amazon.com Widgets

Random thoughts on "Time Traveling"

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Okay, this is going to be one of the weirdest post that I have written yet! It is a Saturday afternoon, feeling not very inspired; came across a documentary about Doctor Who, and some scientists discussing about time traveling...  Not really paying attention to most of it, as I was also reading a mail... someone commented:  "we already know that it is possible to travel to the future, as your time slows down if you can travel very fast approaching the speed of light" (K's subconscious: I think I have heard Steven Hawking saying something similar). someone else continued:  "however, traveling back in time is really difficult, you can end up creating paradoxes by changing past event. For example, if you travel back in time and accidentally kills your grandfather (awful example!), then there wouldn't be you, which then means you wouldn't travel back in time, and your grandfather wouldn't be accidentally killed, and you would grow up, and inve