This is very exciting! I’ve been working very hard on it for almost a week, and I’m ready to test. I’ll probably make my first test run tomorrow. Or, as we time travellers call it: yesterday. Just kidding. If not tomorrow, then maybe Wednesday after work. We’ll see (busy busy busy).
Anyways, I’ll let you all know how the test goes. Wish me luck!
I’m afraid I’ve already beaten you to it, Winston - I have a fully-functioning time machine - I will prove this by travelling one minute into the past and posting again to this thread.
Creating a time machine is easy: Let’s all of us Dopers commit ourselves to the creation of a time machine. Each of us is to watch for emerging technologies we could exploit in its creation. If, during our lifetimes, such technologies do not emerge, it is each of our duty to engage our children and children’s children to be on the lookout. Once the technologies emerge, our next task is to raise the funds. If no one lifetime is sufficient,… etc.
Clearly, if we are resolved to this, eventually a time machine will be created. As we pass down this commitment from generation to generation, let us also pass down this date/time “May 14, 2007 - 10:00 am (EST)”. Whichever of our descendents eventually succeeds, she is to return to this date/time and post the detailed schematics. Ready… set…
Judging by the fact that none of my atlases, maps, or history books makes reference to an African country called Martini Congo, I must declare your time machine to be an abject disappointment.