# You can go 100 years into the future, save humanity, but not come back. Do you?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-go-100-years-into-the-future-save-humanity-but-not-come-back-do-you/698290>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 12, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-go-100-years-into-the-future-save-humanity-but-not-come-back-do-you/698290 "2014-09-12T15:18:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-go-100-years-into-the-future-save-humanity-but-not-come-back-do-you/698290/21 "2014-09-13T03:27:03Z")

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Just let me set up an interest bearing account at a bank they can confirm will still be there in 100 years.

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**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2014, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-go-100-years-into-the-future-save-humanity-but-not-come-back-do-you/698290/22 "2014-09-13T03:38:14Z")

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Yes, I’m curious to see the world of 2114.

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**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2014, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-go-100-years-into-the-future-save-humanity-but-not-come-back-do-you/698290/23 "2014-09-13T04:35:42Z")

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Provided they ensured my books and other things are kept safe in storage for the period, sure.

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**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-go-100-years-into-the-future-save-humanity-but-not-come-back-do-you/698290/24 "2014-09-14T04:27:24Z")

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If I can’t get back, why could they? Are they planning to kill me by taking every last drop? Have they instituted a sacrifice and can’t trick anybody in 2114 to fall for the test? They now have to recruit antiques to slaughter?

I’m old and this life is boring - hell, I’d go just to see how time travel works.

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