FLGamerDad t1_j0zn1bw wrote on December 20, 2022 at 4:32 PM

Reply to comment by above_average_magic in What if time travel is impossible because of this? by [deleted]

that is super interesting actually, never thought of that.

DropsTheMic t1_j0znwia wrote on December 20, 2022 at 4:38 PM

This is why some people say a time machine would also have to be a teleportation device. Consider the inverse of this, if you could calculate a precise coordinate of time to travel to you could also precisely coordinate a point in space to land in.

Subject_Meat5314 t1_j0zqy7s wrote on December 20, 2022 at 4:58 PM

Pretty sure Bill and Ted figured this out. Will have to review that movie. again

i-void-warranties t1_j0zr5wd wrote on December 20, 2022 at 4:59 PM

You mean documentary?

[deleted] OP t1_j0zry2b wrote on December 20, 2022 at 5:04 PM

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Spookimaru t1_j0zr8yg wrote on December 20, 2022 at 5:00 PM

I've argued this very same point many late drunken hours, but no one listens to me

stout365 t1_j0zouqg wrote on December 20, 2022 at 4:44 PM

you'll probably enjoy this kurzgesagt

that out of the way, to address your original question, there's virtually no distinction between time and space, they are for all intents and purposes, the same thing. therefore, any sort of feasible time machine will also be a space machine, meaning the machine, to be functional, will need to be able to calculate both the when and where you'll end up traveling to (that is grossly over simplified).