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Ask HN: What about the other type of “time machine”?

1 pointsby enrmarcabout 8 years ago
I&#x27;m talking about the type of machine that creates time. For instance, you get into a room and stay there for 30 days. When you get out only 30 min. (for instance) have passed in the real world. Of course, you&#x27;d be 30 days minus 30 min. older in the real world.<p>Any sci-fi stories about this (as far as I know, only [1]) ? Does real science have ever talked about it?<p>[1]: http:&#x2F;&#x2F;dragonball.wikia.com&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Hyperbolic_Time_Chamber

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T-Aabout 8 years ago
Dexter, of Dexter&#x27;s Laboratory fame, thought of it (of course). See &quot;Morning Stretch&quot;: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;DWU5U8NxeCA?t=33m32s" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;DWU5U8NxeCA?t=33m32s</a><p>In view of all the complications he discovered, maybe a room (or house) which simply stops biological aging of those inside would be preferable... at least until the government starts taking notice: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Way_Station_(novel)" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Way_Station_(novel)</a><p>In stories connecting different worlds, time sometimes runs at different rates. A classic example would be the Chronicles of Narnia: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;scifi.stackexchange.com&#x2F;questions&#x2F;94204&#x2F;how-much-time-passed-between-the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe-and-prince-ca" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;scifi.stackexchange.com&#x2F;questions&#x2F;94204&#x2F;how-much-tim...</a><p>Of course, to somebody living in a world where time runs fast, venturing out into the &quot;normal&quot; universe would be equivalent to stepping into your imagined room. This happens in one of the better Star Trek Voyager episodes: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Blink_of_an_Eye_(Star_Trek:_Voyager)" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Blink_of_an_Eye_(Star_Trek:_Vo...</a>