I'm not trying to debunk anything here. I'm just trying to evaluate how likely we are to find a real time machine for sale on the Internet, newspaper, or in a garage sale. What are the odds?
Let's assume here that working time machines are possible, that some people out there can happen to have one of them in their garage because they bought it, or built it. I'm pointing that out to avoid the debate being about the HDR or other smaller time travel devices that do not work for everyone, or at all in some cases. Let's consider operational time machines here.
Reasons why you would sell your time machine:
Does it have to be a scam, or are there rare actual time machines among those ads we spot once in a while?
Let's assume here that working time machines are possible, that some people out there can happen to have one of them in their garage because they bought it, or built it. I'm pointing that out to avoid the debate being about the HDR or other smaller time travel devices that do not work for everyone, or at all in some cases. Let's consider operational time machines here.
Reasons why you would sell your time machine:
- You want to get rid of it for some reason
- You're not into time travel, but somehow have one
- You need money, but not time-travel-money for some reason
- You don't know anyone to give it to
- You build machines themselves and sell them (Gibbs for instance)
- For the money, it's a scam!
- You want to keep it, obviously
- The government would find you
- People would make fun of you or think you're nuts
- Real time travelers don't have money-related problems
Does it have to be a scam, or are there rare actual time machines among those ads we spot once in a while?