omg help me

alphy · July 14, 2015, 01:12:17 PM

so i took a shower and i had a thought

if you went back in time with your phone (you also have service and everything) and called 911 (you know that any phone can call 911 regardless of status) what would happen?! would current day police get a call from the past? i don't get it

discuss recent shower thoughts

Naru · July 14, 2015, 01:13:07 PM

The gold dropped from monsters is the gold they got paid for from the main enemy.

Ásgeirr · July 14, 2015, 01:15:34 PM

Monster girls r lyf

alphy · July 14, 2015, 01:16:39 PM

Quote from: Totes not Naru or Gasai on July 14, 2015, 01:13:07 PM

The gold dropped from monsters is the gold they got paid for from the main enemy.

i saw this on imgur a few days ago and i was like omg that makes so muchj sense

SecondClass · July 14, 2015, 01:17:33 PM

It would call the police station of the past (whatever year you went back to)

CK97 · July 14, 2015, 01:19:14 PM

Had a dream where a snake tried to eat itself and when I had thought about it after waking up, I couldn't, and still can't, picture the end result.

alphy · July 14, 2015, 01:20:21 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on July 14, 2015, 01:17:33 PM

It would call the police station of the past (whatever year you went back to)

but what if i went into a year where police hadn't existed yet? or before the "911=police" rule came along?

SecondClass · July 14, 2015, 01:32:42 PM

Quote from: Alphy on July 14, 2015, 01:20:21 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on July 14, 2015, 01:17:33 PM
It would call the police station of the past (whatever year you went back to)

but what if i went into a year where police hadn't existed yet? or before the "911=police" rule came along?

Depending on what year you go to, the phone might not even work.

alphy · July 14, 2015, 01:45:39 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on July 14, 2015, 01:32:42 PM

Quote from: Alphy on July 14, 2015, 01:20:21 PM
Quote from: SecondClass on July 14, 2015, 01:17:33 PM
It would call the police station of the past (whatever year you went back to)

but what if i went into a year where police hadn't existed yet? or before the "911=police" rule came along?
Depending on what year you go to, the phone might not even work.

why not?

Kitsune 狐 · July 14, 2015, 01:47:48 PM

Mind blown

SecondClass · July 14, 2015, 01:49:05 PM

Quote from: Alphy on July 14, 2015, 01:45:39 PM

Quote from: SecondClass on July 14, 2015, 01:32:42 PM
Quote from: Alphy on July 14, 2015, 01:20:21 PM
Quote from: SecondClass on July 14, 2015, 01:17:33 PM
It would call the police station of the past (whatever year you went back to)

but what if i went into a year where police hadn't existed yet? or before the "911=police" rule came along?
Depending on what year you go to, the phone might not even work.

why not?

Cell phones rely on satellites and communication towers. Without that infrastructure in place, it wouldn't even get a signal to send out a call.

Mat Cauthon · July 14, 2015, 02:03:23 PM

Quote from: oss on July 14, 2015, 01:15:34 PM

Monster girls r lyf

or death

Tackel · July 14, 2015, 02:11:14 PM

Quote from: CK97 on July 14, 2015, 01:19:14 PM

Had a dream where a snake tried to eat itself and when I had thought about it after waking up, I couldn't, and still can't, picture the end result.

Ásgeirr · July 14, 2015, 02:12:00 PM

Quote from: Byrne on July 14, 2015, 02:03:23 PM

Quote from: oss on July 14, 2015, 01:15:34 PM
Monster girls r lyf
or death

death by suu suu

Super Irish · July 14, 2015, 02:32:52 PM

No satellite coverage because no satellites. There would be no service.

If in the recent past, you'd only call the "then police". Energy waves can't travel in time, they're stuck at the same speed of light.

gats · July 14, 2015, 02:34:50 PM

Quote from: oss on July 14, 2015, 01:15:34 PM

Monster girls r lyf

is that a typo? :s

big sponge · July 14, 2015, 02:38:18 PM

You wouldn't have a signal due to the lack of satellites and cell towers.

Ásgeirr · July 14, 2015, 02:42:39 PM

Quote from: guts on July 14, 2015, 02:34:50 PM

Quote from: oss on July 14, 2015, 01:15:34 PM
Monster girls r lyf
is that a typo? :s

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alphy · July 14, 2015, 02:45:02 PM

i never thought about the satellites and stuff

makes sense tho

The Lord Slide Rule · July 14, 2015, 02:49:11 PM

No cell towers=no calling anyone

If you took a landline phone back and hooked it up you'd just call police from then.

Mr. Psychologist · July 14, 2015, 04:29:54 PM

Quote from: CK97 on July 14, 2015, 01:19:14 PM

Had a dream where a snake tried to eat itself and when I had thought about it after waking up, I couldn't, and still can't, picture the end result.

You mean like an Ouroboros?

Rinev · July 14, 2015, 05:03:10 PM

Why would the current day police get a call from the past? Provided you have service, it would just be the same as using any other phone to call 911. If it's before the universal 911 thing you just wouldn't connect.