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Friends, has anyone thought about the practicalities of getting the things you want in this hypothetical situation? SpoilerFirst thing I can think of is what happens if you travel back in time to 1983 with a smart phone and a vape to take pictures? Your clothes stand out, you use words that're from our time? You could probably stick out like a sore thumb, but if you go even further you might land in a place where foreigners cannot get in or not, leading to horrible things. Plus with stores of the 1980's/1990's you can get a general idea of what's there so you don't have to guess where to find one, with medieval Europe you'd have to research where to find something then deal with the repercussions like the plague and arrows.And getting the mail order ponies wouldn't be a guaranteed thing, you'd need an address, clip off the horseshoe points, mail it in, wait then get it.There'd be other ways of definitely getting them, but they're unethical, such as nicking it off a child or going into the factory, sneaking in the packaging area and grabbing them, resulting in an extra being made or someone else missing out on them. But with this, you'd have to track down which mail order was made at which factory, at what time, the building layout, safety precautions, blending in or who got them, how to get the item from them, ect. I know it's a fantasy and all but even then, there must be some things that need consideration.
Quote from: freezestime on May 30, 2019, 09:04:59 AMFriends, has anyone thought about the practicalities of getting the things you want in this hypothetical situation? SpoilerFirst thing I can think of is what happens if you travel back in time to 1983 with a smart phone and a vape to take pictures? Your clothes stand out, you use words that're from our time? You could probably stick out like a sore thumb, but if you go even further you might land in a place where foreigners cannot get in or not, leading to horrible things. Plus with stores of the 1980's/1990's you can get a general idea of what's there so you don't have to guess where to find one, with medieval Europe you'd have to research where to find something then deal with the repercussions like the plague and arrows.And getting the mail order ponies wouldn't be a guaranteed thing, you'd need an address, clip off the horseshoe points, mail it in, wait then get it.There'd be other ways of definitely getting them, but they're unethical, such as nicking it off a child or going into the factory, sneaking in the packaging area and grabbing them, resulting in an extra being made or someone else missing out on them. But with this, you'd have to track down which mail order was made at which factory, at what time, the building layout, safety precautions, blending in or who got them, how to get the item from them, ect. I know it's a fantasy and all but even then, there must be some things that need consideration.It's ... it's a fantasy I put in the 'assuming that you had the right currency' as an indication that time travel headaches like clothing, settings, etc. etc. etc. do not apply. It's a fun exercise to make you think about stuff you missed either from childhood or from more recent times, or a nostalgic think-back to places and times you will never revisit again.