Friday, November 4, 2011

READER REPORT: Slip Backward or Forward in Time?

"My experience happened to me while I was at work on the night shift," reports Robert. "At my workplace I have access to cable television and a place to relax while working in-between patients. On this night I was watching a college football game and relaxing. I fell asleep for about 30 minutes and when I awoke the football game was still on.

"As I engaged in watching the game again, I realized that I had seen the plays already. The longer I watched, the more I realized that I was watching the same exact quarter of football that I had watched before I fell asleep! So this begs the question: Did I slip back in time 30 minutes or did I see the future before I watched the game?"

Or it could be that all football quarters are pretty much the same. Just kidding (sort of). We'll have to take you at your word, Robert, and trust that you know your football and really could tell that you had already seen the exact same plays. This takes instant replay into a whole other dimension! (Hey, if you could master this ability, you could clean up betting on game outcomes!)

Seriously, it's hard to say what exactly happened to you, but you can be assured that many other people have experienced similar slips in time. For example:


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