And what were the dominant terrestrial species at said time? Would there even be any? I have zero idea of what’s the expected survival rate of an iPhone in the fossil record, but I like to imagine a giant sloth stepped on one once and we are none the wiser.

Alternative title:

“Assuming the timeline is stable and time travel is possible, but no evidence is ever found until its invention, what would be the earliest acceptable time period for time-travel tourism, and the latest cut-off point no one would be allowed to go to?”

  • Maharashtra@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Can’t tell precisely since there are conditions, that might conserve a piece of technology to the point that it’s still going to be recovered and recognized as OOPART.

    I guess that a million years or further is relatively safe bet, but even that isn’t granted.