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marcopolo63

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7. The Google AI provided this...

Thu Feb 12, 2026, 01:27 PM

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- "The Seesaw" by A.E. van Vogt: The protagonist travels further and further into the past and future, eventually causing the Big Bang by releasing accumulated temporal energy, placing him outside normal space-time.

- Doctor Who (The TARDIS): The TARDIS is designed to travel through both time and space simultaneously. While it often lands on Earth, it frequently lands in deep space or on alien planets throughout the series.

- "The Star Diaries" by Stanislaw Lem: The main character, Ijon Tichy, travels in a "chronocycle" and frequently crashes into objects because his calculations fail to account for where Earth was previously located in space.

- Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005): Two brothers find a board game that transports their house directly into outer space.

- Time Trap (2017): A group of students exploring a cave experience time dilation, where they find themselves in a drastically different, futuristic setting that is isolated from the rest of the world.

- Callahan's Crosstime Saloon (Spider Robinson): A short story features a character who nearly asphyxiates because a time jump miscalculation leaves her floating in Earth's orbit.

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I remember an SF short story where somebody tried to time travel to the past and ended up way out in space. [View all] raccoon Feb 12 OP

In one of the St. Mary's books Max and Eddy leave 18th century London in a hurry end up at the beginning of time. Srkdqltr Feb 12 #1

Got any more details? Goonch Feb 12 #2

Well, I read it ages ago, so it had to have been written as early as mid 20th century. raccoon Feb 12 #3

I mean details in the story Goonch Feb 12 #4

Sorry, I can't remember. THanks. raccoon Feb 12 #5

Not to beat a dead horse but: Was the main character male or female ..... Goonch Feb 12 #6

It was a man, a short story in a collection of short stories. raccoon Feb 12 #9

How about.... Goonch Feb 12 #11

Goonch, where did you get that quote? I've looked at a number of web pages about that story, and highplainsdem Feb 12 #12

That might've been it fits all the criteria. raccoon Feb 12 #13

Raccoon, that's the same title and author I gave you earlier, with links to 4 web pages about it. But the highplainsdem Feb 12 #14

You're right. It was. raccoon Feb 13 #16

Goonch, I really would appreciate your explaining where you got that quote. If it's from a website, highplainsdem Feb 12 #15

You're right. AI confessed.....your point is well taken! Goonch Feb 13 #17

Thank you, so much, for explaining what happened! I thought it could be a chatbot, but without highplainsdem Feb 13 #19

You may quote my posts in context if you also quote entirely my following inquiry to and responce from Google AI Goonch Feb 13 #20

I'm just going to summarize what happened, because with that long message you just posted from that highplainsdem Feb 13 #21

Had to ask ;-{) Goonch Feb 13 #23

Thanks! It can be hard to keep track of all the various AI and chatbot models. highplainsdem Feb 13 #24

Here's the link to my OP in General Discussion: highplainsdem Feb 13 #22

The Google AI provided this... marcopolo63 Feb 12 #7

I'm pretty sure drmeow Feb 14 #25

Possibly Neal Shusterman's "Same Time Next Year" - though the time travel is to the future: highplainsdem Feb 12 #8

Thank you all! raccoon Feb 12 #10

highplainsdem is correct. AI fabricated Goonch Feb 13 #18

I don't know that one, but... pandr32 Feb 14 #26

What about the book by Jack Finney? About time kimbutgar Feb 14 #27