If you could go back in time to witness anything, what would it be?

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Yagmur · Accepted Answer

"Why would you want to go back in time to see stuff that we know all about? I think it would be more compelling go back to, say, a time about which we have very little information. Although we have a great body of knowledge about the Romans, no one alive has ever experienced what it was like to be there and there is quite a bit we do not know. I would much rather explore, learn, and gain information we don't know - and thus bring back to our time useful and heretofore unknown information - than go back and watch some jackass get shot in the head.  Consider: witnessing the birth of your country, Roman times, pre-history, dinosaurs, medieval times. Take a digital camera with you and become the world's greatest archaeologist. Or be a time-troll and leave modern stuff medieval castles, a la Michael Chrichton's "Timeline." "

EURA · Answer

"At the moment I'm seeing some pretty crappy comments.  I would go back as far as to see how Adam and Eve (Or who ever was first on this planet) came into being, or to see what came first, the chicken or the egg And I would also wanna check out the following:  Titanic at its sinking Jesus' crucifiction and the moment the King of Troy allowed the Trojan Horse into it's gates so I could be all like "Burn it!"  "

Laura Friedman · Answer

The Big Bang.

Sesselja · Answer

I'd go back in time and watch myself watching myself~

hawra · Answer

Berlin wall collapsing or Sepoy rebellion

Alton · Answer

Krakatoa! I will show my eardrums no mercy!

Friedrick · Answer

Minoan daily life.

Majrid · Answer

"I would go back to see Dinosaurs (specifically a triceratops), sabretooth tiger, giant Kangaroos, gorilla sized lemurs, time around Jesus death, during a pyramid's construction, and the room around the time Cobain "committed suicide" to see what really happened.  I'd be content with any of those options. "

TAMEKA · Answer

Jesus's revival... and i will make sure i bring along my video camera and loads of sd-cards and extra batteries.

Salla-Mari · Answer

THE BUBONIC PLAGUE. Only if I was immune to the disease.

Kirsi-Marja · Answer

If I could go back in time for however long I wanted, and come back whenever I wanted, I would bring a digital video camera with 64gb of memory and document Jesus' life, then come back to the present day and make my parents believe me when I say that Jesus was married and modern-day Christianity is corrupted and mostly stolen from other religions.

Griselda · Answer

I would like to see Theia impact Earth.

Anne Gerste · Answer

The death of Rasputin.

John-David · Answer

right before the big bang.

Amtul · Answer

back 2000 yrs ago, kill baby jesus, start science

Emma-Lotta · Answer

I got way too many:  Beginning of Time The moment the first man was created Couple events from the bible Dinosaurs  Roman Empire  The American Revolution  The American Civil War WWI and WWII My parents life before I was born.

anne-lene · Answer

The Big Bang.

Naciimo · Answer

Jesus Resurrection

MELIDA · Answer

i would take all the Holocaust deniers to Auschwitz

Temp · Answer

Big bang, easily.  Beatles at shay would be second.

Misra · Answer

The Boston Tea Party

Lotta-Sofia · Answer

the crucification of jesus

Wilton · Answer

Maybe seeing the Hindenburg go down...

Batsheva · Answer

I would travel back in time 17,000 years ago to Lascaux Caves in France. And meet the artists. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lascaux

Spenser · Answer

I would like to see and hear pope Urban 2nd preach the cause of holy a holy crusade to the assembld Frankish nobles at the council of Clermont. I think that would be very telling of the manners and attitudes of the time.

Beaufort · Answer

I'd like to go back and watch a performance of Buckethead working with either Les Claypool or That1Guy.

Antje Holzman · Answer

Probably Paul Revere's ride, so I can see how he told the British that they weren't going to be taking away our arms by ringing those bells, and making sure as he's riding his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells that we were going to be sure and we were going to be free and we were going to be armed.

Tanja-Maria · Answer

Tunguska event

Ursula Beike · Answer

To see how the Colonel makes his delicious chicken.

Debi · Answer

The building of the Sphinx, to see what that thing really looked like originally, not to mention the surrounding area.

Monte · Answer

The 16 & Pregnant I missed last week.

Sangita · Answer

A performance by Liszt.

Rafel · Answer

I expect this will be unpopular, but honestly I would like to see what the days leading up to and following Jesus' death really entailed. This is a pretty pivotal moment in history and in my personal life and it would be pretty empowering/enlightening (whatever the results) to be present.

Sophie Bauer · Answer

My C O N C E P T I O N.

Lemar · Answer

Dinosaurs, I really really wanna see a real life dinosaur just going about its day and shit. Preferably I want to see them just before the asteroid hit, and when the asteroid does hit I want to be transported back to the present so that I don't die.

Anna Baer · Answer

A birds eye view of the Battle of the Bulge in it's entirety.  A bird's eye view of any great battle in real time is an incredible concept to imagine.

Irja-Liisa · Answer

eratosthenes calculating the circumference of the earth. My mind is still blown every time i think about how awesome that moment must have been.

Chrysler · Answer

Probably the siege of Baghdad.) Sorry wikipedia sucks link broken, add a parenthesis.

eya · Answer

To one of these threads: http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/search?q=go+back+in+time

Aileen · Answer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behold_the_Man

Jenna-Juulia · Answer

Any ancient battle or siege would be interesting.

Rudolf · Answer

Anything?  Dinosaurs. I'd love to see a triceratops in action. Or a pteradactyl. brb, gotta go research which dinosaurs lived in the same time period so I can be specific if I ever get this wish.

RUTHE · Answer

November 5 1955

Mandy Kaufmann · Answer

Woodstock '69

Sophie Zimmermann · Answer

The 1848 Liberal Revolutions, specifically in Germany.

Taslim · Answer

If I could go back in time, I would go back as far as a billion or so years after the big bang. Then move to a different position in space and speed time up so I could visit other galaxies. Then repeat the process.

sille · Answer

Is there any way I could be on the Moon when the last mass-extinction asteroid hit the Earth? I would really really love to watch a huge rock flying at 30,000 mph hit the earth and instantly kill all of those smug, cocky dinosaurs. WHO'S YOUR DADDY NOW, HUH? RISE OF THE MAMMALS, BITCHES!!!

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