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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 hours ago

It would be trivially easy to do this, too. If you delayed them even a second, a different sperm would probably fertilize the egg.

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

And Caillou was never born.

[–] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 hours ago

thats the last frame meaning i think

[–] Geodes_n_Gems@lemmy.ml 2 points 13 hours ago

(Grandpa paradox ensues)

[–] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 85 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Literally the plot of Back To The Future

[–] Karjalan@lemmy.world 10 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I think this implies he intentionally did it. Like a sort of temporal suicide... Which, IIRC, was not the plot for back to the future

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

The worst part is that, assuming your mom loved your dad and it wasnt a nefarious conception, your mom would probably totally fancy you like in the film.

Horrific but feasible

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 1 points 51 minutes ago

I dunno. I look almost exactly like my mother's father, so that would make things even weirder.

[–] Lightfire228@pawb.social 10 points 1 day ago

I did do the Nasty in the Pasty

[–] tyler@programming.dev 37 points 1 day ago

Only if the lady started to fall in love with the time traveler. Otherwise a very very different story.

[–] joyjoy@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago

He was about to become his own father. 

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 52 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I mean, that’s certainly one way to end your existence

[–] bampop@lemmy.world 11 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I like how they are just watching him fade like "it's probably for the best"

[–] bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

Sorry, this doesn't usually happen. It's not you, it's the causality violation."

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

If time travel were a thing I would happily go back and prevent myself from being conceived. I'm not suicidal and don't want to die, but given the choice, I'd rather not exist than have to work for most of my life.

[–] plyth@feddit.org 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Start being a flashmob of more than one and you have an opportunity to change that.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

In the future, please resist the urge to give people advice they didn't ask for. Thank you.

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Strange choice to make the time traveler a young child and eager to talk about their parents having sex.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 1 points 11 minutes ago

Should have been a middle-aged haggardly man whose life has been miserable, making it clear why he'd want to go back in time to prevent his conception.

[–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 21 points 1 day ago

Suicide, with extra steps.

[–] baines@piefed.social 23 points 1 day ago
[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 6 points 1 day ago
[–] Vizzerdrix@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Hate it when this happens

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 5 points 1 day ago

10/10 my first trip.