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[Eusis]

If i could stop time without aging, I would seriously complete my backlog of games

I half expect the machines would require flowing time.

Well, there's getting through a book backlog at least.

 

[Lord of Castamere]

Learn how to operate a boat, start moving large shipments of goods to impoverished nations around the world, recruit more people to do the same, unfreeze top scientists to work in time bubble to cure diseases and further cloning research while the people afflicted are still alive, unfreeze more people to start fixing the countries infrastructure...

There's so many things that need to be fixed in the world. It seems possible even with unlimited time, because even with the material things fixed you can't change people.

 

[HylianTom]

I'm also imagining all of the free admission I'd get for so many sporting and entertainment events. Any football game, concert, play, etc etc..

And free travel! Pause time, sneak onto a plane that isn't booked solid, and find an empty seat.

I'd like to wander into the booth with various NFL commentators while live on the air. Just give me a funny disguise.. maybe some Groucho glasses, or a gorilla mask?

(The first thing I'd do though: pause time and sleep 12 hours. I want to be refreshed before I start my antics.)

And if my fngerprints or DNA shows up anywhere where I've pulled pranks, I want an alibi. So I'd pause time on a normal workday.. so that my coworkers can swear up and down that I was with them at work all day.

 

[jack_package_200]

Walk around with a sharpie and stop time to draw dicks on the faces of horrible people like the crazy preachers downtown that keep calling everyone goat fuckers and screaming we are going to hell.

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

I'd do all of my media backlogs then when I unfreeze I'd post hundreds of LTTP threads on Gaf simultaneously.

 

[Slammin_Hammon]

I'd mostly be going around yelling, "ZA WARUDO" and messing with people in small ways. Other than that I'd probably get myself a decent amount of money to live off of so I can focus fully on my shenanigans. I'd never be late again, that's for sure.

 

[Dreavus]

Great time to catch up on reading.

Assuming light particles still function as they should.

It turns out there are many potential problems with stopping time.

 

[Tagyhag]

If I somehow didn't age, I'd used it to sleep since I doubt I could play video games since they would be frozen as well.

That way I technically would never have to sleep in real life so I'd have an extra 7.5 hours to use.

I could also catch up on a ton of books.

If I DID age I would use it sparingly. Maybe to fight crime or something.

 

[DrSlek]

Visit revenge upon my enemiee, and steal a bunch of money.

 

[Manzanas]

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[old manatee]

If someone was boring me but I didn't want to hurt their feelings I would stop time while they were talking and take a brief nap and then when I made it go again I would be better able to fake enthusiasm.

 

[Addi]

First thought: Get Rich

Second thought: become the biggest conversationalist in the world and gain power

Third though: End any war. Just walk out there on the battlefields, walk past bullets, pull out the pins from enemy grenades, carry civilians away from danger, assassinate evil leaders.

 

[parrotbeak]

Great time to catch up on reading.

Assuming light particles still function as they should.

It turns out there are many potential problems with stopping time.

No one knew stopping time could be so complicated

 

[Dmax3901]

rape? I'd prob use it to steal money cuz with power it's hard to resist greed

The fuck.

 

[Speely]

Stop crimes and tragedies from happening, I guess.



Since it's travelling at the speed of light anyway, and has properties of a waveform, it might not.

It still requires time to perform its basic function, right? Even as a waveform. I am not sure that you can divorce how light particles/waves work from the dimension of time.

 

[Lonewulfeus]

I'd stop time and never start it up again.

 

[Malreyn]

Inspired by that awesome Twilight Zone episode, what would you do? Why?

I would probably use it to explore areas on my own without the risk of getting robbed or having to deal with people. I could walk through Camden NJ without being a victim of crime.

Serious question...does the watch run the risk of breaking and being permanently stuck in time stop?

 

[MC Safety]

I'd hit stop, leave the watch my in my apartment, and see America for a while.

I'd walk some and drive some. No rush.

 

[B.K.]

Whatever you do, don't drop it and break it.

Serious question...does the watch run the risk of breaking and being permanently stuck in time stop?

Yes.

 

[Puruzi]

nothing too crazy

rig things to be in my favor and do a bunch of shit in advance so I could just chill

 

[pelicansurf]

Sleep and become a millionaire

 

[Squall5042]

I half expect the machines would require flowing time.

Well, there's getting through a book backlog at least.

Don't ruin my fantasy!! Turning pages would require flowing time ;P

 

[Z..]

I would kill everyone on earth except uncontacted tribes. Then probably kill myself.

Or attempt to overthrow modern capitalism, if you want a less extreme version.

 

[SirNinja]

I might actually finish one of the short stories I've been writing.

 

[charpunk]

Can I touch objects to have to work while time is frozen? If so all I would do is sleep and play games because I’m a boring person with boring goals.

I’d probably rob banks too actually.

 

[massoluk]

Most likely I'll become the world's greatest monster

 

[mlclmtckr]

1. Steal
2. Do homework
3. Sleep
4. Create large scale graffiti pieces

 

[squidyj]

corporate espionage.

 

[Kenstar]

If you stop time, and you move something, would that something become invisible for you? With light being also "freezed" and all.

In fact, wouldn't that also make it super weird to walk, at least visually.

you wouldn't be able to see at all unless you were moving forward as no photons are hitting your eyes unless you run your eyes into them

and then you wouldn't be able to perceive the infinitely redshifted light thats all outside of the visible spectrum (yes even the highest frequency x ray and gamma radiation would be redshifted past the visible spectrum infinitely) and so you STILL would see nothing, ever unless you could move forwards at the speed of light

neither could you hear anything unless you moved towards it at the speed of sound as all sound will never propogate through stopped time, disregarding the doppler effect causing all sound to be effectively 0hz , too low to hear unless you moved forward fast enough

cool power tho


EDIT: also be careful walking as gravity won't have time to pull your ass down 9.81m/s²

and you couldn't breathe without constantly moving as you'd use up the air you inhale and more wouldn't flow in to replace it as the air is also stopped from time

 

[old]

I would do exactly what you think and fear people would do with that power.

 

[jchap]

I'd use it to convince atheists of a divine entity.

 

[moustascheman]

I would stop time on an exam, run home and read up on the material related to the question I was having trouble with, then run back to the exam and resume time.

 

[Sou Da]

Rent it out to JAV studios.

Only after I approve the scripts of course.

 

[Addi]

Can you walk on water then?
What if you jump and stop the time mid air? Would that stop gravity so you could walk in the air? Flying? Would food be rock hard so you would have to eat in real time before going on a new adventure? Can you breath?

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

 

[Daingurse]

I mean most people would just steal stuff, right?

Thats what I would use it for.

 

[AlexBasch]

Was this posted already?

 

[elshoelace]

Play through my backlog or read. Never enough time in a day.

Some of these answers though...uhhhh

 

[HeySeuss]

What would suck is that during time stoppage, you'd have to walk everywhere you wanted to go. I'd love to go all over the world and explore pyramids and historical landmarks but you'd have to walk there or ride a bicycle (maybe that would work).

Walking that far, you'd eventually fall or twist an ankle or something which would make it difficult to continue.

 

[Avixph]

I would stop time on an exam, run home and read up the material related to the question I was having trouble with, then run back to the exam and resume time.

Why not just stop time and cheat during the exam?

 

[WrenchNinja]

Finish my backlog

 

[markofhavoc]

Sleep. Steal things. If I was still in college just cheat. Set up elaborate strange scenarios with people then unfreeze to watch reactions. Progressively become worse and worse with untold power till I have a death note style ending

 

[Kelsdesu]

Gonna need some clarification:

Am I stopping time in the entire universe, or am I simply stepping outside of normal space time or am I just stopping time of a certain radius?

 

[Dali]

I'd probably kick politicians in the balls... like as many that deserve it in as close a vicinty as possible so that I could unfreeze time and record them all keeling over, tears in their eyes, wincing in pain, at the same time.

That and steal shit of course.

 

[Beren the Empty-Handed]

Sleep and exercise.

Also I'd humiliate Trump any time he was in public. Undo his belt, arrange it so drinks spill on him, that kind of stuff.

 

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Star Platinum's

Spoiler

nerfed

time stop is much better.

 

[Kinyou]

Wow... there's a lot of people here who would steal, kill and do other horrible shit if they were given the power to get away with it. Shit's scary.

I'd find it more weird if someone would only come up with socially acceptable stuff.

 

[Shredderi]

Sleep. Steal things. If I was still in college just cheat. Set up elaborate strange scenarios with people then unfreeze to watch reactions. Progressively become worse and worse with untold power till I have a death note style ending

Basically this. Just start out innocently enough, only to become progressively ambitious and bored which would lead me to escalate things again and again until the time finally caught up to me.

 

[The Kree]

I'd find it more weird if someone would only come up with socially acceptable stuff.

You find it weird that some people are decent.

 

[Wood Man]

Za Warudo

There's a time stop porno fetus the Japanese seem to dig.