3251: Time Machine Conversation - Revision history

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‎Explanation: Neither possessive nor contraction.

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 The magnetic compass was first invented in China around 200 BCE, well after the end of the Iron Age, but it wasn't used for navigation until the 11th century AD. The title text points out that Pacific islands and Australia were populated long before this time; so-called {{w|Polynesian navigation}} used other methods of marine navigation ({{w|celestial navigation}}, observation of birds, ocean swells, and wind patterns).
-The modern meaning of "spoiler" didn't arise until the 1970's. Spoiler warnings became common on {{w|Usenet newsgroups}} in the late 1980's. Cueball may have created a {{w|temporal paradox}} by introducing the concept thousands of years earlier.
+The modern meaning of "spoiler" didn't arise until the 1970s. Spoiler warnings became common on {{w|Usenet newsgroups}} in the late 1980s. Cueball may have created a {{w|temporal paradox}} by introducing the concept thousands of years earlier.
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 The magnetic compass was first invented in China around 200 BCE, well after the end of the Iron Age, but it wasn't used for navigation until the 11th century AD. The title text points out that Pacific islands and Australia were populated long before this time; so-called {{w|Polynesian navigation}} used other methods of marine navigation ({{w|celestial navigation}}, observation of birds, ocean swells, and wind patterns).
-The modern meaning of "spoiler" didn't arise until the 1970's. Spoiler warnings became common on {{w|Usenet newsgroups}} in the late 1980's.
+The modern meaning of "spoiler" didn't arise until the 1970's. Spoiler warnings became common on {{w|Usenet newsgroups}} in the late 1980's. Cueball may have created a {{w|temporal paradox}} by introducing the concept thousands of years earlier.
 ==Transcript==

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 It's not clear how they're able to communicate so easily. While humans did have language for thousands of years by this time, it would be very far removed from modern English. Yet somehow they understand each other's colloquialisms. However, Hairbun doesn't understand the words for some modern concepts: {{w|compass}} and {{w|Spoiler_(media)|spoiler}}.
-The magnetic compass was first invented in China around 200 BCE, well after the end of the Iron Age, but it wasn't used for navigation until the 11th century AD. The title text points out that the Polynesian islands were populated long before this time, and they travelled on to Australia, so they must have had other methods of marine navigation.
+The magnetic compass was first invented in China around 200 BCE, well after the end of the Iron Age, but it wasn't used for navigation until the 11th century AD. The title text points out that Pacific islands and Australia were populated long before this time; so-called {{w|Polynesian navigation}} used other methods of marine navigation ({{w|celestial navigation}}, observation of birds, ocean swells, and wind patterns).
 The modern meaning of "spoiler" didn't arise until the 1970's. Spoiler warnings became common on {{w|Usenet newsgroups}} in the late 1980's.

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 ==Explanation==
-{{incomplete|This page was created in the future. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}
+{{incomplete|This page was created in the past. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}
 [[Cueball]] uses a time machine to travel to the {{w|Iron Age}} and has a conversation with a prehistoric [[Hairbun]]. She seems to be a farmer since she's holding a pretty modern-looking {{w|hoe}}.

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	It's not clear how they're able to communicate so easily. While humans did have language for thousands of years by this time, it would be very far removed from modern English. Yet somehow they understand each other's colloquialisms. However, Hairbun doesn't understand the words for some modern concepts: {{w\|compass}} and {{w\|Spoiler_(media)\|spoiler}}.		It's not clear how they're able to communicate so easily. While humans did have language for thousands of years by this time, it would be very far removed from modern English. Yet somehow they understand each other's colloquialisms. However, Hairbun doesn't understand the words for some modern concepts: {{w\|compass}} and {{w\|Spoiler_(media)\|spoiler}}.
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		+	The magnetic compass was first invented in China around 200 BCE, well after the end of the Iron Age, but it wasn't used for navigation until the 11th century AD.
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		+	The modern meaning of "spoiler" didn't arise until the 1970's. Spoiler warnings became common on {{w\|Usenet newsgroups}} in the late 1980's.

	==Transcript==		==Transcript==

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 :Hairbun: What are you '''talking''' about?
-[Panel 4: Cueball and Hairbun are both shown.]
+[Panel 4: Cueball and Hairbun are both shown. Cueball holds his hand to his chin.]
 :Cueball: It '''does''' sound ridiculous when I say it out loud. Anyway, spoilers for the magnetic compass. Sorry.
 :Hairbun: What's a spoiler?

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