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[-] JusticeForPorygon 104 points 1 year ago

Tell the pilot to cross into another time zone so you have an extra hour. Just make sure they don't go the wrong direction.

[-] xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink 35 points 1 year ago

Nah going backwards will just give an integer overflow so you get essentially infinite time

[-] xthexder@l.sw0.com 18 points 1 year ago

It's due at 11:59pm, but we teleported forward 1 hour and skipped right over it. We now have 23h07m left!

[-] JusticeForPorygon 13 points 1 year ago

If you consider the Bounce Theory, you have until the universe resets and bounces back to the due date to finish.

[-] StarkillerX42@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 year ago

You're asking a scientist to do a critical calculation without making a sign error first? Lol

[-] alcasa 11 points 1 year ago

Just tell the pilot to fly faster and relativity should handle the rest

[-] nicoweio@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately, time dilation works the other way around.

So fly very slowly?

[-] Chobbes@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Most academic deadlines are "anywhere on earth" in my experience.

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