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[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

He really shouldn't handle photos with so much ketchup or BBQ sauce on his hands.

Someone should check on that unrelated yellow person that passed out, too.

[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 19 points 10 hours ago (4 children)

...Trying to work out if there's a way you could orient a camera, the subject, and the observer such that they could see a picture of when you were older.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 36 points 9 hours ago

If you figure this out, Einstein appears and kicks you in the nuts.

[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 11 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Take a twin, put it on a rocket and make the rocket orbit around the earth at the light of speed (with a convenient reason that explain how you did it and why the rocket didn't just disintegrated or other bad stuff) then make him get on earth again and boom! He will see his twin which is a older version of him rn

[–] corvi@piefed.social 6 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

You don’t even need to go near the speed of light. Modern gps satellites already have to account for relativity. It wouldn’t be seeing yourself significantly older, but it’s a measurable distinction.

[–] usrtrv@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 hours ago

Just going to a weekend trip to the mountains can give you a few nanoseconds difference: http://www.leapsecond.com/great2005/tour/

[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Well yeah, but for a very noticeable difference you either gonna need a lot of time or a lot of speed

[–] Klear@quokk.au 3 points 8 hours ago

I'm going with a lot of speed. I love drugs!

[–] four@lemmy.zip 6 points 9 hours ago

You could just say "here's a picture of me when I was older", and then take the picture and show them. Technically older than you were when you said it

[–] Klear@quokk.au 3 points 8 hours ago

Have the observer look at the subject through a system of mirrors so the light takes longer to reach them than the camera. The extra distance needs to be longer in light-seconds than it takes to create and show them the photo in seconds.

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 7 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

🎵 You're older than you've ever been and now you're even older, and now you're even older...🎵

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Also, your car keys have traveled further than your car

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 hours ago

Hehe. Car keys in general, yes. But just to break motonormativity, not mine because I never had a car and I hope it can stay this way as long as possible.

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Great. Rehashing perfectly executed Mitch Hedberg jokes probably doesn't need to be done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyKAhpZC2hM

[–] Laser@feddit.org 11 points 8 hours ago (2 children)
[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 8 hours ago

I still like them...

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 0 points 7 hours ago

... when you were younger?

[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I'm having a hard time believing that this guy was the first person ever to tell that joke

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 hours ago

"Significantly younger."

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago

Because I took acid, I now know that butter is WAY better than margarine.

I saw through the bullshit.

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 hours ago

Where are all the "during" photos?

[–] FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago

I liked Greg.

[–] DScratch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 hours ago

No! That’s a great Dad-tier joke.