Why 88mph?

[Megaflow]

Ok, so my Google skills have failed me.

But why does time travle happen at 88mph?

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[elster]

Google Time travel 88mph and the first link is your answer

[Maximum Bobs]

Why not 88, it's gotta happen at one speed or another & if it happened at 62 you'd be asking, why does time travle happen at 62?

[Ultuous]

It's a Federal DeLorean... 88 MPH is probably around VMax, no?

[Northern Munkee]

Is it because in the film The Big Bus, about the first nuclear bus, they were only breaking wind at 80?

[SC7]

Because Emmett Brown was a Nazi.

[GTIR]

Der. Because the directors mums were two fat ladies.


ETA. Me doopid.

Edited by GTIR on Saturday 19th November 22:49

[HowMuchLonger]

A DeLorean travelling at 88mph vibrates at the same frequency as the time flux continuum. This harmonic generates enough energy for it to split the continuum thereby enabling what we know as time travel.

[Meoricin]

Double infinity, maybe?

[crofty1984]

HowMuchLonger said:

A DeLorean travelling at 88mph vibrates at the same frequency as the time flux continuum. This harmonic generates enough energy for it to split the continuum thereby enabling what we know as time travel.

Um, I don't think he was after the obvious answer that we all clearly know.

[HowMuchLonger]

crofty1984 said:

HowMuchLonger said:

A DeLorean travelling at 88mph vibrates at the same frequency as the time flux continuum. This harmonic generates enough energy for it to split the continuum thereby enabling what we know as time travel.

Um, I don't think he was after the obvious answer that we all clearly know.

Sorry:

The less obvious answer has something to do with out of date marmalade.
(How can a grown man never have tried marmalade!)

[crofty1984]

The actual answer is just that they thought it sounded/looked cool.

[slipstream 1985]

its because 88 looks like infinity tured upwards. and time travel suggests that it would be a 2 way trip ie you travel there and back hence infinity infinity or 88

[Odie]

88mph is about 0.000001au (I think thats the right number of zero's)

[Megaflow]

I should have known better that to expect a sensible response from you lot...



So, the isn't a reason for it then, they just decided 88mph.

[HowMuchLonger]

Megaflow said:

I should have known better that to expect a sensible response from you lot...

I have already given the scientific reason......but was told off for being too serious.

[NismoGT]

I know the answer. I will tell you two years ago.

[BigAl77]

Ultuous said:

It's a Federal DeLorean... 88 MPH is probably around VMax, no?

This is what I believed was the answer however I now think it is this...

HowMuchLonger said:

A DeLorean travelling at 88mph vibrates at the same frequency as the time flux continuum. This harmonic generates enough energy for it to split the continuum thereby enabling what we know as time travel.

:-)

[marshalla]

Odie said:

88mph is about 0.000001au (I think thats the right number of zero's)

A speed is the same as a distance ?

OP - this may come as a shock but films aren't always real and time travel may not have happened yet. Even if it has, the Enterprise has to go a lot faster than 88mph to achieve it.

Edited by marshalla on Sunday 20th November 12:17

[HowMuchLonger]

marshalla said:

OP - this may come as a shock but films aren't always real and time travel may not have happened yet.

If back to the future is not real then how do you think Chuck Berry came up with his "fresh new sound"?