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Top 3 Ways To Become Immortal & Other Cool Stuff You Can Do With A Dead Body
When my son was 9-years-old, I found him standing in front of our fireplace staring up at our beloved dog’s urn and pondering over the profound questions of life and death, or so I thought. As my middle child, he was analytical and advanced in his mental age with a dark, sharp blade of a mind.
By Musing Around5 years ago in Futurism
10 Things You Didn't Know About Obi-Wan Kenobi
Hello there! Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi is one of the wisest and most powerful of all the Jedi during the time before the fall of the Republic. A general in the Clone Wars and Jedi Master to the Chosen One, Anakin Skywalker, Kenobi's list of accomplishments are virtually unparalleled in the Star Wars universe. A survivor of Order 66, Kenobi would pass on what he had learned to the next generation of Jedi, Luke Skywalker. Though Kenobi is one of the more complete characters in the Skywalker saga, there are still some facts about his identity that remain more obscure.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
The Almanac
The year was 2302 and 88% of the Earth’s landmass was underwater. The ice caps had finally melted, and sea level and temperature were in a race to see who could rise the fastest. The remaining colonies lived on floating barges. The rich lived in walled cities made of steel and screens. The very rich fled for the stars many years ago.
By Farmer Nick5 years ago in Futurism
A Snag Named Hindsight
Most people can't perceive the accurate results of a future circumstance before it happens because there might be plenty of variables in your formulation for the prediction, which might change with time. You only know the constants which plug into your brain to perceive a future event, but you don't know anything about variables. No one can sense a situation beforehand because all its consequences are only revealed after its occurrence, right? Let's try to answer that.
By Saral Verma5 years ago in Futurism
The Danger of Accidentally Killing Someone When Time Traveling
If you were in a time-traveling machine that needed excess speed to actually time travel, like the car from the movie Back to the Future, and you accidentally hit someone, killing the person, would you go to the authorities or simply flee the scene? Yes, it would be a horrible thing to do. So, should time travelers be exempt from accidentally killing someone while in the process of time traveling? That would be a big no, but a tragic incident like that could happen when time-traveling or, at least, when time travel becomes possible.
By Bazooka Teaches5 years ago in Futurism
The Most Powerful Jedi Masters Ranked
The Jedi have been the guardians of good and light in the galaxy for over a thousand generations. Led by their Grandmaster, they are sworn to protect the people of the Republic. Many Masters have walked the halls of the Temple, led armies, and channeled the Force over the thousands of years of Star Wars lore. The following is a list of the 10 most powerful Masters that have appeared in the litany of Star Wars media (canon and/or Legends). These are strictly the most powerful Masters, so those who were never granted that rank are excluded form this list.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
The Man with the Box Tattoo. Second Place in Body Art Challenge.
A portal exists on my left arm. Simple lines of ink bearing the bends that a canvas made of skin dictates, forms a cube open at one end. When the world around me consumes my will, when this reality pumped by a beating heart and rhythmic breaths misses a beat and grips my throat, I turn to the box on my arm.
By Dan Pittman5 years ago in Futurism
