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Sticking with the theory that multiple worldlines DO exist, let me now show you how John Titor’s time travel device functions. I’ll first provide you with this link to some photos and diagrams of the machine. Next, I’ll quote John in his own words (from this forum archive). Finally, I’ll attempt to explain some of the more technical stuff as I best understand it. I have added links of my own to John’s words to give you some follow-up sources on the information presented.

Time travel is achieved by altering gravity. This concept is already proven by atomic clock experiments. The closer an observer is to a gravity source (high mass), the slower time passes for them. Traveling at high speeds mimics this effect which = the twin paradox of faster than light travel. However, this type of gravity manipulation is not sufficient to alter your world line.

The basic math to alter world lines exists right now. Tipler first described a working “time machine” through his theory of massive rotating spheres.

Certain types of black holes also exhibit the “time travel” abilities of Tipler cylinders. Kerr was one of the first to describe the dual event horizons of a rotating black hole. As with Tipler’s cylinders, it was possible to travel on a “time-like” trip through a Kerr black hole and end up in a different world line without being squished by the gravity of the singularity.

[Editor: Here are some links to stuff I’m not able to understand, but that relates to these ideas]
http://www.leonllo.freeservers.com/blackworm.html
http://www.astro.ku.dk/~cramer/RelViz/text/geom_web/node4.html

The mass and gravitational field of a microsingularity can then be manipulated by “injecting” electrons onto its surface. By rotating two electrified microsingularities at high speed, it is possible to create and modify a local gravity sinusoid that replicates the affects of a Kerr black hole.

[Editor: Here is a second quote from this forum archive]

The source of power for the C204 [Editor: The model number of the time travel device] that allows it to distort and manipulate gravity comes from two microsingularities that were created, captured and cleaned at a much larger and “circular” facility. The dual event horizons of each one and their mass is manipulated by injecting electrons onto the surface of their respective ergospheres. The electricity comes from batteries. The breakthrough that will allow for this technology will occur within a year or so when CERN brings their larger facility online.

Perhaps it would have been clearer to state that the math has been around since 1970. I would urge you to examine the properties of Kerr black holes and Tipler cylinders. An actual working prototype was first tested in 2034. On my worldline, time travel is not a public recreation but we are all aware that it exists. You may be disappointed to know that the ability to manipulate gravity is not the technical challenge that had to be overcome. Miniaturizing the clocks and sensors, creating clever ways to vent x-rays and creating a computer system dependable enough to calculate the changes required to the field were the main challenges. There are no missing pieces…just missing energy levels and a few very interesting subatomic particles.

One other technical piece of information regards the VGL system in the time travel device. The problem is this: Because the earth is rotating, and also moving around the sun, which is ITSELF moving etc., staying in the same place while traveling through time will most likely end up taking you to a location in outer space. The other issue involves materializing in the middle of a solid mass. The VGL system is an aspect of the time travel device which takes care of that. Here’s another quote where John Titor explains it.

The hard part of traveling through time is not the bending of gravity but the plotting of your course and holding to the basic “position” in your environment. This is done through a system called VGL (variable gravity lock). Basically, the unit takes a reading of the local gravity and samples it during the “trip” in pulses. If the gravity is too far off, the unit stops or reverses itself to the last sample period where the readings were correct. If there is some sort of failure, the unit shuts down and drops out to where ever you may be.

So, let’s try to make some of this make sense. First, Einstein theorized that gravity was not simply a force that was magically generated by large objects, but was rather a distortion of the space-time continuum created by mass itself. This idea is better explained here.

John Titor’s time travel device basically creates a specific type of gravitational field that warps space-time, and allows you to pass through to different worldlines. The gravitational field is created by two micro-singularities, which are like mini black holes. Black holes have been theorized for decades, and there are many observations of what are thought to be black holes in astronomy.

The idea behind a black hole is that when a star of sufficiently massive size uses up all of its hydrogen, it dies, and collapses in on itself under the weight of its own gravity. It is crushed down to a single point that shrinks beyond the size of subatomic particles, even though it has the same gravity of the star that created it. This infinitely small point then draws more matter into itself from the surrounding area, adding to its mass, and increasing its gravity. There is an area around the black hole called the event horizon, which is the distance from the singularity at which you’d have to be traveling at the speed of light in order to escape the gravitational pull of the black hole. Therefore everything that passes beyond the event horizon, including light, is drawn into the singularity forever.

Micro singularities are like black holes, but have much smaller mass, Their gravity is therefore much smaller than a singularity created by a collapsing star. I am not presently aware as to whether or not artificial micro singularities have been created, but I have come across articles about research into their possibility. According to John Titor, such singularities will be created in large particle accelerators, such as the one at CERN.

As you read above, his time travel machine is powered by two singularities which can be manipulated to produce the desired gravitational field required for travel between worldlines. If I understand it correctly, what are being manipulated are the rate of spin of the singularities, the mass of the singularities, and the electrical charge of the singularities (all with respect to each other), mainly by injecting them with electrons from a battery. Changing these variables adjusts the size, shape, and strength of the gravitational field, and allows you to control the variables involved in travel between worldlines.

John operates the device while sitting inside of a stationary car. The car and its contents (as well as a portion of the ground under the car that’s inside the gravitational field), are all transported together. Why a car, you ask? Well, John claims the device weighs about 500lbs (mostly the weight of the singularities, I assume), so you would not be able to hold onto it while in transit. Also, John claims that there is a gravitational pull toward the device equivalent to about 2Gs (twice the force of gravity on earth), so being seated and strapped into something would make transit a lot more comfortable.

As far as what the experience of time travel is like, I offer this final quote of a first-hand account from John Titor himself, taken from this forum:

The unit has a ramp up time after the destination coordinates are fed into the computers. An audible alarm and a small light start a short countdown at which point you should be secured in a seat. The gravity field generated by the unit overtakes you very quickly. You feel a tug toward the unit similar to rising quickly in an elevator and it continues to rise based on the power setting the unit is working under. At 100% power, the constant pull of gravity can be as high as 2 Gs or more depending on how close you are to the unit. There are no serious side effects but I try to avoid eating before a flight.

No bright flash of light is seen. Outside, the vehicle appears to accelerate as the light is bent around it. We have to wear sunglasses or close our eyes as this happens due to a short burst of ultraviolet radiation. Personally I think it looks like your driving under a rainbow. After that, it appears to fade to black and remains totally black until the unit is turned off. We are advised to keep the windows closed as a great deal of heat builds up outside the car. The gravity field also traps a small air pocket around the car that acts as your only O2 supply unless you bring compressed air with you. This pocket will only last for a short period and a carbon sensor tells us when it’s too dangerous. The C204 unit is accurate from 50 to 60 years a jump and travels at about 10 years an hour at 100% power.

You do hear a slight hum as the unit operates and when the power changes or the unit turns off. There is a great deal of electrical crackling noise from static electricity.

There you have it. A fairly detailed and, in my humble opinion, sophisticated model of how a time travel device could function. If this man is the perpetrator of a hoax, he went to an enormous amount of trouble to think through the physics of the device, design and photograph the device, and produce technical schematics for how it is assembled and operated.

Next: Time Travel 4 - The Credibility Question

Also in the Time Travel Series:
Time Travel 1 - The Story
Time Travel 2 - Worldlines