WEBVTT - S02 Episode 2 Extra: My Name is John

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Unexplained Extra with me Richard McClain smith. For

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<v Speaker 1>the weeks in between episodes, we look at the stories that,

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<v Speaker 1>for one reason or other, didn't make it into the show.

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<v Speaker 1>In last week's episode, Time Out of Joint, we looked

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<v Speaker 1>at two instances of a supposed time slip. In both stories,

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<v Speaker 1>we find ourselves questioning the validity of someone's belief that

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<v Speaker 1>they unwittingly stepped back into the past. But what instead,

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<v Speaker 1>if we were on the other side and it was

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<v Speaker 1>us witnessing them arriving miraculously from the future, how could

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<v Speaker 1>we possibly believe them? Fans of the recent TV show

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<v Speaker 1>The OA may be familiar with the film's Sound of

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<v Speaker 1>My Voice, also written by The OA creators Britt Marling

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<v Speaker 1>and Zal Batman Man Gleage, the film is a mesmerizing

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<v Speaker 1>portrayal of an alleged time traveler and the lengths it

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<v Speaker 1>requires going to in order to convince others of her veracity.

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<v Speaker 1>What is perhaps most remarkable about the film, however, is

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<v Speaker 1>the likelihood that it was in fact inspired by true events.

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<v Speaker 1>The story begins on July twenty ninth, nineteen ninety eight,

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<v Speaker 1>with the facts read out live on air by broadcaster

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<v Speaker 1>Art Bell on his show Coast to Coast Am Dear Art,

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<v Speaker 1>It read, I had to facts when I heard other

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<v Speaker 1>time travelers calling in from any time past the year

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five hundred a d Please let me explain. Time

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<v Speaker 1>travel was invented in twenty thirty four. Offshoots of certain

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<v Speaker 1>successful fusion reactor research allowed scientists at CERN to produce

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<v Speaker 1>the world's first contained singularity engine. Unfortunately, it was also

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<v Speaker 1>discovered that anyone going forward in time from my twenty

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<v Speaker 1>thirty six hit a brick wall in the year twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five sixty four. Everyone who has ever been there has

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<v Speaker 1>reported that nothing exists. When the machine is turned off,

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<v Speaker 1>you find yourself surrounded by blackness and silence. Now, most

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<v Speaker 1>time travelers are trying to find out where the line

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<v Speaker 1>went bad by going into the past, creating a new universe,

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<v Speaker 1>and proceeding forward to see if the same thing results

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty five sixty four. It appears the line went

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<v Speaker 1>bad around the year two thousand. I'm here now in

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<v Speaker 1>this time to test a few theories of mine before

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<v Speaker 1>going forward. The Facts goes on to list a number

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<v Speaker 1>of dystopian disasters that were set to before the planet

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<v Speaker 1>as a result of the Millennium bug. Of course, despite

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<v Speaker 1>some hysterical concerns at the time, the millennium bug never

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<v Speaker 1>truly bit. The name of the facts sender was not disclosed,

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<v Speaker 1>and like the Millennium Bug, the incident was destined to

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<v Speaker 1>fizzle out, consigned to the dustbin of post apocalyptic paranoia.

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<v Speaker 1>That was until two years later, on October the fourteenth,

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand, when a new contributor popped up on Internet

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<v Speaker 1>relay chat and joined a conversation with a user named

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<v Speaker 1>Yaresa and another named g Degrees. The new entrant called

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<v Speaker 1>themselves time travel Underscore zero Greetings. They wrote, my name

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<v Speaker 1>is John, I'm thirty eight, and I'm a time traveler

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<v Speaker 1>from Florida. The other users were understandably intrigued, if not

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<v Speaker 1>wholly convinced. In the ensuing conversation, John proceeded to outline

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<v Speaker 1>his story, which contained a number of similar elements to

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<v Speaker 1>that of the original facts read out by art Bell,

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<v Speaker 1>such as the fact that he had also traveled back

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<v Speaker 1>from the year twenty thirty six. It seemed to suggest

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<v Speaker 1>that both the mystery poster and the author of the

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<v Speaker 1>facts were the same person, only this time they had

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<v Speaker 1>major breakthrough happens at CERN in about a year, he says,

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<v Speaker 1>but there has been some controversy over the damages of it.

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<v Speaker 1>Some are concerned that it may be quite hazardous. Is

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<v Speaker 1>antimatter involved? Asks G Degrees. No, says John. Wasn't there

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<v Speaker 1>something about creating a black hole? Says Euresa. Yes, says John,

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<v Speaker 1>you've heard of it. It's a black hole about the

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<v Speaker 1>size of an electron. John goes on to explain that

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<v Speaker 1>he is visiting the year two thousand as part of

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<v Speaker 1>a promise made to his grandfather in nineteen seventy five,

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<v Speaker 1>a sort of scenic route, before returning to the year

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<v Speaker 1>twenty thirty six. Why would you do that, they ask?

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<v Speaker 1>I was sent back to nineteen seventy five to get

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<v Speaker 1>a computer, says John. It's an IBM model fifty one ten.

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<v Speaker 1>We need it in twenty thirty six to recode Unix,

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<v Speaker 1>which dies in twenty thirty eight. Who needed a fifty

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<v Speaker 1>one ten? You lost me there, says G Degrees. The

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<v Speaker 1>fifty one ten is able to read the old IBM

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<v Speaker 1>mainframe code. We need it in twenty thirty six. So

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<v Speaker 1>have you tried changing the past yet, says g Or

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<v Speaker 1>have you found that everything you do has already been done? Actually,

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<v Speaker 1>replies John. Our worldlines are not fixed, they are all different.

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<v Speaker 1>There is no one time. But you have a past,

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<v Speaker 1>says G. You remember things and if one changes, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>says John, but they are different. The fact I am

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<v Speaker 1>here changes this world line. In fact, I've noticed small changes,

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<v Speaker 1>incidental news, stories that haven't happened, books not written, small

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<v Speaker 1>stuff like that. Have you ever been in a room

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<v Speaker 1>that has mirrors on the walls, yes, says G. The

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<v Speaker 1>infinite worlds with infinite possibilities theory, yes, cries John. Multiple

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<v Speaker 1>world theory is correct. So who do you work for?

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<v Speaker 1>Asks G. The military, replies John, I'm a soldier, but

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<v Speaker 1>civilian travel is not far off. Wermkin underscore thirty seven

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<v Speaker 1>enters the room. I will tell you a little story,

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<v Speaker 1>continues John. When time travel was invented, they built prototypes

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<v Speaker 1>that would go back in time for a split second

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<v Speaker 1>and then return, but they never returned. It was later

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<v Speaker 1>discovered that the machines were ending up about fifteen miles

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<v Speaker 1>away and three thousand feet in the air. Isn't all

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<v Speaker 1>this classified? Said G. I know you think I'm nuts.

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<v Speaker 1>Who would believe me? That's why I love these chat rooms.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that nothing I say will make a bit

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<v Speaker 1>of difference. I'm not feeling sorry for myself I'm actually

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<v Speaker 1>learning to like the people here. You have a very

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<v Speaker 1>bad reputation in twenty thirty six, who me, says Wormkin?

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<v Speaker 1>In general, says John. This period is thought of as

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<v Speaker 1>the time when they had it all but squandered it.

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<v Speaker 1>But fun was had, jokes Wormkin. There is something you

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<v Speaker 1>can tell me, says G. What happens in December two

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<v Speaker 1>thousand and twelve? Anything nothing, says John. But there is

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<v Speaker 1>a nuclear war around two thousand and fifteen, Bugger, says G.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not that bad, says John. There's a civil war

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<v Speaker 1>in the US. Then Russia launches against China Europe and does.

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<v Speaker 1>From my point of view, Russia helps us we win.

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<v Speaker 1>The civil war has two sides fought on one side

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<v Speaker 1>the other side got nuked by Russia. Not North and

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<v Speaker 1>South again? Was it? Asks G? No? More like city

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<v Speaker 1>against country, says John. Well, it's been interesting talking to you,

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<v Speaker 1>says G. But it's way past my bedtime. Look me

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<v Speaker 1>up when you get back to twenty thirty six, will

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<v Speaker 1>you if I'm still here, I will try it, says John. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>good night, then, good night. All elements have unexplained are

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