What Year Is It?

MajinMajin Join Date: 2003-05-29 Member: 16829Members, Constellation
edited September 2003 in NS General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">My TSA watch is wrong again</div> A man wakes up from a Coma, looks over at the TSA nurse and asks
"What Year is it?"
What would she tell him?


What year is it in the Natural Selection Universe?
2150 or something right?

[edit] Coil, You can lock this AFTER I get my answer![/edit]
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  • ZelZel Join Date: 2003-01-27 Member: 12861Members
    its a long long time ago in a galaxy far away. where they dont have A.D. or B.C.
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  • DruBoDruBo Back In Beige Join Date: 2002-02-06 Member: 172Members, NS1 Playtester
    It's 1967, Mr. Bond.

    Wait, wrong movie.

    Never mind.
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  • MajinMajin Join Date: 2003-05-29 Member: 16829Members, Constellation
    Comprox your not a smart ****, and you were a mod.. you must KNOW!
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  • SpazmaticSpazmatic Join Date: 2003-05-10 Member: 16184Members
    42
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  • LeetLlamaLeetLlama Join Date: 2003-08-27 Member: 20260Members
    edited September 2003
    one three three seven? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • MrMojoMrMojo Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9882Members, Constellation
    Eleventy billion .
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  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    Anno dominum 20xx.
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  • ZelZel Join Date: 2003-01-27 Member: 12861Members
    no, snidley thats when the original megaman takes place.
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  • LeetLlamaLeetLlama Join Date: 2003-08-27 Member: 20260Members
    Alright Zel, how about 199X?
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  • The_Real_QuasarThe_Real_Quasar Has the I.Q. of 12,000 P.E. Teachers Join Date: 2002-11-26 Member: 9998Members
    It took place yesterday, didn't you notice?
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  • KuronekoKuroneko Join Date: 2002-11-05 Member: 7184Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--LeetLlama+Sep 11 2003, 04:24 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (LeetLlama @ Sep 11 2003, 04:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Alright Zel, how about 199X? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    booyah, Earthbound!
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  • GrimmGrimm Join Date: 2003-04-13 Member: 15448Members
    63 AR

    (Fun little Magic: The Gathering refference for any of you who read the books <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> ).
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  • MrMojoMrMojo Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9882Members, Constellation
    They have books now? Dear God.
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  • SupernornSupernorn Best. Picture. Ever. Made. Ever. Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7608Members, Constellation
    edited September 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--Spazmatic+Sep 11 2003, 07:20 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Spazmatic @ Sep 11 2003, 07:20 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> 42 <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    youre confusing that with the answer to life, the universe and everything.

    Lets just say NS takes place in the not too distant future....before Star Wars. (they have big friggin lasers!) <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Grimm+Sep 11 2003, 05:28 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Grimm @ Sep 11 2003, 05:28 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> 63 AR

    (Fun little Magic: The Gathering refference for any of you who read the books <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> ). <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    1450 DR

    Baldaur's gate reference <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • SalamanSalaman Join Date: 2002-11-23 Member: 9711Members
    It is the year 2021, though it is set in an alternate reality where aliens visited Earth in the year 1964 and taught us advanced technologies such as nanotech and interstellar space travel, however, they were a peaceful race that knew no warfare, and therefore developed no weaponry

    So that's why we have starships, teleportation and other advanced technology, but are still limited to more primitive weapons.

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  • XzilenXzilen Join Date: 2002-12-30 Member: 11642Members, Constellation
    Whoa...
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  • BlackMageBlackMage [citation needed] Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17474Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Rage against the Pepsi machine+Sep 11 2003, 06:12 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Rage against the Pepsi machine @ Sep 11 2003, 06:12 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> It is the year 2021, though it is set in an alternate reality where aliens visited Earth in the year 1964 and taught us advanced technologies such as nanotech and interstellar space travel, however, they were a peaceful race that knew no warfare, and therefore developed no weaponry

    So that's why we have starships, teleportation and other advanced technology, but are still limited to more primitive weapons.

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  • HazeHaze O RLY? Join Date: 2003-07-07 Member: 18018Members, Constellation
    Alright children lets put our THINKING caps on!!
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  • Cheez1Cheez1 Join Date: 2003-01-28 Member: 12900Members
    well the obvious answer is 20X6!!!!

    ....1936...now i think i'll do a little dance. *does homestar runner dance*
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  • MrMojoMrMojo Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9882Members, Constellation
    My spoon is too big.
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  • OlljOllj our themepark-stalking nightmare Fade Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10696Members
    edited September 2003
    the year is

    <i>1</i>337 BS
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  • LeetLlamaLeetLlama Join Date: 2003-08-27 Member: 20260Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Kuroneko+Sep 11 2003, 05:24 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Kuroneko @ Sep 11 2003, 05:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--LeetLlama+Sep 11 2003, 04:24 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (LeetLlama @ Sep 11 2003, 04:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Alright Zel, how about 199X? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    booyah, Earthbound! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
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  • JusticeBladeJusticeBlade Join Date: 2002-12-23 Member: 11440Members
    hmm in the distant future... 1065 SCC (Standard Colony Calendar)
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  • MrPinkMrPink Join Date: 2002-05-28 Member: 678Members
    Before release I remember hearing it was set in the not too distant future, in the time between space travel has been all but mastered by us but ballistic weaponry was still the most effective (cost and kills things), so I'd say around 2050.
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  • UnknownUnknown Join Date: 2002-06-12 Member: 759Members
    The year is (-b +/- sqrt(b^2-4ac))/(2a)

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  • MavericMaveric Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1101Members
    After Colony 195?
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  • RokiyoRokiyo A.K.A. .::FeX::. Revenge Join Date: 2002-10-10 Member: 1471Members, Constellation
    Well we know that the <a href='http://www.natural-selection.org/footnote3.html' target='_blank'>Spetsergrad Incident</a> occured in 2005, and that Sergeant Haverhill, who was involved in the incident is currently an officer with the TSA who at a guess is nearing the age of 50-60.

    Considering that he joined the Silver Berets at around the same time "you and I were choosing which university to go party at for four years", it wouldn't be too far off the mark to say that he was 18 or 19 when he signed up (we'll say 20 just to keep the math nice and simple). We also know that he has been with the TSA for 10 years at the time of writing the <a href='http://www.natural-selection.org/world_marine1.html' target='_blank'>Techtrope article</a> (a year ago, so it'd be 11 years now). This leaves us from the ages of 20 until 40-50 for the Spetsergrad incident to have occured (which was in 2005).

    At the earliest, it would have occured when he was 20 (ignoring for a moment that he still would've been in boot camp at this point), and so 30-40 years later the year would be inbetween 2035 and 2045. At the latest It would have occured while he was 40-50 (ignoring for a moment that he'd probably be to highly ranked and/or old for frontline combat), so 10 years later would be somewhere inbetween 2015 and 2025.

    So now know that the Techtrope article was written inbetween 2015 and 2045, and over a year has passed since then.
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  • EclipseEclipse Join Date: 2003-01-18 Member: 12444Members
    2463, fact.
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  • RokiyoRokiyo A.K.A. .::FeX::. Revenge Join Date: 2002-10-10 Member: 1471Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin---= Vicious =- Eclipse+Sep 12 2003, 01:09 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (-= Vicious =- Eclipse @ Sep 12 2003, 01:09 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> 2463, fact. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Not logically possible. Read my post.
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