1. Being dropped 500 years ago into your ancestors’ community.
  2. Being dropped 500 years into the future in your community.

You have a day to source some clothing appropriate to the time period. Unfortunately, that’s not enough time to learn a dialect.

  • Pons_Aelius@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    For real shits and giggles:

    You get dropped exactly where you are now, just 500 years ago. All the European descended people not living in Europe are (very likely) in for a bad time.

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      1 year ago

      Probably not a bad time in the places that had never seen them. It’s only the people who they’d already been dicks to by 1523 that you’d need to worry about.

      I actually looked this one up, there was no settlement of any kind right on this spot, so I’d have time to sort myself out before approaching a settlement a few days’ journey.

    • I’m in western Appalachia. There were no human settlements here but I might run into a group of hunters. I feel like I’m pretty decent in nature. I’ve been hunting, hiking, and camping in this area my whole life. With no modern equipment I give myself about a week. Most likely cause of death: Snakebite or eaten by wolves.

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      Ya, that’s why I worded it that way. I wouldn’t survive a week landing in midwest North America in 1523. Assuming civilization somehow continues for 500 more years, you would attract much less attention in scenario 2.