{"id":2606,"date":"2010-01-08T07:00:38","date_gmt":"2010-01-08T12:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=2606"},"modified":"2010-01-07T21:53:59","modified_gmt":"2010-01-08T02:53:59","slug":"is-a-time-machine-scientifically-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/01\/08\/is-a-time-machine-scientifically-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"Is a Time Machine Scientifically Possible?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Is a Time Machine Scientifically Possible?\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/backtothefuture.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"318\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Science comedian Brian Malow explores some real science behind time travel. He asks will a time machine ever be possible? 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