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[libraryvixen]

Sayid has a list eh? Didn't Michael have a list too?

And why did Sayid's new girl have a bracelet that looked like Naomis?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by libraryvixen

Sayid has a list eh? Didn't Michael have a list too?

And why did Sayid's new girl have a bracelet that looked like Naomis?

Clearly whomever hired Naomi is who Ben is trying to take out using Sayid.

Most interesting question to my mind that was raised in this episode...31 minute time warp, eh?

[libraryvixen]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Most interesting question to my mind that was raised in this episode...31 minute time warp, eh?

I love the new spastic Daniel character.

What's on the ship? I can't wait for next week. Also, Kate and Sawyer play house (hopefully not on Ben's bed... ugh).

[Pirate Bill]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Most interesting question to my mind that was raised in this episode...31 minute time warp, eh?

That is indeed the most interesting thing to me too and I've been having a very challenging time trying to wrap my brain around it.

Did I see that right? Is the watch on the rocket payload 31 minutes ahead?

If so, the girl on the ship (can't remember her name) saw the rocket touch down on her display. Therefore, she is 31 minutes in the future. So how do they communicate in real time? Also, Daniel's watch should be set to ship time, not island time. So you'd think his watch would have the same time as the rocket payload. This is frying my brain.

Or...the ship time and island time are the same and somehow the rocket entered a rip in time and traveled backward 31 minutes. Which doesn't really make any sense at all.

This would have been much easier to think about if the rocket payload time was 31 minutes behind, not ahead. Now I need to watch it again.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Pirate Bill

This would have been much easier to think about if the rocket payload time was 31 minutes behind, not ahead. Now I need to watch it again.

I believe the rocket was behind.

[Pirate Bill]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I believe the rocket was behind.

I double-checked and the timer on the rocket was 31 minutes ahead of Daniel's watch.

There are a couple theories that I have read about that can explain this.

1. Time on the island is slower than time in the outside.

This explains why Richard Alpert hasn't aged. Why "ghost Walt" is taller (he's off the island). Maybe even why Aaron is growing so fast (children age at the standard rate while adults don't). But it doesn't explain how they are able to communicate with the outside in real time. The voices from the ship would be frequency shifted up.

Also, GPS uses time to triangulate positions. Highly accurate time pieces are required for better precision. If time on the island were slower then the GPS phone and transponders would not accurately show their locations. And if they were off by as much as 31 minutes it would probably not even locate them on earth.

2. There's a curve in time surrounding the island that varies by trajectory.

This can explain things much better. If some trajectories off the island don't have a time dilation then communications are still possible given that radio waves travel in all directions. But then there would still be echoes making communications difficult. And, as was pointed out above, why Daniel made sure to tell the pilot to follow the exact course they came in on.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Ben f'n with Sayiid in the future - grr.

Seeing the core group tricking each other and really being at odds is serious business.

Future Sayiid sex god/hitman....pretty damn hot.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Ben f'n with Sayiid in the future - grr.

Seeing the core group tricking each other and really being at odds is serious business.

Future Sayiid sex god/hitman....pretty damn hot.

Ditto, on all counts. You took the words right outta my fingers.

[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by cirquelover

I remember Bens dad hated him because he blamed Ben for his Mothers death. She died giving birth to him. Wasn't that on the island? I'm almost positve that Ben was one of the true "natives".

You should know this

[She gives birth. A baby begins to cry.]

ROGER: It's a boy! You did it.

EMILY: It hurts.

[Roger hands her the crying baby. She collapses back, her face pained.]

ROGER: You did it.

EMILY: Roger, it hurts.

ROGER: Emily, no-one knows we're out here, we gotta get back, okay honey? Can you hold onto the baby? Emily! Can you hold the baby? Hold him tight.

[Roger picks up Emily and begins to carry her through the woods. He emerges on a highway. A sign says: Portland -32]

From losttv-forum.com/

How many miles outside of Portland do you live

[cirquelover]

Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

You should know this



How many miles outside of Portland do you live

I think I'm about 100 miles south but yeah I should've remembered!