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To: Dr. Sivana
That's not an anachronism. Even if monkey (or adjustable) wrenches become obsolete in a couple hundred years, they wouldn't be anachronisms. Historical artifacts, maybe — but not anachronisms.

OTOH, a transporter beam in 2018 would be an anachronism. (Unless Elon Musk has one stashed in a secret lab.)

45 posted on 11/23/2018 4:07:24 PM PST by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

A scuttle full of coal in a modern train in the fuel area would also be an anachronism. So would a horse and buggy on the interstate. Or a mace on a battlefield between 1st world countries. Anachronisms are something that doesn’t match the time in either direction, which is why the word is older than stories about time travel.


46 posted on 11/23/2018 5:18:15 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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