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flux capacitor
In the Back to the Future franchise, the DeLorean time machine is a time travel vehicle constructed from a retrofitted DMC DeLorean. Its time travel ability is derived from the "flux capacitor", a component that allows the car to travel to the past or future (though not through space). This occurs when the car accelerates to 88 miles per hour and requires 1.21 gigawatts of electricity.
In 2021, the time machine was added to the Library of Congress's National Historic Vehicle Register.
Technological developments I've been privy to in occupation and a short documentary I watched the other day spawned a lengthy discussion with my better half*: assuming you are your age right now, would you rather be living in 2025 or 1985? Considering, of course, all the factors: culture...