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A '''chaotic limiter''' was used to regulate the causalness of a [[time travel]]ler. | A '''chaotic limiter''' was used to regulate the causalness of a [[time travel]]ler. | ||
Low settings meant the individual had little impact on the era they were visiting, high settings the reverse. For example, deploying a high yield [[nuclear bomb]] on a low setting and treading on a butterfly on a high setting would have roughly the same effect. | Low settings meant the individual had little impact on the era they were visiting, high settings the reverse. For example, deploying a high yield [[nuclear bomb]] on a low setting and treading on a [[butterfly]] on a high setting would have roughly the same effect. | ||
An upper limit was never discovered. [[Flux]]es were created using extremely high settings, and [[conceptual entity|conceptual entities]] could be made with modified limiters. ([[PROSE]]: | An upper limit was never discovered. [[Flux]]es were created using extremely high settings, and [[conceptual entity|conceptual entities]] could be made with modified limiters. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)}}) | ||
This explanation corresponded to the concept of [[reality quotient]]s ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)}}) and the function of the [[butterfly compensation switch]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Space Babies (TV story)}}) | |||
[[Category:Time travel]] | [[Category:Time travel]] | ||
[[Category:Causality]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:20, 12 June 2024
A chaotic limiter was used to regulate the causalness of a time traveller.
Low settings meant the individual had little impact on the era they were visiting, high settings the reverse. For example, deploying a high yield nuclear bomb on a low setting and treading on a butterfly on a high setting would have roughly the same effect.
An upper limit was never discovered. Fluxes were created using extremely high settings, and conceptual entities could be made with modified limiters. (PROSE: The Book of the War [+]Loading...["The Book of the War (novel)"])
This explanation corresponded to the concept of reality quotients (PROSE: The Crystal Bucephalus [+]Loading...["The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)"]) and the function of the butterfly compensation switch in the Doctor's TARDIS. (TV: Space Babies [+]Loading...["Space Babies (TV story)"])
