Iran now has a time machine. Can world domination be far behind?
The balance of power in the Middle East has shifted irrevocably now: an Iranian scientist has invented a time machine (technically the Aryayek Time Traveling Machine) that can predict the future up to five or eight years in advance with 98 percent accuracy.
The project's inventor, 27-year old Ali Razeghi, claims the machine is no larger than a PC and will be offered not just to the Iranian government (which is naturally concerned about its immediate future) but to other states as well as it enters production.
One concern, however, is that releasing a prototype now will open the doors to Chinese theft. "The reason that we are not launching our prototype at this stage is that the Chinese will steal the idea and produce it in millions overnight," Razeghi was quoted as saying.
I would have thought the time machine could have informed Razeghi if the Chinese steal his idea.
Either way, Iran has been on something of a technological role of late. They introduced a new stealth fighter which had no radar or ability to carry weapons or fuel and claimed to have successfully sent a monkey into space and back (provided you pay no attention to the fact that the before and after photos showed two different monkeys).
Update: Joshua Keating spoils the fun.
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