How to Build a Time Machine

Yesterday Liam was talking about a time machine he was planning to build. Curious, I asked him what parts he would need for this device. Without hesitating, he rattled them off. He was so certain and matter-of-fact that I had to write it all down:

• Old video screen
• Binoculars
• Camera
• Some vegetables
• Leaves
• Meat (like turkey, chicken, or a pig)
• Sugar
• Pictures of dinosaurs
• Soda cans
• Cardboard
• Straws
• A windmill

I inquired a bit about some of these ingredients, and Liam explained that the meat and sugar will attract the carnivores, and the vegetables and leaves will attract the vegetarians. The pictures of dinosaurs will serve as a field guide. The straws will be used in self defense against any dinosaurs that might try to attack Liam and his fellow intrepid adventurers (the trick is to stab them in the eye). When I asked about the windmill he said, "that will be the power supply, because there might not be electricity where the dinosaurs are."

The time machine will be located in the secret hideout of the upstairs after the construction project is finished. I'll send an update after he returns from his first trip.