Topic: Time travel trip—meet me at 1:15 AM!
In the DiF commentary for Up, Trey mocks Brian for wanting to give a Pepsi to old-timey people, presumably, by way of a time machine. By my count, DiF has only done 2 actual time travel movies, but it reminded me of a discussion I had with friends a couple of years ago.
If you could travel back in time with, say, a duffel bag full of stuff but not much more, what would you take as a means of getting food, lodging, spending money, etc. for several months? You must go to the years 1700 or 300 of the common era—anywhere in the world—and be ready in a few hours.
If you like, you can also give an answer for a more fully planned out—but only modestly funded—trip (in other words, no bag full of flawless diamonds or anything else you can't get your hands on today in the first place).
You may also want to consider what you would put in your duffel bag to bring back after the trip is over. Keep in mind that carbon dating would be inaccurate for these items, so you aren't going to be able to sell them to museums or rich private collectors.
