Why did no one come to the party Stephen Hawking hosted on June 28, 2009?

Correct answer: He only invited time travelers.

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Bird Brain 007
Bird Brain 007
R.I.P. One of the greatest scientific minds of the 20th century
RushMama2112
RushMama2112
Brilliant man. I went to a lecture by him and got to meet him after. You could see in his eyes that his body was not holding him back.
BroDogGod
BroDogGod
did anyone notice the image gives the answer away?
StarPlaty
StarPlaty
That doesn't mean time travel isn't possible. Perhaps no one wanted to go to his party. It's more likely an introvert would time travel, and they hate parties.
nimblemoon
nimblemoon
Maybe they were invisible! :)
Kay
Kay
Rest in peace 🙏
Penny
Penny
Depends.... maybe he sent the invitations to the wrong people? 😛
lolita413
lolita413
Awesome. that's the most interesting thing I've learned from this game.
HIPPIE CHICKEN
HIPPIE CHICKEN
I think the banner in the picture gave the answer away!
willwyuk
willwyuk
Answer is in the picture
hi
hi
Titi, smiling, Have you read Terry Pratchett? He goes on about 'the trousers of time'. Basically the idea, that a decision leads to a split in the timelines. Heinlein did it too. Got to go, my alternate persona is calling....
hi
hi
Lionessa, Dr who fan?
Misty
Misty
Yeah, there's no banner on my screen, either. Just the blue and silver balloons like someone else got.
Artie
Artie
He survived his great affliction by throwing himself into his work, and a really wicked sense of humor.
Anxiety Salsa
Anxiety Salsa
maybe they changed the image or my phone is not great but I don't see any banner giving anything away.
Peace
Peace
How do we know that his whole life wasn't just a propaganda hoax?
Trishalicious
Trishalicious
HIPPIE CHICKEN, they must have edited the picture by my time Feb. 2024, because all I see is Hawking alone in a large room with blue and silver balloons, no banner.
Trishalicious
Trishalicious
BroDogGod, no how?
KC97
KC97
nimblemoon, how?
Lionessa
Lionessa
SkyeWarrior, I was visiting Pompeii that day. Came home crispy...
bert
bert
considering what would happen to a person caught time traveling, nobody would dare admit they had.
LillySparrow
LillySparrow
The smartest man on the planet is a fool compared to God
Leonie
Leonie
StarPlaty, brilliant answer
Player #29152846
Player #29152846
WDA, well Captain Kirk and others have traveled to the future, lol
lizouche
lizouche
i wonder who did he send the invitations to? and how? how could he know who will be time travelers and can you find it on the internet today?
Tina M.
Tina M.
Mars V, there's no banner on my screen.
Mars V
Mars V
mrh923, what banner?
Mars V
Mars V
Bluly, what sign?
Mars V
Mars V
HIPPIE CHICKEN, what banner?
Mars V
Mars V
BroDogGod, no
KTI6
KTI6
I knew this answer as soon as I read the question cuz this is one of my favorite things about Stephen Hawking I had ever read. RIP to an incredible mind and a man with a powerful sense of humor.
Englebert
Englebert
Penny, it's an open invite, just don't be late like I was.
Englebert
Englebert
StarPlaty, I think someone would have gone, if only to meet a historical figure.
Englebert
Englebert
BroDogGod, howso???
arohanui
arohanui
HIPPIE CHICKEN, there's no banner - they've removed it.
Jaypoon
Jaypoon
Perhaps he sent the invitations to the wrong people or they couldn't make it then, Time Travelers are busy people!
Quizzoneer FfF
Quizzoneer FfF
False, he did NOT invite me.👽
WDA
WDA
He was a brilliant person, but alas, time travelers only time travel backwards through the space-time continuum, not forward in time, unless if you're cryogenically frozen in time...
Titi
Titi
I still have a problem with this. If a time traveler received an invitation, and attended, then a new time line would have been created. Leaving intact the old time line, and rendering this “experiment” quite useless as it is presented. And Hawking’s theory that all of everything is just going to keep expanding until we all fly off into nothingness demonstrates a brilliant mind that can extrapolate known data into ridiculous assumptions.
Emmaline
Emmaline
Str8UpDenay, He wasn't as smart as he thought he was then. Sad.