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| − | '''Temporal displacement''', also known as "breaking the time barrier", was the process of [[time travel]]ing. The [[DeLorean time machine]] did so by reaching a speed of 88 mph, while powered by [[plutonium]] to create a nuclear reaction that would wield 1.21 gigawatts of power. On the exterior was a frame of coils that was welded to the stainless steel chassis of the original [[DeLorean DMC-12]]. This helped the time machine create a hole in the [[space-time continuum]] allowing it to travel to another time set on the [[time circuits]], if turned on. |
+ | '''Temporal displacement''', also known as "breaking the [[time barrier]]", was the process of [[time travel]]ing. The [[DeLorean time machine]] did so by reaching a speed of 88 mph, while powered by [[plutonium]] to create a nuclear reaction that would wield 1.21 gigawatts of power. On the exterior was a frame of coils that was welded to the stainless steel chassis of the original [[DeLorean DMC-12]]. This helped the time machine create a hole in the [[space-time continuum]] allowing it to travel to another time set on the [[time circuits]], if turned on. |
The results of temporal displacement were to put it best: wild. First the coils would glow in a fluorescent blue. Internal diodes would flash faster as well as the [[flux capacitor]]. A bright white field of energy would form at the front of the vehicle. At 88 mph, the entire car would vanish in a flash of blinding light and the sequence would be complete. |
The results of temporal displacement were to put it best: wild. First the coils would glow in a fluorescent blue. Internal diodes would flash faster as well as the [[flux capacitor]]. A bright white field of energy would form at the front of the vehicle. At 88 mph, the entire car would vanish in a flash of blinding light and the sequence would be complete. |
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On its first test.
Temporal displacement, also known as "breaking the time barrier", was the process of time traveling. The DeLorean time machine did so by reaching a speed of 88 mph, while powered by plutonium to create a nuclear reaction that would wield 1.21 gigawatts of power. On the exterior was a frame of coils that was welded to the stainless steel chassis of the original DeLorean DMC-12. This helped the time machine create a hole in the space-time continuum allowing it to travel to another time set on the time circuits, if turned on.
The results of temporal displacement were to put it best: wild. First the coils would glow in a fluorescent blue. Internal diodes would flash faster as well as the flux capacitor. A bright white field of energy would form at the front of the vehicle. At 88 mph, the entire car would vanish in a flash of blinding light and the sequence would be complete.
The DeLorean begins the process in 1955.
From an observer outside the vehicle, the car would seem to explode in a large cloud of particles and leave a trail of fire in its wake. From inside the vehicle, the flash would occur instantaneously and the resulting landscape in front of the DeLorean would change as a result of time being reversed or forwarded.
Interestingly, the fire trails would continue into thin air, as when the DeLorean was struck by lightning while flying and when the DeLorean crossed the open Shonash Ravine.
The Jules Verne Train created similar effects, but it is unknown whether it left a trail of fire behind.
Behind the scenes
To create these visual effects on screen, there was a mixture of live filming and months of post-production at ILM.
For example, the fire trails were created by laying out a chemical compound in two strips on the street and lighting them. Other effects on the car itself were produced by remote triggering. The breaking of the time barrier was signaled by a white light that flashed at that instance.