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"Time Machine" , "Time Travelers", "Blast From The Past". 
What comes to your mind when you hear terms like these? Yes, you are on the right track. Every single person, at least once in his or her lifetime must have thought about time traveling. I'm sure many of us would love to go back in time & re-live those unforgettable moments that they have spent with their loved ones. Some people would like to see their future & find out how their life would turn out to be in 10 years or 20 years down the line.

The way I see it, we all are time travelers. We all traveled from last year to this year & will move in to the next year. We travel at a rate of 1 hour per hour. But can we go 2 hours per hour? Or 30minutes per hour? I don't know. While doing my own little research on the internet, I came to know about a few things pertaining to time traveling.

Great scientist Albert Einstein had developed a theory called "Special Relativity". As per this theory, time & space are both aspects of the same thing-"Space Time". It means that if we are able to travel in space time, then our time rate window might change. For example : Lets say I get into a space craft that takes me to a place far from earth in space time. I spend 3 years in space time & come back on Earth. However, what has been 3 years for me in space time will be 30 years on Earth.

Another theory by Einstein on similar lines is called "General Relativity".
As per general relativity, it is said that wherever there is gravitational force involved, it slows down time. For example : Earth. However, places like "Black hole", "Bermuda triangle" & such other unknown phenomenons where gravitational force is maximum, there has been some major time distortion observed. So considering the relativity with Einstein's theories, scientists of today's world are trying all that's possible to create an immense force of energy that gives us the light speed to travel in "space time" & find out if it works.

After knowing all this, I would say that there is a tiny ray of hope that in future, one may have an ability to travel faster than time. On the other hand, there was not much that I could find about going back in time. I would love to, but, couldn't get any leads on it except for few mythical stories.

So that was all from me. Hope you didn't find today's topic too boring and/or nerdy.
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Will catch up with you on my next blog, with something new to talk about. Till then, take care & stay healthy.