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Simply put, the notion that time travel makes one physically ill. May be merely annoying, or potentially fatal. |
Simply put, the notion that time travel makes one physically ill. May be merely annoying, or potentially fatal. |
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Usually, it is stated or implied that this illness is due to repeated jumps through time, and thus has the effect of limiting the characters' ability to take advantage of potentially [[Story |
Usually, it is stated or implied that this illness is due to repeated jumps through time, and thus has the effect of limiting the characters' ability to take advantage of potentially [[Story-Breaker Power|story-breaking]] technology. |
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Compare [[Teleportation Sickness]]. Not to be confused with the feeling you get when [[Timey-Wimey Ball|thinking about time travel too hard.]] |
Compare [[Teleportation Sickness]]. Not to be confused with the feeling you get when [[Timey-Wimey Ball|thinking about time travel too hard.]] |
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* In ''[[Seven Days]]'', Frank Parker is the only '''living''' chrononaut; his survival is attributed to his unusually high tolerance for pain. |
* In ''[[Seven Days]]'', Frank Parker is the only '''living''' chrononaut; his survival is attributed to his unusually high tolerance for pain. |
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** It should be noted that the reason he is the only ''living'' chrononaut is not strictly just because he has a high pain threshold, but because the navigation system of the time machine is somewhat ...erratic. The others wound up in orbit, or entombed in solid earth. That said, his high tolerance for pain is helpful as each Backstep ablates about a micron of his epidermal tissue. |
** It should be noted that the reason he is the only ''living'' chrononaut is not strictly just because he has a high pain threshold, but because the navigation system of the time machine is somewhat ...erratic. The others wound up in orbit, or entombed in solid earth. That said, his high tolerance for pain is helpful as each Backstep ablates about a micron of his epidermal tissue. |
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* In ''[[ |
* In ''[[Doctor Who]]'', time travel without a capsule (such as a TARDIS or other time ship) is possible but not recommended due to the temporal sickness it causes. The effects are not explicitly stated, but appear to be similar to being put through a huge tumble dryer. |
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** Jack managed to travel to the end of the universe while ''outside'' the TARDIS...but it [[Death Is Cheap|killed him.]] ([[Immortality|He got better, though.]]) |
** Jack managed to travel to the end of the universe while ''outside'' the TARDIS...but it [[Death Is Cheap|killed him.]] ([[Immortality|He got better, though.]]) |
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** When Rose encouraged The Ninth Doctor to allow [[The Load]] to travel with them, he got sick. Probably used as a device to highlight how useless he was in comparison with Rose. |
** When Rose encouraged The Ninth Doctor to allow [[The Load]] to travel with them, he got sick. Probably used as a device to highlight how useless he was in comparison with Rose. |
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[[Category:Time Travel Tropes]] |
[[Category:Time Travel Tropes]] |
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[[Category:Temporal Sickness]] |
[[Category:Temporal Sickness]] |
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