Fall-Out from the ‘Arrow in the Sky’ in Willow’s wintry prompt for Magpie#50

Theoretical physicists believe that it should be possible to make subatomic particles travel ‘backwards’ (but not forwards) through space-time. Time-jumps of fractions of a millisecond should be possible. The energy input required would be immense.

Faster Than A Speeding Bullet

There is an easier way for particles

as overweight and slow as you or I

to turn the trick. Go West, young man! How fast?

Bit faster than the Earth rotates around

its axis. The clocks will say you’ve reached your goal

before you started out. But you’ll be jetlagged,

sandbagged’s how you’ll feel. Is there an upside?

Sure!  Begin your trip just after sunrise.

Then, every time you stop, face East and wait!

You’ll see Old Sol jump-start your day again.

And if you’re smart and fast enough you might

squeeze umpteen sun-ups into twenty four

short hours. But the folk just waking up

will scarce have time to see you whizzing by.

Hard work on the Equator. Further North –

Or South, from Oslo, say, or Santiago

you’d only need to saunter round the globe.

P.S. This works for sunsets too. Head East!