Source: Wikipedia.com

Source: Wikipedia.com

I saw the movie Outlander last night, which is quite OK if you are into Norse and viking movies. The character Kainan (played by James Caviezel) reminded me of He-Man, but this is besides the point. The movie triggered an interesting discussion between me and my friend Horea – the subject being:

What if you could somehow solve the problem of general relativity and time dilation and travel back into 900 AD, the time of vikings?

Can you somehow manage to survive into such a primitive society? What would your tricks be? Can you teach them something from the future if your life depended on it? Any survival tips? We reached the conclusion that without our means of production and the sharing of information, we are pretty useless in that time and we cannot survive for long. Unless you’re skilled at wilderness survival, finding edible food, shelter, and potable water in a time when those things were much more scarce than now will prove difficult.

Any opinions?