Warning: Time travel is not for the faint of heart! But don't worry, we're here to make it as painless as possible. Or, you know, not.
According to our research, the predestination paradox is a real thing. Like, literally real. It's a paradox because, well, time travel creates paradoxes. Duh.
Here's the deal. If you go back in time, and you kill your great-granddad, you'll never exist. But that means, by the time you're born, your granddad is already dead. Which means you're not even born. Which means... well, you get the idea.
We're not really sure how it works, but we're pretty sure it's not as simple as 'cause and effect'. There's some fancy math involved. Like, really fancy math. The kind of math that makes your brain hurt.
But don't worry, we've got experts on the case! Our resident time-traveling physicist, Dr. Bubbles McFlibber, is on it.
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Stay tuned for more updates, and try not to mess up the timestream. We're counting on you.
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