Back to the future

[Gargamel]

Argument at work today.  I know I heard doc brown say it, but I can't find it anywhere on the net.   The Delorean needs to go 88.8 mph to time travel.   Coworker insists it's only 88 mph.   I've been to the BTTF wiki site even, and I can't find any support for my argument, but I know I've heard it somewhere.   Any help guys?  I'm willing to admit defeat, but it's bugging me.  

[kerbiloid]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088763/quotes

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/back_to_the_future/quotes/

Edited November 2, 2018 by kerbiloid

[Superfluous J]

You can find no supporting evidence because it doesn't exist.

The only time I can think that they said anything other than 88, was when they asked the train guy if he thought they could get the train up to 90.

[p1t1o]

I've had this before where I've rewatched a movie from a while ago, and Ill get to one scene and be like "Thats weird, it happened differently last time I watched this" like a different line in the dialogue or something.

Apparently memory is quite variable and not terribly reliable. Basically every time you recall a memory, its different.

Maybe you heard someone say "88.8mph" at some point in your life and your brain sewed it into a memory of actually watching the movie, or almost any other similar confluence of events.

Edited November 2, 2018 by p1t1o

[Geonovast]

You know, you could just... watch the movies?

Possible you're mashing it with 1.21 JIGGAWATTS and imagining he had a "point" in the car's speed?

[cubinator]

I watched the movies recently, and I'm pretty sure it's just 88.

[kerbiloid]

B2F-1

00:21:20  Doc says "My calcu'atio's ar' correct. When ... ei'-ei' mai's per hour..."
00:21:53  The speedometer clearly stops growing at "88.0" value.
00:31:28  Speedometer doesn't have decimals, just "88", so unclear.
01:40:52  Speedometer is not shown.

B2F-2

Can't found any place with speedometer or talk about speed.

B2F-3

00:18:05 The last shown indicator value is "88.5" and it still accelerates for 2-3 seconds.
01:37:35 The indicator is 2-digit again. "88"

[Gargamel]

15 hours ago, kerbiloid said:

B2F-1

00:21:20  Doc says "My calcu'atio's ar' correct. When ... ei'-ei' mai's per hour..."
00:21:53  The speedometer clearly stops growing at "88.0" value.
00:31:28  Speedometer doesn't have decimals, just "88", so unclear.
01:40:52  Speedometer is not shown.

B2F-2

Can't found any place with speedometer or talk about speed.

B2F-3

00:18:05 The last shown indicator value is "88.5" and it still accelerates for 2-3 seconds.
01:37:35 The indicator is 2-digit again. "88"

Did you sit and watch them all just for this thread?

[kerbiloid]

5 minutes ago, Gargamel said:

Did you sit and watch them all just for this thread?

I was eating and just watched the moments when they jumped here and there.

Edited November 3, 2018 by kerbiloid