The McFly Scheme

[bassman]

Remember Marty McFly's Sports Almanac scheme from Back to the Future Part II? Would it really have worked as well as he thought? Click here to find out the truth.

[JDFP]

It's a funny article but a bit of an oversimplification. If anyone is intelligent enough to go back in time to do sport's betting I would wager they would be intelligent enough to find some older money dated before the year they return to for the betting. Otherwise, they're a damn idiot. They'd be far more wise to invest it in say the stock exchange (to make enough money to be comfortable but not too much as this would raise the eyebrows of the Feds) as opposed to attempting to con loan-sharks for sports betting. Probably not the wisest idea to bet against those types of folks who would have no qualms about introducing you to their Uncle Vitto and then you being introduced (head first) into, say, the Hudson River. j.p.

[bassman]

You're right....but I think it's meant to be a joke there, Jdizzle.

[JDFP]

You're right....but I think it's meant to be a joke there, Jdizzle. Yeah, it is pretty funny. Why would I not be surprised if someone went back with money made today expecting to do this? "What is this? Monopoly money?" j.p.

[bassman]

If you wanted to be picky, you could point out that they have the Almanac plot all backwards. The point of buying the Almanac wasn't to go back to 1955, but to buy it in 2015 and take it back to 1985(the present). Biff just intercepts all that and takes it to his younger self in 55. But like I said....it's just for a chuckle. The seedy betting quarters and funny money had me laughing. Hey at least Doc had the money situation figured out in the movie!

[Trin]

Luckily, no one around here would ever be picky.

[MikePizzoff]

They're also forgetting that Marty McFly wasn't from 2015. He was from 1985. Therefore, he'd be taking back 1980's currency, which looked near-identical to 1950's currency. He'd have no problem. Also, the Almanac had horse race outcomes in it. Race tracks were very abundant in the 50's. He easily could have become rich quickly.

[JDFP]

They're also forgetting that Marty McFly wasn't from 2015. He was from 1985. Therefore, he'd be taking back 1980's currency, which looked near-identical to 1950's currency. He'd have no problem. Also, the Almanac had horse race outcomes in it. Race tracks were very abundant in the 50's. He easily could have become rich quickly. Unless some wise guy ("A friend of 'ours' ") decided to be wise enough to check the date the bill was printed. That could lead to some nasty complications. j.p.

[acealive1]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Back-Future-GRAY...efaultDomain_0 life imitates art.......

[bassman]

life imitates art....... I don't know where this art comes into play, but that's a prop replica....

[Trin]

The part I laugh at is the "what would you buy" stuff. Let's see. Being rich beyond contemplation BEFORE std's were prevalent. I think I could find something to spend money on.

[acealive1]

I don't know where this art comes into play, but that's a prop replica.... its a mass produced replica which i own....u can too on ebay. the whole book is real so are all the scores

[SRP76]

Money isn't the main problem. Marty (or whomever) bets on an event and wins, when he did not win before, chages history slightly. Ripples become waves. Suddenly, the "wrong" horses, teams, etc. are winning, because the timeline has been altered. Marty loses all his money on these bets, and winds up living in a dumpster behind a Chinese restaurant.

[krakenslayer]

Money isn't the main problem. Marty (or whomever) bets on an event and wins, when he did not win before, chages history slightly. Ripples become waves. Suddenly, the "wrong" horses, teams, etc. are winning, because the timeline has been altered. Marty loses all his money on these bets, and winds up living in a dumpster behind a Chinese restaurant. My thoughts exactly. Even being there, talking to people, breathing air, stepping on ants and taking up physical space that previously was empty, before even betting on his first race, would potentially have an unpredicable effect on the outcome.

[Trin]

Meh, you and your butterfly effect. Screw that. I'm still in. And even if you did alter history, no big deal. Make your bet, cash in, and then go back a couple more years. Wash, rinse, repeat. You start with a fresh timeline each trip.