You got historical chops? The Timeguessr thread (spoiler alert)

[Bo Diddley]

38,887

1)9597 pts
3 yrs off - 158.5 m - guessed where I though 100 West would be--I still need to figure out NYC addresses.

2)9629 pts
1 yrs off - 55.3 km - didn't recognize the building, so I guessed Manchester (from the bus) so that got me close to Leeds

3)2849 pts
22 yrs off - 1302.1 km - guessed Czechoslovakia, but totally whiffed on the year.

4)10000 pts
0 yrs off - 37.8 m - Gimme

5)6812 pts
0 yrs off - 2063.3 km - the Turkish flag seemed most prominent. Based the year on the jackets people were wearing, and guessing just before Covid.

[PaloAltoCougar]

38,887

1)9597 pts
3 yrs off - 158.5 m - guessed where I though 100 West would be--I still need to figure out NYC addresses.

2)9629 pts
1 yrs off - 55.3 km - didn't recognize the building, so I guessed Manchester (from the bus) so that got me close to Leeds

3)2849 pts
22 yrs off - 1302.1 km - guessed Czechoslovakia, but totally whiffed on the year.

4)10000 pts
0 yrs off - 37.8 m - Gimme

5)6812 pts
0 yrs off - 2063.3 km - the Turkish flag seemed most prominent. Based the year on the jackets people were wearing, and guessing just before Covid.

49,418 --Similar score but with some big differences.. First time locations hurt me more than time.

1) 9942 pts
1 yrs off - 377.7 m - pretty much the same here

2) 8568 pts
5 yrs off - 58 km - Same reasoning as you

3) 7849 pts
0 yrs off - 1302.0 km - I remember the Prague Spring and the Soviet invasion. Silly of me to think the picture was from Prague (or anywhere near it)

4) 5012 pts
0 yrs off - 6352.8 - Not a gimme! I haven't been in the British Museum in this millennium and didn't recognize it. I knew it wasn't NYC so I went with Chicago. Oof.

5) 9047 pts
1 yrs off -402.6 km -

[Bo Diddley]

49,418 --Similar score but with some big differences.. First time locations hurt me more than time.

Ahem.

Great minds.

4) 5012 pts
0 yrs off - 6352.8 - Not a gimme! I haven't been in the British Museum in this millennium and didn't recognize it. I knew it wasn't NYC so I went with Chicago. Oof.

Ok, not really gimme for me either. I haven't actually been to that part of the museum. If you'll recall my trip report from a few years back, I went in, got some selfies with the Rosetta Stone, and then left. Museums are not my thing. But if you zoom in on that center structure you'll see the reference to Queen Elizabeth II near the top. Then it was just a matter of getting the satellite view over the museums to figure out which one. I started with the British Museum and didn't have to go looking at the others. My next stop was going to be in Kensington just south of Hyde Park.

[beefytee]

38,031 -- They have been more difficult the last few days.

1)
9562 pts
3 yrs off - 1.1 km -- I don't know that the building number's mean much in NY addresses. I just guessed along the street. The job postings suggested during the 1930's. I guess to early.

2)
9177 pts
1 yrs off - 272.8 km -- Wasn't sure where in the UK it was. Just picked London with the double decker buses.

3)
2860 pts
24 yrs off - 1279.5 km -- I picked Zilna for this and assumed the fashion would put it after the fall of the Iron curtain. I did see what looked like an old camera is a hand on the side of the picture but the person also has something around his neck that look like it could have been a newer camera or something. It was probably just a money purse or something.

4)
7500 pts
10 yrs off - 31.7 m -- Thought the blurry sign said 2003-2004. Must have been 2013-2014. I did see that it did say "Friends of the British Museum" on the wall. That got me the location.

5)
8932 pts
4 yrs off - 66.9 km -- Saw the prominent Algerian flag. I picked Medinine which wasn't too far off.

[Bo Diddley]

5)
8932 pts
4 yrs off - 66.9 km -- Saw the prominent Algerian flag. I picked Medinine which wasn't too far off.

I thought it was Turkey.

[Pelado]

After the first few, figured I would be in for one of my all-time worst scores. Turned out better than the last few days thanks in part to maybe my first perfect score.

35,922

6955 - 11 years, 1.6 km - thought post war

5227 - 17 years, 273 km - Went with London and thought the attire looked more modern.

6253 - 6 years, 1294.9 km - Thought I saw a reference to Slovakia so went there.

10000 - 0 years, 48.8 m - The picture reminded me of the British Museum and then I confirmed it with the etching on the side. One of the displays had October 2013 - January 2014, so I felt 2013 was the best guess there.

7487 - 1 year, 1925.7 km - Had no idea where or when but hedged with Cairo thinking it could be Northern Africa or the Middle East.

[Pelado]

49,418 --Similar score but with some big differences.. First time locations hurt me more than time.

1) 9942 pts
1 yrs off - 377.7 m - pretty much the same here

2) 8568 pts
5 yrs off - 58 km - Same reasoning as you

3) 7849 pts
0 yrs off - 1302.0 km - I remember the Prague Spring and the Soviet invasion. Silly of me to think the picture was from Prague (or anywhere near it)

4) 5012 pts
0 yrs off - 6352.8 - Not a gimme! I haven't been in the British Museum in this millennium and didn't recognize it. I knew it wasn't NYC so I went with Chicago. Oof.

5) 9047 pts
1 yrs off -402.6 km -

Can you show your math on how those add up to 49k+?

[Clark Addison]

Can you show your math on how those add up to 49k+?

I guess we now know how PAC always has such high scores!

[Copelius]

40,199
6998 - 12yrs - 92m - Gunshy from being way too early recently on these pre 1950 ones so I overcorrected to 1949
8519 - 4yrs - 280km - Knew it wasn't middle London, so went with outskirts
9992 - 0yrs - 401m - lucky guess on time and location. Just stabbed at Helsinki, because the name didn't look Slavic enough to be the old Warsaw Pact
7500 - 10yrs - 37m - It said QEII on the top of the photo. The signs totally deeked me on the year since they were 10 years old.
7190 - 3yrs - 1820km - This is not the first appearance of the Algerian flag which made my mistaken belief that it was Turkey less challenged by my feeble mind since I recognized it, albeit improperly.

[Copelius]

I thought it was Turkey.

I will join you.

[PaloAltoCougar]

Damn, you guys are on to me. 40,418. In other news, I shot a 67 today.

[Pelado]

Damn, you guys are on to me. 40,418. In other news, I shot a 67 today.

Oh, I thought maybe you were using new math.

[BigPiney]

41,831

That was tough.

1)8394 pts
7 yrs off - 284.9 m - went depression era
2)9464 pts
2 yrs off - 59.1 km - chose manchester because of the bus
3)7786 pts
0 yrs off - 1428.9 km - picked Slovakia
4)9300 pts
4 yrs off - 37.1 m
5)6887 pts
4 yrs off - 1826.4 km - also turkey
Exit breakdown

[Bo Diddley]

45,305 - this one was made for me

1)9865 pts
0 yrs off - 8.6 km - I couldn't find a fire brigade. Maybe the airport is the only one in town.

2)9942 pts
0 yrs off - 2.4 km - Don't be fooled by the chocolate chip camo. The newer DCU uniform is being worn underneath.

3)9675 pts
2 yrs off - 6.2 km - I was going to look around the Moulin Rouge area.

4)5823 pts
11 yrs off - 677.4 km - I was up the coast in France.

5)10000 pts
0 yrs off - 23.2 m - This one was a gimme if you know when it was bombed.

[PaloAltoCougar]

45,469 (Honest!)

1) 9941 pts
1 yrs off - 434.9 m

2) 9642 pts
1yrs off - 52.1 km -- Assumed it was around the time of the pullout

3) 9877 pts
1 yrs off - 3.3 km - Lucky on the year

4) 7610 pts
5 yrs off - 790.5 km - Wrong side of Spain

5) 8399 pts
6 yrs off - 61.2 m Couldn't remember the date, though I assumed it was near the start of The Troubles