Now, let us imagine that this cigar is the time traveler.

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10 seconds sound clip from the The Time Machine (1960) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:12:08 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- The experiment I am about to perform.

- First, let me tell you how it works.

- Here, in this compartment you see the saddle where the time traveler sits. And in front of him are the controls.

- Wait, let's do this properly.

- You can spare a cigar, I trust, Doctor?

- Now, let us imagine that this cigar is the time traveler.

- Now, in front of him is the lever which controls movement.

- Forward pressure sends the machine into the future. Backward pressure, into the past. And the harder the pressure, the faster the machine travels.

- Of course, our little experiment can be performed only once. If it succeeds, I lose my model forever. That's why I need witnesses.

- Go ahead, George.

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