[ WP ] - An exact replica of Earth , with all of the same inhabitants , is discovered a few light years away . Earth # 2 is exactly 60 minutes further in time than Earth # 1 .

`` E2'' was one of the most popular live streams, despite how boring it was. 
 
 It was a planet, our planet, just about 60 minutes in the future. It also happened to be light years away. Landforms -- same, lights from cities at night -- same. They measured the time delta based on weather patterns coming onto the California coast. Just as a big storm touched down outside San Francisco ( or whatever THEY called it ) 60 minutes later it happened here. Yeah, some large questions about relativity were asked, but they were second to the questions of how our doppelganger plus an hour came to be. 
 
 NASA and the other agencies trained their telescopes onto the planet and `` E2'' became a pastime. It was calming, serene and just slightly spooky. Messages, laser and radio, were directed there but no replies. We sat and watched. Every night, we sat and watched. 
 
 Right after dinner tonight I, and millions around the world were watching, and saw the explosion. When the light receded, E2 was gone. There were fragments of rock floating passionless through space. 
 
 I turned to my wife, she already had her head in her hands. My daughter, all six years of joy and questions entered the room and asked why we were so sad. 
 
 For the next fifty eight minutes, I wished I did n't know.
