Back to the Future Part II The Rewatchables
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Back to the Future Part II

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Concealing almanac winnings, memorizing bets, absent jet lag and Doc’s relationship with Marty.

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  • How many losing bets would conceal use of the almanac? Roughly 70–75 percent success is suggested, while selective large bets might explain Biff's fortune.
  • A 1950s bettor has few legal venues, and repeated wins could attract murderous mob attention despite weaker surveillance than modern sportsbooks.
  • Marty could memorize one or a few profitable results before burning the almanac.
  • Why does time travel cause no jet lag or prolonged exhaustion? Marty's chicken trigger and almanac handling are recalled as already covered.
  • Doc's lack of age-peer friends and constant companionship with a teenager seem suspicious through a modern lens. A sexuality question is answered by his Part III romance with Clara.