>>106862409Yeah, and the cipher wheel would have worked as well if Ford hadn't felt the need to be a grammar ass at the worst possible moment. Though, I guess that's no surprise seeing as Ford commonly prioritizes his pride over everyones safety.
He should have taken McGucket's advice from the beginning and destroyed the machine, or allowed his brother to destroy the Journal since it was pretty obviously to dangerous, but nah, his research is way more important than the wellbeing of the whole damn universe. Telling the rest of the cast about the rift so it didn't fall into Bill's hands probably wouldn't have been a bad idea either, but then that wouldn't have allowed Ford to be the hero in his own mind, so it makes sense why he didn't go for that either.