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[Cellmonk]

Hmmm.. now that were getting into the other interpretation of the question, the more superpowery one, I'd like to see every divergence 5 years from now. I'd also like the brainpower to be able to process that.

EDIT: and this would be a continuous thing.
EDITEDIT: and make it snappy.

[kaenneth]

The JFK assassination, from a perspective that I can clearly see who really did it.

(Insert evil djinn making me the true assassin)

[Roboboy33]

my death, I'd like to know how im gonna die.

[iceball3]

my death, I'd like to know how im gonna die.

Now THAT would be depressing.
I'd like to observe how to invent something in the future. I dunno what though, because I don't know what will be invented.

[kaenneth]

my death, I'd like to know how im gonna die.

That's just making it too easy for the evil djinn.

I thought of a better one.

Apperently, there is a work of art named Kryptos in the courtyard of the CIA's public office, the artwork has an engraved message with a horribly complex code. and the decoded message is stored in the safe of head of the CIA; last I heard is hasn't been solved (probably due to the small sample size)

I'd like to see the creation of the encoding used for the message; so that I not only know the message, but how to decode it; in order to awe and amaze some of the best codebreakers in the world.

[clockout1]

A supernova. Just because it would look cool.

Or alien life, which someone mentioned earlier.

[Monkeyfacedprickleback]

I'd wait till I was really old, Then see my own death. If it was anything other then suicide... Then I'd go skydiving.

[Starver]

Well, some of you picked up on some of my original thoughts (after the constraints were given, "next week's lottery numbers" were definitely my number one choice, and before that I had other things that probably are best left unsaid).

So something different.  The "my own death one" might be considered to be similar, but "myself, in the immediate aftermath of having made said observation" is probably my final (for now) answer.  Because then I may be able to test the true limits of 'hard-wired causality', and at the same time conduct other experiments in (effectively) large-scale quantum computing.  Unless as part of the stipulation, the observed me has had to be given induced amnesia to ensure that he was unaware of his being observed, but even then I'm sure there's something I can do with tattoos on the back of my own neck, or something...

[DeKaFu]

I want to see what colours dinosaurs are.

[SalmonGod]

The Wall: Live in Berlin      July 21, 1990

May seem like a humble request, but damn would I have loved to be there.  I would seriously give a finger or something for the opportunity to go back and witness that.  The video is not enough.

[dreadmullet]

I'd like to see the most intelligent beings in the universe. I would be utterly depressed if it turned out to be humans...

[Darvi]

It's mice.

[Angel Of Death]

Every revolution. Yes, EVERY one.

[Darvi]

That could take a while. You know how often the earth revolves around itself.

[Draco18s]

This is a bit old, but I have to jump in here.

Apperently, there is a work of art named Kryptos in the courtyard of the CIA's public office, the artwork has an engraved message with a horribly complex code. and the decoded message is stored in the safe of head of the CIA; last I heard is hasn't been solved (probably due to the small sample size)

I'd like to see the creation of the encoding used for the message; so that I not only know the message, but how to decode it; in order to awe and amaze some of the best codebreakers in the world.

The sculpture exists, I don't think that's where the message is actually stored, but there were precautions taken such that when the original creator dies, it is still possible to verify the correct solution.  Or at least, what's in the safe isn't the solution per say.

As for the unsolvability of it, it's not only due to the sample size but also to do with intentional errors in the process.  The algorithm used is actually fairly well known (polyalphabetic substitution).  The issue lies in the fact that the originally encoded message contains spelling errors: the fourth panel doesn't conform to normal letter distributions (e.g. spelling "four" p-h-o-r or throwing a random Qs in)

Panel 4 remains a mystery due to the fact that it requires the other panels (as hints) to be solved and that there are more misspellings (complicating the process of deriving a correct solution) and less so in the guy's method of encoding the message.

Story on the subject.