Exciting Time Capsules From The Past
if you wanted to really summarize the times we live in what items would you put in a time capsule only intended to be opened after many many years it's a difficult question to really Define a time with just items alone can be tricky but plenty have done it and once opened the stuff inside can be pretty mind-blowing from age-old Mysteries to futuristic instructions let's crack open the most exciting time capsules including a few we were never supposed to see [Music] the Crypt of civilization in a project led by professor and historian thornwell Jacobs along with scientist Thomas Peters the spectacularly named Crypt of civilization was built between 1937 and 1940. this remarkable project was intended to encapsulate civilization and human development of the first half of the 20th century this 2000 cubic foot impenetrable airtight chamber is sealed behind a heavy steel door welded shut in 1940 at Oglethorpe University in Georgia and is intended to be kept under tide wraps until the year 81-13 but what keepsakes are they keeping in this Crypt for the next 6 000 years well first and foremost there's literature and religious texts which may not seem particularly remarkable but what is remarkable is that Peter specifically invented and included a device to make sure they're readable even if languages undergo extreme changes in the next 6 000 years called the language integrator this device is essentially a hand operated movie projector with sound and is intended to be able to teach future civilizations English in addition to this there are also other Technologies such as a toaster typewriter sewing machine camera and a telephone to name a few we can only imagine what Advanced Tech the people of the distant future opening the crib may have access to so much so who knows if they'll even understand what something is simplistic as a typewriter even is some cultural items are included too such as artworks ornaments transcriptions of radio shows and of course a stuffed Donald Duck toy perhaps the most fascinating aspect of this capsule though is the voice recordings of various world leaders of the time from Franklin D Roosevelt to Joseph Stalin it's pretty interesting to consider how these 20th century icons will compare to the leaders of the distant future most likely with the way things are headed today our descendants will probably just wonder whether these 20th Century leaders were sponsored by Pepsi or Coca-Cola the world's largest time capsule on July 4th 1975 Nebraska shopkeeper Harold Keith Davidson wanted to create a capsule to be opened in the year 2025 so that his future grandchildren would be able to see what life was like in the 70s and let's just say he didn't hold back weighing 45 tons and measuring 20 by 8 feet the Guinness World Records certified the concrete capsule as the largest in the world when it was constructed however Oglethorpe University creators of the aforementioned Crypt of civilization claimed theirs was rightfully bigger not about to be outshone Harold taught the original capsule with a second piece in 1983. a giant concrete pyramid but what artifacts lurk in this pyramid tomb all in all it said there's over 5 000 items in there so unfortunately we won't have time to list them all though some honorable mentions include a Kawasaki motorcycle bikini bottoms letters from local parents soda bottles tapes records bowling bans fireworks and a leisure suit sounds to me like Harold was just clearing out some old junk Jokes Aside there were actually some very valuable items left in the capsule the Pista resistance being a brand new Chevy Vega and a 1975 Datsun which was added with the pyramid Edition in 1983. that's one way to keep the car's mileage low so while some grandparents might leave behind money or family heirlooms Harold Davidson left a literal pyramid full of treasures foreign Space Age Treasure Trove from the characters to the music there are few films quite as iconic as Star Wars naturally the franchise has become a fountain of memorabilia because who doesn't want to nibble on Jar Jar Binks candy talk anyway that cursed image aside did you know that George Lucas creator of Star Wars actually buried a shrine full of original Star Wars merch it's true it wasn't quite as shiny and futuristic looking as this one but it wasn't far off it was 1981 and lucasfilm we're celebrating their 10th anniversary as a company not just that but Skywalker Ranch AKA home of lucasfilm sound design and post-production had just been completed with much to celebrate it was the perfect time to bury a capsule on the side of Skywalker Ranch yeah we're all disappointed they didn't beam it to a galaxy far far away but unlike most time capsules George Lucas didn't specify an opening date only hoping that it would last thousands of years inside was enough to make your average Star Wars fan explode with excitement from engraved paperweights that read May the force be with you to custom bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon that according to lucasfilm.com Features a caricature drawing of the lucasfilm employees elsewhere in this Shrine there are also action figures a cassette of the soundtrack and even the original contract between lucasfilms and Universal for their 1973 movie American Graffiti on the lucasfilm site there's actually an inventory of the capsule's contents which I can only imagine is like the Star Wars Mega fans equivalent of finding a box full of vintage adult entertainment uh yeah move on we shall the Steve Jobs method nah the year 1983 Michael Jackson's Thriller was number one everything was cheaper I still had hair it also happened to be the year that a group of tech nerds including a 28 year old Steve Jobs founder of Apple attended the international design conference in Aspen Colorado to Mark the event Steve and his Pals decided they'd bury a time capsule that was a huge 13 foot long canister concealing items they felt best depicted in 1983. such
artifacts included an eight-track tape from the band The Moody Blues as well as a pack of Valentine ale so that the people who found the capsule could crack open a cold one and of course no 80 shrines complete without a Rubik's Cube but wait this is Steve Jobs founder of Apple where's the tag where's the futuristic unreleased Apple devices waiting to be revealed like this designed for an apple capsule within a capsule or at least the iconic Apple logo we know so well well there was in reality only one technological treasure can sealed in this capsule you see 1983 was also the year that Apple released their desktop computer appalisa at the time this was one of the first commercial computers when the graphical user interface and thus bore a ten thousand dollar price tag approximately twenty seven thousand dollars today celebrating its launch jobs placed a lease a mouse in the capsule and sure it looks a little dated by today's standards but this is a time capsule after all the guys intended for the capsule to be uncovered in the year 2000 however a landscaping project on the Aspen side caused them to lose track of its whereabouts it wasn't until 2013 30 years after its burial that the capsule was finally rediscovered which only made it even more special after Jobs's untimely passing in 2011 but even if this computer mouse and Rubik's Cube weren't the best rediscovered Legacy the two trillion dollar company that developed above ground ain't too shabby thank you the Angel's Secret on April 6 1892 the Mormon Salt Lake Temple in Utah was completed after 40 Years of construction to finalize the bill to top of one of the spiers they placed a granite spherical Capstone and a gold statue of the Angel Moroni it was an occasion that Drew a crowd of 30 000 people and in the spirit a time capsule was concealed within the granite ball which would remain up there for 128 years until 2020 when the statue needed repairs two days after being removed conservation experts and stone masons carefully cut the granite ball open and retrieved the more than a century-old Treasures from inside unfortunately due to the Capstone not being insulated the items were mostly ruined nevertheless they managed to identify scriptures popular religious books of the time as well as a gold leaf copper plate with the name of Temple leadership inscribed they were even photographs found in the capsule which some have theorized may have been one of a kind snap snapshots of Mormonism founder Joseph Smith unfortunately though the elements had left the images less decipherable than my drunken attempts at selfies on the bright side though they also discovered around 400 coins that were encased in the concrete mainly nickels pennies dimes and quarters which adjusted for inflation may just cover the price of repairs yeah probably not Panasonic Expo 70. it's 1968 and two Japanese companies Panasonic and the manichi newspaper are challenged with creating a time capsule for the Japanese World Exposition 1970 intended to be buried on the site of the iconic Osaka Castle it'd take years of planning and research before the Dual team settled on a total of 2098 specific items creating a futuristic almost UFO looking Time Capsule aiming to summarize Japanese culture inside you could find a Japanese flag a slinky get a sandals green bottle fly specimens a portable radio a rice cooker a model airplane and astronaut food likely in reference to the Japanese space program that originated in the mid 50s most interesting though is the radiation blackened fingernails of survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima at the end of World War II while it may seem gruesome their presence in this capsule ensures we never forget that dark chapter in human history according to Panasonic every single item in the capsule was treated with the most advanced preservation techniques of the time and given the time frame of this capsule they're gonna need it you see the intention was for it to be opened in 2000 and then every 100 years thereafter however they also created an exact duplicate of the original capsule buried deeper below this second capsule isn't set to be opened until the year 5970 and who knows what human civilization will look like by then hopefully my plan to genetically engineer the human race in my own image will have worked starting with all of my subscribers Massachusetts Institute of time in 1957 the Massachusetts Institute of Technology AKA MIT opened building 26 home of the Compton Laboratories and celebration professor of electrical engineering Harold Edgerton came up with the idea to bury a time capsule a time capsule not intended to be opened until a thousand years later and 2957 fast forward 58 years to 2015 and a construction crew working on mit's new nanotechnology lab accidentally excavated the capsule which had been forgotten in the Years between and with a very clear label which exclaimed please do not open until 2957 A.D they decided to honor capsule creators wishes after all the glass encasing the capsule was specifically forged in an MIT glass blowing lab and was filled with Argon gas to help preserve the contents so opening it would ruin the preservation but luckily for the Curious Among Us the capsule's class is transparent meaning historians were able two semi-piece together its contents inside they could see coins from the First National Bank of Boston a commemorative mug from the MIT class of 1957 a container of synthetic penicillin as well as a cryotron that last item was a superconducting electrical device that at the time of the capsule's burial was expected to revolutionize computer technology in the end though different Technologies took that role and the cryotron fell Into Obscurity what did still hold significance though was a letter mit's president at the time Dr J.R Killian wrote to place in the capsule it read we cannot guess what the next millennium holds but we are confident that you will have a greater understanding of the universe we wish you continued success in the pursuit of knowledge oh the optimism If Only They knew about tick tock capsule of Christ what you see here might look like your standard Jesus sculpture but the truth is it's actually a secret time capsule in the northern Spanish province of Burgos in the Church of Santa angueda lies a wooden statue of a crucified Christ in 2017 the statue was do some repairs though as the Restoration Team removed a piece of cloth from the statue's waist it appeared there was more than one crack at the rear end it turned out the son of God's backside was harboring Secrets though judging by that facial expression I can't tell if he was welcoming of the ensuing probe or Pain by it either way this examination actually led the team to discover a mysterious handwritten note inside Jesus I once experienced something similar but I'd rather not talk about my time in prison anyway this note actually dated back to 1777 exactly 240 years prior it been placed there by by Joaquin menquez a priest of the Cathedral of burgo De osma at the time unfortunately he had no real prophetic wisdom to bestow upon us rather a written Time Capsule commentary on day-to-day life in Spain at the time from popular pastimes such as card and ball games to Spain's religious economic and political climate he even commented on common diseases such as typhoid fever as well as famous people such as popular bull fighters of the time all in all the letter provides an incredible insight to life at the time though one question remains why did Joaquin hide it in Jesus's butt foreign Marte de Florian let's take a trip back to Paris 1939. it's August 29th and
French socialite actor stand professional mistress Martha de Florian dies at age 74. leaving behind her opulent Parisian apartment it was inherited by her 23 year old granddaughter Solange Bergeron who three years later would flee to the south of France escaping the German occupation of Paris during World War II although having never returned to the apartment Solange for some reason continued to pay the rent until her own death in 2010. in that time the untouched apartment became trapped in a Time Warp becoming a time capsule of its own if you will when the apartment was finally cracked open following Solange's death chic decor and trinkets of days gone by were found to inhabit the dust-laden dwelling encased by wilting wallpaper personal documents and love letters were also found just as Martha de Florian had left them which given a reputation it's safe to assume there may have been the ad voulez-vous and there other relics such as Mickey Mouse and Porky Pig stuffed toy laid there just as they had for seven whole decades not to mention this stuffed ostrich in the room but hidden among all these curious knickknacks Le Madan de Florian herself that is an original Giovanni baldini portrait ever baldini was an Italian Portrait Painter of significant talent and Renown and as a result the long-lost painting was auctioned for 3 million euro in 2010 making it boldini's most valuable to date c'est la vie foreign 100 years while waiting for Avatar 2 might have felt like it's taken a hundred years there's actually a real movie that isn't set to Premiere until the year 2115. and no it is an avatar 3. filmed back in 2015 100 years is being dubbed the movie you will never see in fact hardly anyone knows anything about the film or its plot only that it was directed by Robert Rodriguez written by and starring John Malkovich alongside shuya Chang and Marco zeroar currently the top secret film is secured behind bulletproof glass in a high-tech safe that is automated to open on November 18 2115. it is then and only then that the
film will Premiere to 1 000 invited guests but anyone currently invited will all be dead by then I hear you say well that's why the creators took the liberty of making the tickets out of metal so they can be inherited by Future descendants and sure this is a fun Twist on the idea of a Time caps but it's also reportedly part of an elaborate promotion for Louis XII cognac the luxury liquor allegedly takes 100 years to mature providing a general basis for the movie concept though whether the film will revolve around the cognac or will just have very Indiscreet product placement well that like everything else remains a mystery Wall Street treasure chest back in the 1600s Dutch Merchants began regularly traveling to America to trade with Native Americans and establish colonies in 1614 a collective of Dutch Traders were given exclusive trading rights in the east coast of North America from the Dutch leadership which is thought to have sparked the beginnings of New York City and all its business 300 years later in 1914 the lower Wall Street businessmen's Association decided to Mark the tricentennial with a time capsule the plan was for it to be open 60 years later in 1974. however by that point the lower Wall Street businessmen's Association no longer existed so the capsule was forgotten it wasn't until the late 90s that it was rediscovered in an art storage unit in New York City's Chelsea area though by this point it was decided it was best to leave it unopened until 2014. exactly 100 years since its creation but what exactly was concealed within this Hefty bronze box well in 2014 we finally found out for the most part the contents of the capsule weren't the most exciting mainly just 100 year old books newspapers medals and so on there was however an interesting telegram from Governor Morton Glenn a politician at the time which said May every problem which now engages the attention of New York have found a solution I mean at the very least I guess there's less horse poop on the streets now than in 1914 somewhat disappointed by the contents the New York Historical Society decided to re-berry the capsule along with a new capsule that will be opened at 21-14 for this they Enlisted the help of a bunch of high schoolers as one of the society's curators Margaret Hofer wanted the new capsule to reflect popular culture as seen Through The Eyes of teenagers in contrast to the relative dullness of the initial capsule the new one includes things such as a Starbucks cup an iPhone box earbuds and even Lady Gaga tickets though if you ask me they should have just filled it with thumb drives full of classic Vine clips Vine we still miss you the Millennium capsule the turn of the Millennium was a momentous occasion celebrated immensely and with Bill Clinton being in power in the USA at the time the administration thought of no better way to Mark the once in a 1 000 years event than with a time capsule said to be opened in the year 2100 they wanted to show people of the 22nd century what life was truly like in the 20th and if you ask me they did a pretty good job the capsule contained a cell phone a piece of the Berlin Wall a film of Neil Armstrong landing on the moon the Bill of Rights and a helmet from World War II to name a few but by far the most important item in there is one that truly defines the great land of America that single specific item was of course the humble Twinkie yep in true American style they dropped in some processed sugary food sadly though future Generations may not know our adoration for twinkies as they apparently had to be removed from the capsule due to attracting mice being honest though we all know it was really removed because some white house in turn got the munchies German in the toilet back in 2016 a Russian fellow lucachev Dimitri was digging a cesspool for his outdoor toilet however when his shovel struck something metallic he made a truly unexpected Discovery a metal box was soon unburied leading lucachamp to uncover a field Locker left by a German World War II officer estimated to be from between 1944 and 1945 the contents which had been there around 60 years were in great condition thanks to a Rubber seal on the lid of the Box inside were all the typical Army items you might imagine uniforms ID passes cash but there was also room for other Bare Necessities such as alcohol and cigars which are essential after a regular day's work let alone a literal world war after analyzing the uniform historians concluded that the Box belonged to a German soldier who based on his uniform was likely a doctor in the medical Corps and while historians had hoped they might be able to track down the Soldier's descendants online sources never confirmed them having done so so maybe if they posed a Craigslist ad with the title cigarettes and booze found they'd get a bit more interest and that's all for today folks what would you put in your time capsule let me know in the comments down below and I'll catch you next time foreign [Music]
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