The time capsule is interesting and unusual. Unusual greetings from a bright past: frightening finds in time capsules
A Russian scientist who claimed that our usual calendar contained a message from a lost civilization has made a new sensational discovery today.
Five years ago, in Komsomolskaya Pravda, we published an article entitled “The message of the aliens is hidden in the calendar” (see “KP” of June 28, 29, July 1 and 2, 2005 and on the website). This discovery was made by Vladimir Pakhomov, a mathematician, an officer of the USSR Space Forces, a researcher at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and a former deputy director of the Institute for Physical and Technical Problems in Dubna. The mathematician stunned us with the statement that representatives of another civilization visited the Earth 6 thousand years ago. They left us a calendar. And they included their coded message there. Of course, we doubted the self-confident statement of the author. However, Pakhomov was able to convince us with a scientific approach to the mystery.
1. Why did the aliens hide the secrets in the calendar?
- Where else? Pakhomov was surprised. - Two-thirds of the Earth is occupied by water, the rest is covered with ice (at the poles), deserts and spaces covered with greenery. Any object, large or small, would disappear there without a trace. Therefore, the space visitors decided to leave to the future, technically advanced humanity, evidence of their stay in an unusual, but very reliable "safe" - the calendar. This is indirectly confirmed, for example, by the oaths of the Egyptian pharaohs, who, upon assuming the throne, took a strange oath: “Do not make any changes in the calendar”! Is it not to preserve the information contained in it in its original form? Or many ancient manuscripts that have come down to us tell about the god of wisdom, known by two names - Thoth and Hermes. And before his return to heaven, he allegedly wrote and carefully hid some “books” that “will remain incorruptible for centuries and be invisible and undetectable to all people who will walk on the plains of this earth until Heaven, having grown old, will not produce organisms worthy of you.” That is, people who can decipher them.
And what can be "imperishable through the ages"? After all, even the great pyramids are subject to destruction. Only something not entirely material can be incorruptible. For example, information. What can survive for many millennia? Certainly something that is connected with time and chronology. So with a calendar. And why was the message on the calendar “invisible and undetectable” to us? Because humanity did not have the necessary knowledge and technology to "read" the calendar - the computer.
Constellation of Orion in the matrix of the Message
2. How can three dozen digits be used to encrypt secret information?
The scientist conducted a mathematical analysis of the strict sequence in accordance with which calendar numbers are distributed over weeks, months and years. And I came to the conclusion that they are grouped into a matrix containing a giant array of digitized information. Then he calculated the matrix algorithm, and began to extract information from it. (The method of "reading" the calendar is open to any enthusiast who knows higher mathematics. And also in his book "The Secret of the Calendar - A Message to the Unborn".) So, for example, the secret code was hidden in a calendar cycle of 28 years.
“And it repeats itself,” Pakhomov explained. - This means, for example, that in 2005, in 1977 and in 2033, and so on, the days of the week will fall on the same numbers. And, for example, May 13 in all these calendars will be Friday.
The scientist obtained such pictures by “reading” a matrix-calendar using a special computer program: from left to right - a fragment of a DNA molecule, a rocket, a “flying saucer” and a symbolic image of the head
The existence of a period of 28 years was no secret to the ancients either. The image of the "eternal" calendar was discovered by scientists on the wall of St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv. It dates from the 13th century and is a matrix table of just 28 cells. All are indicated by letters symbolizing the days of the week - from Monday to Sunday, from which the years of the cycle should sequentially begin - all 28 years. It was from this matrix, consisting of 7 rows and 4 columns, that Pakhomov began to extract information. According to a certain algorithm, he substituted the numbers corresponding to the days of the week from the calendars of different years. One after another, new matrices were obtained. They formed in sequence and made sense.
3. What can be hidden in the calendar?
According to the researcher, the structure of the calendar includes highly developed mathematical and astronomical knowledge, far surpassing anything that can belong to any ancient civilization known to us. Pakhomov, for example, saw a connection between the seven days of the week and celestial bodies.
“In many languages, the names of the days of the week are somehow connected with celestial bodies,” Pakhomov explained. - In English, for example, Sunday (Sunday) is the day of the sun, Monday (Monday) is the day of the moon. There are seven celestial bodies in total - exactly as many as were known to the ancient astronomers, who “lined up” them in the so-called Chaldean row. That is, they were arranged in ascending order of the apparent speed of movement of these bodies across the sky. The days of the week are arranged in exactly the same order, starting with the “sunny” one.
And this guess was confirmed by the computer. Having made calculations, he "gave out" information about the Chaldean series. But not simple, but with previously unknown details. For example, Pakhomov received data on the precession of all seven celestial bodies, that is, on how their axes move in space, describing peculiar cones. Perhaps, the scientist believes, precession has played or will play some important role for our civilization.
Then Pakhomov replaced the designations of days-planets in the matrix with notes - there are also seven of them. He conducted an additional analysis of the message, using the keys already known to him. And the calendar sounded - a lullaby composed by God knows who.
Then the "matrix" gave Pakhomov two addresses where aliens could come from: the constellation of Orion and Sirius. And even their "portraits". The calendar matrix, processed by a computer program, produced three-dimensional images of mostly ... fish people. Perhaps, Pakhomov assumed, amphibians flew to us.
But the main question then tormented both the KP correspondent and the author of the discovery himself: did the aliens leave us anything more significant than images of their gods and evidence of their knowledge? After all, many myths and legends mention some message hidden from people? Or "Time Capsule", as it is also called by numerous enthusiasts - from serious scientists to ufologists. In it, according to many researchers, there should be a kind of instruction for further actions for earthlings.
Then, five years ago, from the decoding of a calendar message, Pakhomov learned the coordinates of a cache hidden in several places on Earth. Among them were: Stonehenge (Great Britain), the pyramids in Egypt, the pyramids of Teotihuacan in Mexico, the pyramids of China, the underground labyrinth in Ecuador, Shambhala and the caves of Tibet, Easter Island and Nan Madol in the Pacific Ocean, the temples of Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
“When I find out exactly where the “capsule” is, I will inform Komsomolskaya Pravda first about it,” the mathematician promised. And he kept his word! Five years later, the researcher called the editor again.
Problem with many unknowns
“The Calendar Message showed the place of the hidden entrance,” Vladimir Leonidovich said proudly, and told how it “showed” him. - For a long time I could not understand one image obtained from the calendar matrix. I got an image that looks like an island. It consisted of two parts connected by a jumper. It had four mountain peaks located at the corners of a parallelogram. The island is elongated in the direction from southeast to northwest. Most of the island had a bay.
And one place on the image of the island was marked with a cross - it was also “issued” by the computer using an algorithm. Now it was necessary to find out where the island with such outlines and relief is on Earth. And did he survive? There are probably tens of thousands of islands on our planet. The task seemed impossible. And yet, finally, after five years, I found this very unusual place! The Google Earth program provided me with invaluable help in my search.
To search for the repository of the heritage of an ancient supercivilization, we will have to go to South America. The Matrix pointed to the mysterious portal to Aram Muru. It is located on the Islands of the Sun on Lake Titicaca.
Legends of the Island of the Sun
Every legend in the Andes points to Lake Titicaca as some kind of beginning - the place where humanity reappeared after the Flood. All civilizations that existed in the Andes believed that Lake Titicaca was the site of the original creation. It was on the island of the Sun that the creator of everything appeared - Viracocha, the Sun in the guise of a man who, according to most of the ancient myths of South America, was tall, pale-faced and bearded.
South American legends also speak of the wonderful, blond Oriana, who once descended on a spaceship shining like gold to the island of the Sun in Lake Titicaca to give civilization to people. Oriana had only four fingers connected by a web (footprint of fish-men?). She gave birth to 70 earthly children and returned to the stars.
In the translations of the papers of Garcillaso de la Vega, the grandson of the Inca emperor Atahualpa (XVI century), one can read the following: “In the inscriptions carved on the stones of Tiahuanaco, it is stated that completely modified human beings who had membranes and blood different from ours, arriving from another planet, discovered the highest mountain lake on Earth and decided to make their home there.
According to the legends, the first Inca - Manco-Capac and his wife - Mama-Occlo suddenly appeared at sunset on the sacred lake Titicaca in the Andes, and announced to the astonished people that they were children of the Sun and sent by the god of the Sun to give people civilization.
The island has the remains of palaces, gardens, temples, labyrinths and underground passages of the Incas. Aymara, the locals, have long told stories of a lost underwater city and a mysterious island in Lake Titicaca with a hidden entrance to the underground labyrinths built by the Incas. Legends persisted for centuries about vast stone structures below the waters of Lake Titicaca.
On the topographic map of the island, the place where the hidden entrance is located is indicated by the word KUNA, which in the Aymara language means a thing. What item is there? Speaking of language, according to experts, the Aymara language is so pure that it seems that not only did it not develop like other languages, but it was artificially created from scratch. This made it possible to use the Aymara language to create a computer translation program in 26 languages for the UN.
“So, the outlines and relief of the Island of the Sun coincided with what was in the figure from the Message,” Pakhomov said. “There were four mountains located at the corners of the parallelogram. All the features that were in the image from the Message are displayed!
On the photo of the island of the Sun from space, I drew a circle in the place that was marked with a cross on the image from the Message. Then, looking closer, I noticed that in this place in the photo of the island there is already a faintly visible circle. She was lighter against the background of the earth. In this circle is the portal of Aramu Muru.
Portal of Aram Muru
In the early 1990s, climber-guide Jose Luis Delgado Mamani, exploring the Peruvian landscapes of Peru and Bolivia, came across an ancient huge stone slab 7 meters high on Lake Titicaca. It has a hollowed out niche resembling a keyhole about 2 meters high. What it was used for is unknown. But the locals call this stone “Aramu Muru”, and the niche in it is “Puerta de Hayu Marka” or “Gate of the Gods”. There are legends about people who supposedly "fell" into this opening, or about strange creatures, for example, about "a tall man passing through the opening and surrounded by flaming balls of light." The locals have no doubts - these are the gods.
Most of these stories come from those who consider the opening to be some kind of portal. These include the writer Jerry Willis, who describes the paranormal - he claims to have gone through it himself.
And there is another legend that says that at the time when Lemuria sank into the ocean, one of the seven Great Masters, Aram Moore, was instructed to transfer the sacred Golden Sun Disc and the scrolls to Lake Titicaca for safe keeping. Aramu Muru built the monastery of the Brotherhood of the Seven Rays to store relics. During the time of the Incas, the Sun Disc was moved to Cusco, and was located in the main Temple of the Sun, where it remained until the arrival of the Spaniards. Then, he was returned to Lake Titicaca and placed in the Eternal City under the lake. The Sun Disc gave an answer to any question. He received information directly from the Universal Source of Knowledge. In modern terms, it was an artificial intelligence with the knowledge base of a supercivilization. Perhaps the best that could be left to future humanity. At present, which is called by the locals the era of the tenth Pachacuti, the sacred Sun Disc must be revived, gaining access to cosmic wisdom. In other words, the time to extract the Time Capsule has come.
Now the fifth part of the book "The Secret of the Calendar - A Message to the Unborn" is being prepared for release. It describes in detail how the place of storage of the Legacy of an ancient supercivilization was found.
Checking the skeptic mathematician
Fascinating story! The possibility of owning a Time Capsule is mind boggling. After all, the information hidden in it can turn the world upside down. I was already packing my bags, planning to fly to South America, when all of a sudden (the worm of a skeptic still lives in the soul of every journalist!) I decided to call a mathematician I know. This is a very respectable person - Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Chief Researcher of the Mathematical Institute. V. A. Steklov RAS. Moreover, he heads the Moscow Mathematical Society. His name is Viktor Vasiliev. How could he not be able to understand Pakhomov's "mathematical analysis" - is there a mistake there? And then I miss the island of the Sun? And the "capsule" will be on a completely different continent. Although the publishing house that published the book assures readers: “The opening of the Calendar Message and the method of its decoding received positive feedback from mathematicians and computer scientists of the universities to which we sent the book. We have confidence in this book."
- Viktor Anatolyevich, are you sure? – I asked the academician, telling and showing everything related to the Calendar Message.
- I looked at Pakhomov's texts - it's all nonsense, - Viktor Anatolyevich stated bluntly. - Everything there is adjusted to entertaining answers: and the image of Orion can be seen only with a strong desire. And if it didn’t work out with Orion at all, then another constellation would be found - there is plenty to choose from, or you had to look not at sixes, but, for example, at ones or empty shells (Pakhomov, when explaining his theory, used a demonstration of dominoes for clarity. - S.K.). And the melody there is no better and no worse than any other, given by a not completely random code. And the fact that this table was built by the author is not very random, no doubt. But what does the aliens have to do with it, or who allegedly left this “message” there? But here is the main argument.
Obviously, it is IMPOSSIBLE TO ENCODE A LARGE AMOUNT of information - and the author claims to have revealed a complex message - WITH THE HELP OF AN INCOMPARABLELY LESS AMOUNT OF INFORMATION. At first glance, it may seem that the calendar system (which we were allegedly bequeathed and “forbidden to change”) is a large information array in which a lot of things can be encoded. But in fact, almost none of this information is involved in the construction of tables built and "solved" by the author. Everything on the basis of which these tables are built and what, according to the wildest fantasy, these aliens or whoever could encode in the calendar is the ONE and ONLY NUMBER "7", that is, the fact that our ancestors once chose a seven-day week.
Of course, for the construction of this table, the fact that the day fits in the year is not an integer number of times, but an integer number plus about one quarter. (By the way, if the year were not equal to 365 and a quarter days, but, for example, 372 and a quarter, 379 and a quarter, etc., then the tablet would turn out exactly the same, and if the year were equal to any other integer number of days with a quarter, then the original tablet would have turned out a little different, but with the help of the author's arbitrary transformations, leading to exactly the same final one).
But this remarkable fact cannot in any way be an element of a mysterious message: after all, the mysterious testators, no matter how powerful they were, could hardly change the speed of the Earth's rotation around the Sun or around its axis! All the rest of the interesting information contained in the calendar (such as: the number of months, their names, the number of days in each of them, the origin, reference to mythology, etc.) is in fact exactly nothing in the author’s arithmetic constructions does not affect.
So, the author's theory leads us to the fact that all earthly wisdom, transmitted to us in this mysterious way, is contained in the magic number 7 - and nothing else. Moreover, I have no doubt that if instead of seven we substitute any other not too small odd number N, then from the tablet obtained in exactly the same way (and, by the way, taken quite randomly) of the size N by 4, it will be possible to suck out no less than various rubbish, with a large desire reminiscent of some constellation or who knows what else.
OTHER OPINIONS
Associate Professor of the Department of Higher and Applied Mathematics, Moscow State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology named after V.I. M. V. Lomonosov Alexander SAZANOV:
- Ancient information can really be stored in the calendar, as well as in Tarot cards. The ancient book "Tarot Arcana" tells that when the sages of Atlantis predicted a planetary catastrophe, they began to think: in what monuments to store their rich information? And we came to the conclusion that it will best of all reach the descendants in the form of a game. And they created tarot cards. So the deck in your hands is a peculiar and not yet deciphered monument from the Atlanteans. And these were people who knew mathematics well. They could process information related to the new calendar, which has 365 days, in their own way into some kind of images. Therefore, from the table that we call a calendar, it is quite possible to extract both pictures and music. That is, the calendar is an artificial creation. But not the cosmic mind, namely the earthly sages.
The calendar itself seems to me an intellectual megalith. It reflects the desire to preserve for a very long period the message that intelligence on Earth once reached a high level. In general, to come up with such a “safe” is an amazing thing, because millennia bring their own distortions to everything. It would be possible to wall up the "safe" in the pyramids. But there is no guarantee that one day they will not collapse. It seems to me that the information that Vladimir Leonidovich extracted from the calendar was indeed planted by someone.
Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Secretary of the ONTSKM, Senior Researcher of the State Astronomical Institute named after V.I. P. K. Sternberg, Academician of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics. K. E. Tsiolkovsky Lev GINDILIS:
- In the calendar, which is a matrix, amazing patterns really appear. They lead to the idea that only a highly developed civilization could create such a product. Whether they flew to us from outer space or the earthlings themselves contacted the aliens - this question remains open. But there are many examples when reflections reach us, evidence of very high scientific knowledge that exists both in the material and in the spiritual culture of mankind. Take, for example, the “astronomy” of the allegedly primitive African Dogon tribe, who, even before the invention of telescopes, knew that Sirius was a double star. Many historical facts show that for many centuries our earthly civilization has been in contact with some more advanced civilization. Soon, I think, we must gather a wider circle of specialists in calendars, astronomy, and above all in the field of mythology. Because it is in myths that a lot of information about the history of our planet is hidden.
PRIVATE BUSSINESS
Vladimir Leonidovich Pakhomov was born in 1943 in Yaroslavl. Graduated from the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of the Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov. Professional mathematician. Worked at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. Published more than 50 scientific articles. Specialist in the field of automation of design and production of electronic circuits. Created several automatic design systems. He served as an officer in the Space Forces of the USSR. He worked as deputy director of the Institute of Physical and Technical Problems. Since 1996, he has been researching the calendar cryptogram, writing articles and books, and creating a website.
Sometimes, instead of solemn greetings from the past, gloomy messages are also found in capsules. From strange prophecies to corpses, today we will tell you about the most unusual and terrible finds that were discovered in time capsules by the inhabitants of the "bright future".
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"I'm dead:" a scary letter from a ghost boy
In the summer of 2016, during construction work in a school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a time capsule was discovered that was laid in 1968. The glass bottle contained letters from elementary school students. This has been practiced throughout the country for many years. As a rule, schoolchildren's letters contain many fantasies about the future. For example, about flying cars.
However, this time the content of one of the messages attracted close attention. Judging by the signature, it was written by a boy named Greg Lee Youngman. However, information about him has not yet been found. There is no record of such a student in the school archive. Even more strange and frightening is the text:
"I'm dead. I go to Montgomery School. This is the old name of the school. I was born in 1900. But now I'm dead. My favorite pastime is scaring the police. I play guitar. It's a board with strings if you don't know. I am 10 years old. See you later, savages."
The frightening message could have been a dark joke from one of the students. Local journalists tried to find the mysterious boy or those who knew him, but their search was unsuccessful.
A grim hello from psychiatrists of the past
In 2015, on the grounds of an abandoned mental hospital in Indiana, USA, workers stumbled upon a time capsule left by psychiatrists from the 1950s. Inside were films recorded by doctors back in 1958. In the footage, experts of the last century talked about the bright prospects for electroconvulsive therapy, and also reflected on how to effectively treat psychosis through artificial insulin shock.
Of course, it is easy to understand the desire of psychiatrists of that time to share their experience with colleagues from the future, but in modern times such treatments cause shivers and only confirm the difficult path of development of psychiatry.
Time capsule in the form of a bomb caused a stir in Manhattan
And this surprise from the past has a completely harmless content, albeit a frightening form. It was discovered in early July 2017 during renovations in Manhattan. Emergency services and sappers were called to the scene, and nearby buildings were evacuated. Soon, however, experts found that the object found, which outwardly resembled a World War II bomb, did not pose any danger. As it turned out, a time capsule with a message to posterity was disguised as a bomb. More than 30 years ago, it was buried in the ground as a joke by the owner of the then popular Danceteria club.
In the 80s of the last century, Danceteria was one of the iconic places in New York. Stars such as Madonna, Billy Idol and Duran Duran performed there. Entrepreneur John Argento, the former owner of the club, admitted that in 1985 he bought a fake bomb in a New York military supply store, collected “messages to the future” from club visitors for three weeks, and then buried it in front of the entrance to the institution.
“It was kind of a joke. We thought someday someone would dig this thing up and think it was an unexploded bomb. Buried and forgotten - went to the next party.
The police carefully examined the contents of the capsule (only letters and photographs were found inside), and then handed it over to the ex-owner of the nightclub.
"Islamic threat and the rise of China": an Australian wrote very true prophecies for the sake of a joke
In the summer of 2017, a resident of Sydney accidentally found a "letter of the times" under the tiles in the bathroom wall. A plastic capsule, which contained photographs and a letter with amazing prophecies, was immured in the wall 22 years ago by a former resident of this house. The content of the letter quite accurately described many global events in the modern world.
Greg Wilkinson wrote his message on Easter Sunday 1995. First, he told the details of his biography and indicated the state of affairs and the cost of everyday goods at the time of writing the letter, and then moved on to predictions for the future.
According to his forecast, in the future China was to become a semi-democratic state, reach the level of a superpower and become the main partner of the United States. Interestingly, in 1995, China was inferior to many states in terms of the size of its economy, and now it has risen to second place in the world. Among Greg's predictions are the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also wrote that growing Islamic radicalism will become a global problem that will develop into a big war that will end only when "both sides understand that their God does not want to continue it."
The journalists managed to find Greg Wilkinson, who is now 61 years old. According to him, after writing the letter, he argued with his wife when it would be discovered. He himself was inclined to believe that the letter would be found closer to 2060, while his wife pointed to 2020.
Greetings from Auschwitz: a message from the prisoners of the death camp
In 2009, during construction work to destroy one of the buildings that were part of the Auschwitz concentration camp system, a bottle was discovered with a note signed by seven prisoners. The bottle was immured in the wall of the building, which during the Second World War housed warehouses used by the guards of the death camp.
The note, written in pencil on a label from under a bag of cement and placed in a glass bottle, gives the names and surnames of the prisoners - six Poles and one Frenchman, their personal numbers and place - the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Auschwitz.
“All between the ages of 18 and 20,” says the note, which was handed over to the museum of concentration camp prisoners.
In 1940-1945, Auschwitz-Birkenau was the largest Nazi concentration camp, where people were massacred. The exact number of those who died in Auschwitz is still unknown, since before the onset of the Red Army, the Nazis destroyed all the documentation of the camp, and before leaving Auschwitz they carried out mass executions of prisoners.
It is assumed that millions of people died in the camp: some were tortured and poisoned in gas chambers, others died of starvation and as a result of medical experiments.
Peter Pan's dead brothers
In 2010, an American woman found a travel trunk in the basement of her Los Angeles apartment building that looked like it was at least 80 years old. At first, the woman was very happy, but when she opened the time capsule, her enthusiasm instantly subsided.
Inside were newspapers and other junk from the 1930s, a few books about the adventures of Peter Pan, a fan club membership card for this wonderful children's story, and a few Peter Pan-themed souvenirs. However, the most "bright" contents of the box were the embalmed bodies of two babies wrapped in newspaper.
The most interesting thing is that the name of Janet M. Berry was stamped on the box, which is strikingly consonant with J. M. Berry, the name of the author of everyone's favorite book. This discovery caused a great resonance, the police even conducted a DNA test. However, experts have not identified any relationship between the writer and the corpses in the basement, so the origin of the "dead brothers of Peter Pan" is still a mystery.
Strange sticky find in the garden: a curse or a blessing?
In 2016, a Reddit user from Costa Rica dug up a strange object in his backyard, which was a tightly closed metal container. At first he thought it was money, drugs, or a simple message to posterity from people who once lived here. But when he opened the vessel, it seemed to him that he was in some strange horror movie. The container was filled to the brim with a sweet-smelling, thick, sticky goo in which the photograph floated.
Many Latin Americans believe in brujeria, a special form of magic that uses natural elements. Therefore, the Costa Rican was sure that his find was connected with some kind of magical ritual. When the owner of the house came, he told his tenant that the woman in the photo lived in this house about 15 years ago. He also suggested that she was a victim of corruption or a curse. Then they decided to immediately burn the strange find.
However, some commentators on the Reddit post stated that it may not have been a corruption at all. Judging by the sweet smell of the contents in the jar, it could be honey, and the ritual itself was carried out more as a blessing, in order to “sweeten life” for the couple shown in the photograph.
Mothballed Parisian apartment as a time capsule
The next message from the past is different from the rest. This is a spacious apartment in Paris, full of dusty personal items, exquisite furniture and art that has stood untouched since 1939. When you look at this interior, you get the impression that the time machine has taken you to another era.
The owner of the apartment, a French actress, fled Paris at the very beginning of World War II and never returned there. For 70 years, she continued to pay the rent of the apartment, but she did not tell any of her relatives about her. Relatives learned about the abandoned housing after the death of a woman at the age of 91.
The experts described all the belongings in the apartment, among which many personal items were found, such as hairbrushes and letters. In addition to them, other interesting objects were also found: a life-size stuffed ostrich or Mickey Mouse. The media dubbed the unusual apartment a "time capsule".
“It feels like we are in Sleeping Beauty’s castle, where time stopped more than a hundred years ago,” said auctioneer Olivier Chopin-Janvie, who conducted the opening of the apartment.
Everything around was as if frozen - at one moment the experts seemed to have stepped into the past. The air was filled with dust and there were cobwebs everywhere. A heavy dressing table and curtains, huge mirrors entirely in curls, ornate armchairs - all this takes you not even to the beginning of the 1940s, but to the beginning of the 20th century.
Eyes and nails in a teapot: greetings from the Japanese at Expo 70 Capsule
In 1970, electronics giant Panasonic built a teapot capsule in the Japanese city of Osaka that was supposed to stay closed for 5,000 years. The main container was filled with a layer of inert argon gas to protect the contents, but project leaders have also built a second, "control" capsule, which will be periodically opened, inspected and cleaned to help keep the project alive.
The first discovery of one of the most famous time capsules in the world already took place in 2000, and the rest will occur at intervals of 100 years. In total, each capsule contains a cargo of 2,098 culturally significant objects. If the two modern-day capsules survive until their scheduled opening date of 6970 AD, their future owners will find an extensive collection of films, seeds, and microorganisms, as well as the glassy eyes and blackened fingernails of survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
A time capsule is a message for future generations, which is usually laid in the foundations of monuments, buildings and other infrastructure. This tradition was born among the inhabitants of ancient Sumer. They laid baked clay tablets in the foundations of their temples as notes to future rulers. I present to you the 10 most famous and interesting time capsules.
Lion statue time capsule
There were rumors that a time capsule was hidden inside the golden lion that has been sitting on top of the roof of the Old Capitol in Boston since 1901. In October 2014, when the lion was temporarily dismantled for repairs, restorer Robert Sher decided to check if this was true. Sliding a fiber optic camera through a hole in the lion's head, he discovered a copper box inside. When the box was opened, it contained photographs and newspaper clippings from that era, as well as a couple of unexpected surprises: Roosevelt and McKinley badges and a piece of wood from the original 1880s lion statue.
The Lost Time Capsule of Steve Jobs
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs gave a talk in 1983 at the Aspen International Design Conference. After the conference, he put a computer mouse into a time capsule, which tubed Aspen Time, which was then buried in a nearby field. Over the years, everyone forgot about the actual location of the time capsule, and by the estimated date of the opening (in 2000), they simply could not find it. In 2013, the National Geographic team managed to find a capsule, inside of which, in addition to the mouse from the Lisa computer (an unsuccessful Mac predecessor), there was a Rubik's cube and 8 cassettes with the music of the Moody Blues.
Time capsule found thanks to a water leak
In 1795, Paul Revere and Samuel Adams (famous figures of the American Revolution) hid a time capsule behind the cornerstone of the Massachusetts Capitol. Subsequently, this message to the future was accidentally found by a worker who was looking for a water leak in 2014. The capsule contained coins, newspapers and a silver plate carved by Revere.
The Mysterious Time Capsule at the Washington Monument
During the reconstruction of the Washington Monument in Baltimore, a 100-year-old time capsule was discovered, but who left it is still a mystery. The contents of the box, which was found behind a slab dated September 12, 1915, also remain unknown, as scientists fear an opening could destroy what's inside.
Forgotten shoe store
In fact, this is not a time capsule, but an accident led to the fact that time itself was “mothballed” in this store, which has not been opened for more than 50 years. An American family inherited from their grandparents an old abandoned house that had been locked up for decades. When they opened the house, they found inside a completely intact shoe store that operated from the 1940s to the 1960s. Inside the store were hundreds of pairs of vintage shoes now worth thousands of dollars.
Time capsule from the Pennsylvania Armory, found on Google
Colonel Michael Konzman Googled information on the 13th National Guard Regiment, the predecessor of the 55th Brigade in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Suddenly, he came across information about a time capsule that was hidden in the keystone of the armory in 1900. A team of soldiers found a copper box that contained unknown historical information about the brigade, as well as cigars that had not spoiled in the slightest since.
The time capsule I hid from my childhood
Austin resident Rob Wright created the time capsule in 1978 while living in Fontana, California, by sealing it inside the wall of his home. Two years later the family moved to Texas and Wright thought he would never see the capsule again. After 36 years, the family that currently owns the house discovered the capsule while doing renovations. “Hello to whoever is reading this, my name is Robert Wright,” began the letter hidden inside. Also in the bag, immured in the wall of the house, there were several coins and newspaper clippings of those years.
Forgotten in the wardrobe artifacts from the Civil War
During the renovation of a former library building in San Antonio, Texas, a boarded-up closet was found. Inside the wardrobe were 200 documents, including a 1615 King James Bible and Civil War photographs.
An apartment in Paris that hasn't been opened since 1942
This incredible "time capsule" is in fact an entire apartment, which was left in 1942 by the Parisian Madame de Florian, fleeing the Nazis. She left for the south of France and never returned, but continued to pay the rent until her death in 2010. Her heirs discovered information about the apartment, opening which they found many amazing relics, including paintings, a stuffed ostrich, and Mickey Mouse dolls.
Burbank Time Capsule Found Using Newspaper Clippings
The time capsule, which was located inside the Magnolia Bridge in Burbank, California, was accidentally discovered by Larry Harnish, a Los Angeles Times historian who was sorting through the newspaper's archives. The time capsule was buried on February 5, 1959, and its autopsy was scheduled for February 5, 2009. Inside the capsule were 35mm films (Burbank was famous for its film and television studios), photographs of the city, and even a list of predictions for 2009 that included moving sidewalks and underground nuclear power plants.
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1917, capsules with messages to descendants, laid in the second half of the last century, were removed. The letters contain orders to future generations to protect the country, be proud of the exploits of their ancestors and make the dreams of the youth of the 20th century come true.
Gained immortality
On Tuesday, two time capsules with messages to descendants were removed from a concrete stele at the Rostok monument in Penza. Representatives of three generations of city residents laid the first capsule on November 6, 1967. Another one was laid in the same place, in a concrete stele at the "Rostok" monument in 1977. The text of these messages was kept secret.
"Hello, our dear descendants! We extend to you the hand of spiritual unity and kinship. We have gained immortality in your deeds. We live in the beating of your heart, in the smiles of your children, in your dreams and thoughts ... We are calm for our tomorrow, we believe in future, we believe in you," one of the letters says.
As RIA Novosti was told in the administration of Penza, the audio recording of the message to the descendants of 1967 was kept in a capsule in the form of a nesting doll, but the film in it could not be restored, so the recording was reconstructed according to the text of the message found there. It was written on rubberized paper and is well preserved. There were no problems with opening the 1977 capsule. It was sealed in a vacuum glass tube. The document is not wet and well preserved.
After the solemn announcement of messages from the past, historical evidence was transferred to the Penza State Museum of Local Lore for eternal storage.
To make it all right
Two more time capsules were removed in Krasnoyarsk. One of them was opened at the Krasnoyarsk Technological College of the Food Industry. It was laid by the students of this educational institution in November 1967. The message describes the accomplishments of the Soviet people and gives the wishes of the youth.
More than 40 years ago, another capsule was laid in the wall of the building, which now houses the administration of the Central District of the city. The text was signed by about 150 people.
As part of the "Bridge of Generations" project, young people laid a new capsule - for the youth of 2038, when the Central District of Krasnoyarsk will celebrate its centenary.
Duty and responsibility
The time capsule laid by the Komsomol members of the passenger car depot in 1967 was opened in Irkutsk by workers of the East Siberian Railway. Veterans of the railroad who were present at the laying of the message 50 years ago were invited to the event.
Girls and boys of the 1960s spoke in their message about how "by selfless work they daily increase the power of the state", as well as their understanding of duty and responsibility to future generations.
Continuing the tradition, the depot workers laid a new time capsule for the next 50 years.
Keep traditions
The time capsule, intended for the descendants of students and teachers of the Vilinsky school No. 1 of the Bakhchisarai district of Crimea, was solemnly opened 48 years after its laying. The message was folded into a glass liter jar walled up in the wall of the school hall.
Hundreds of villagers, representatives of the Crimean government and the Bakhchisarai region gathered at the solemn ceremony. The right to get the capsule was granted to State Duma deputy Anatoly Aksakov, who was in the third grade of the Vilinsky school when the message was laid, and to the senior pioneer leader Svetlana Leontyeva, who participated in the creation of the time capsule.
“Now there are 1,018 students in our school, of which 160 are Komsomol members and 460 pioneers. There are 54 excellent students, and 288 students study at “four” and “five”. We express our love for the Motherland in work and study,” the message says.
The students of 1969 told themselves, who had matured by almost half a century, how many trees were planted on subbotniks, how the memory of the Crimean partisans was honored, and how the Lenin Museum was opened at school.
“We express the hope that you, the generation of 2017, will make our dreams of the most just communist society come true. Cherish the traditions won by our fathers and grandfathers,” the message says.
Aksakov told RIA Novosti that it was not by chance that the village workers conserved the message, which was perfectly preserved - the state farm was one of the richest in the region, where vegetables and fruits were grown and preserved.
The ceremony participants decided to continue the tradition and lay a new capsule for the descendants of 2067 with their wishes, among which the main ones were the wishes of peace and prosperity, as well as a story about how difficult the years of change turned out to be for the villagers at the time of the change of centuries and eras. The message to posterity specifically mentions the historic referendum on March 16, 2014, which led to the entry of Crimea into Russia.
Keep and multiply
Residents of Kursk removed a time capsule laid 50 years ago with an appeal to fellow countrymen who will live in the 21st century. The authors of the message devoted a significant part of it to the achievements of the country and the Kursk region since the day of the revolution.
“From the assault on the Winter Palace to the assault on space, from the Aurora to Venus-4, from the starving bastard-horseless province to the order-bearing region with its rapidly developing industrial and agricultural potential,” this is how, in particular, the letter describes the past half century of Soviet power.
Trials and victories
Stavropol youth laid a capsule with a message to posterity in 1967 next to the monument to the commander of the Great Patriotic War, a local native, General of the Army Iosif Apanasenko.
Turning to future generations, residents of the Apanasenkovsky district from the middle of the 20th century spoke about the trials that befell their native country, about its restoration in the post-war years, about the first space victories, about fellow countrymen - heroes of labor, contributing to the well-being of the Motherland.
"We have a lot in common with you. We are like-minded people in an effort to make the world more beautiful, richer, happier. You have inherited enduring values from us - love for life, for people, a sense of justice. We are sure that you will keep these values sacred," — noted in the message.
