Unusual greetings in light of the past: the frightening findings in time capsules

Now very often reveal time capsule — cheerful message to the descendants of that laid enthusiastic Soviet citizens.

Although the fashion for such greetings from "last light" existed not only in the Soviet Union. In the XX century it was a craze in many countries: in boxes or drawers put a handwritten letter addressed to the people of the future, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, photos, etc. Most often they are somewhere buried or poured concrete in the hope that the descendants will find a "treasure".

However, sometimes, instead of the solemn greetings from the past in capsules and found a grim message. From a strange prophecy to the dead bodies: today we will tell you about the most unusual and creepy discoveries that were found in time capsules residents "a bright future".

"I'm dead:" a chilling letter Ghost boy

In the summer of 2016 during the construction works in a school in the city of Albuquerque in new Mexico found a time capsule buried in 1968. In a glass bottle were letters in lower grades. It is practiced throughout the country for many years. As a rule, letters students have many fantasies about the future. For example, on flying cars.

However, this time the contents of a communication has attracted a lot of attention. Judging by the sign, it's written by a boy named Greg Lee Langman. However, the information about him, yet could not be found. In the school archive no data of such student. Even more strange and terrifying is the text:

A chilling message could be a grim joke of one of the students. Local journalists tried to find a mysterious boy, or those who knew him, but it was not successful.

Dark greetings from psychiatrists in the past

In 2015, in an abandoned mental hospital in Indiana, United States, workers stumbled upon the abandoned psychiatric 1950‑ies of the time capsule. Appeared in films, recorded by physicians in the distant 1958. the footage of the last century, experts told what bright prospects await electroconvulsive therapy and was thinking about how to effectively treat psychosis by artificial insulin shock.

Of course, it is easy to understand the desire of psychiatrists the time to share your experience with colleagues from the future, but in modern times, such treatments cause jitters and only prove difficult path of development of psychiatry.

Time capsule in the form of bombs has caused a stir in Manhattan

And this surprise from the past innocuous content, though terrifying form. It was discovered in early July 2017, during repair work on the Manhattan. The scene was caused by the emergency services and the bomb, in nearby buildings were evacuated. Soon, however, experts found that the thing that looks like a bomb during the Second world war, no danger. As it turned out, the bomb was hidden time capsule with a message to descendants. More than 30 years ago as a joke buried in the ground the owner of a popular club Danceteria.

In the 80‑ies of the last century Danceteria was one of the most iconic places of new York. It was played by such stars as Madonna, Billy idol and the band Duran Duran. Businessman John Argento, the former owner of the club, admitted that in 1985 I bought a fake bomb in one of the new York military goods stores, three weeks were collected in her "message to the future" from visitors to the club, and then buried it in front of the entrance to the school.

Police have carefully studied the contents of the capsule (inside was only discovered letters and photographs), and then handed it to the former owner of a night club.

"The Islamic threat and the rise of China": the Aussie joke wrote very true prophecy

In the summer of 2017, the resident of Sydney accidentally found the "mail" under the tile in the bathroom wall. The plastic capsule, which had the pictures and email with the amazing prophecies, was bricked up in a wall 22 years ago, a former resident of the house. The content of the letter is quite accurately described many of the global events in the modern world.

Greg Wilkinson wrote his message on Easter Sunday 1995. At first, he told the details of his biography and pointed out the situation and the cost of everyday goods at the time of writing, and then moved on to the predictions for the future.

He predicts that in the future China had become a semi-democratic government, to achieve the level of a superpower and become the main partner of the USA. Interestingly, in 1995 China in terms of the economy inferior to many States, and now has risen to second place in the world. Among the predictions of Greg, the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also wrote that the growing Islamic radicalism is a global problem that will grow into a great war that will end only "when both parties understand that to continue her doesn't want their God."

The journalists managed to find Greg Wilkinson, who is now 61 years old. In his words, after writing the letter he had an argument with his wife, when it is detected. He was inclined to believe that the letter will find closer to 2060, and his wife pointed to 2020.

Greetings from Auschwitz: the message of the prisoners of the death camp

In 2009 during the construction works for the destruction of one of the buildings that were part of the Auschwitz concentration camp system, was discovered by a bottle with a note, signed by the seven prisoners. The bottle was immured in the wall of the building, which during the Second world war was occupied by warehouses used by the guards of the death camps.

The note, written in pencil on the label under a sack of cement and placed in a glass bottle, disclosed the names of the prisoners — six poles and the French, their personal identification number and the place is a concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Auschwitz.

In the years 1940-1945 Auschwitz-Birkenau was the largest Nazi concentration camp, where the mass extermination of people. The exact number of victims at Auschwitz is still unknown, as the red army, the Nazis destroyed all documentation of the camp, and before leaving Auschwitz held a mass execution of prisoners.

It is assumed that the camp killed millions of people: some were tortured and poisoned in gas chambers, and others died from hunger and as a result of medical experiments.

The dead brothers Peter pan

In 2010, a American found in the basement of his apartment building in Los Angeles trunk, externally looking like he's at least 80 years. First, the woman was very happy, but when we opened the time capsule, her enthusiasm was instantly gone.

Inside lay Newspapers and other stuff 30 years, several books about the adventures of Peter pan, membership of the fan club of this wonderful children's story, as well as a few Souvenirs on the theme of Peter pan. However, the most "striking" contents of the box had been embalmed the bodies of two babies wrapped in newspaper.

Most interesting is that on the box was engraved the name of Janet M. berry, what is striking is consonant with John. M. berry, a name of the author of the beloved books. This discovery caused a great resonance, the police conducted a DNA analysis. However, experts did not reveal any relationship between the writer and the corpses in the basement, so that the origin of "the dead brother of Peter pan" remains a mystery.

Strange sticky gem in the garden: a curse or a blessing?

In 2016, a Reddit user from Costa Rica dug in his back yard strange object, which was a tightly closed metal container. At first he thought it was money, drugs or a regular message to the descendants of the people who once lived here. But when he opened the vessel, as it seemed to him that he is in a strange horror film. The tank was filled to the brim with thick sticky sweet-smelling muck, in which swam a photo.

Many Latin Americans believe in BRUJERIA, a special form of magic use the natural elements. Therefore, the Costa Rican was sure that his discovery associated with some kind of magical ritual. When the owner came to the house, he told my tenant that the woman in the photo lived in this house about 15 years ago. He also suggested that she was a victim of damage or curses. Then they decided immediately to burn a strange discovery.

However, some commenters to the post on Reddit said that perhaps it was not the damage. Judging by the sweet smell of content in the Bank it could be the honey, and the ritual was conducted soon to be a blessing, to "sweeten life," the pair pictured.

Canned Parisian apartment is like a time capsule

The following message from the past different from the rest. This is a spacious apartment in Paris, full of dust-covered personal effects, fine furniture and works of art, which stood untouched since 1939. When you look at this interior gives the impression that the time machine has moved you to a different era. Chic apartment discovered in Paris in 2010, remained untouched for seven decades.

The owner of the apartment, a French actress who fled from Paris at the beginning of the Second world war and never returned. 70 years she continued to pay the rent, but no one from the family was not told about it. The family learned about the abandoned housing after the woman's death at the age of 91 years.

Experts have described all the property in the apartment, in which was found a lot of personal items such as hair brushes, and writing. In addition they were found and other interesting items: stuffed ostrich in full size or Mickey mouse. The media dubbed the fancy apartment, "the time capsule".

Everything was like frozen in one moment, the experts seemed to have stepped into the past. The air was filled with dust, and there was a spider web. Heavy mirror and curtains, a huge mirror covered in swirly, flowery armchair — all this takes is not even the beginning of 1940‑ies, and in the beginning of the twentieth century.

Eyes and nails in the kettle: greetings from the Japanese in Expo 70 Capsule

In 1970, electronics giant Panasonic has built in the Japanese city of Osaka capsule-kettle, which was to remain closed for 5,000 years. The main container has been filled with inert argon gas to protect the content, but the project managers have built and the second, "control" capsule, which will be opened periodically, inspect and clean to help keep the project alive.

The first opening of one of the world's most famous time capsule has already taken place in 2000, and the rest will occur at intervals of 100 years. In total, each capsule contains the load 2098 culturally significant objects. If two capsules of the times of recent history would stand before the scheduled opening date in 6970 year of our era, their future owners will find extensive movie collection, seeds, and microorganisms, as well as glass eyes and blackened nails of survivors of the atomic bombing, 1945 in Hiroshima.