A man has opened a time capsule he and his brother buried 24 years ago back in 2000 – and the items he discovered are a real throwback to the turn of the century
The man was stunned by what he had put in the time capsule (stock image)(Image: Getty Images)
A bloke has unearthed a time capsule he and his brother buried 24 years ago, filled with items that will transport you back to the turn of the millennium.
Father Dylan Schrader, a pastor, shared images of his silver parcel on Twitter/X, causing quite a stir with its Crayola-themed tin.
He explained: “Context: Amid the millennium craze of late 1999, @Crayola_Capital offered a simple time capsule. My brother and I both made one on the verge of the new year. I originally had the idea of burying it somewhere, but for whatever reason that never happened.”
The contents included an AIDs flier, an alcohol and drugs pamphlet, a half-finished personal information book, floppy discs, polaroid photos of his childhood home and a cassette.
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Father Schrader unearthed a treasure trove of nostalgic 2000s memorabilia and penned: “Pokémon advertisement, Windows key from a keyboard, and Living Faith devotional booklet.”
Father Schrader mused in his note to the future: “I write to those who can’t write back. What is the future like? Is it 1984, Brave New World, or happy? The future. To the future, from an age of free speech, religion, and rampant capitalism. To you I send the message of God, of love, and of peace. And so, as I fill this capsule, I say to all of us today, yesterday, tomorrow. Peace out!”
In addition, Father Schrader discovered a cassette tape labelled with his own handwriting stating “introduction”. He wrote about his intentions: “Apparently I recorded a message and some music? I’ll also have to try to find some way to access these disks, if they still work.”
After getting the cassette tape to play, Father Schrader shared that the recording was a mishmash of personal and pop culture references, and he recollected: “I was able to play the tape. It starts with reading from a Calvin and Hobbes strip, continues with references to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a poem (? ) by me (? ), musings on the future, and then into a song by Alanis Morissette.”