Internet Finds Time Traveler With Cell Phone in 1928 Charlie Chaplin Film
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An interesting clip from a 1928 Charlie Chaplin film, The Circus, is making the rounds on YouTube, showing what appears to be a woman talking on a mobile phone. GawkerTV slowed it down so you can get a good look at the woman, and you would be absolutely convinced she was talking on a cell phone if they had been invented back then. So, how can we explain this mysterious footage?
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The prevailing internet conspiracy theory is that the woman is a time traveler, making a call through time. I would debunk this by saying it would've been awfully hard to get reception before cell towers were ever invented, but I figure anybody who believes this woman broke the rules of spacetime to visit 1928 isn't going to be convinced by silly old historical facts. Oh, and for anyone who think it's a walkie-talkie, those weren't invented yet, either. They didn't pop up until 1937, and even then, they required a bulky backpack transceiver powered by vacuum tubes.
The best theory we've seen so far is that the woman might be fiddling with a hearing aid. The modern hearing aid was invented in the early 1900s, and, although it still had to be connected to an amplifier about the size of a deck of cards, it could be worn in the ear. Perhaps this woman is concealing the amplifier in her bulky coat.
As for who the woman is, nobody is quite sure. It's convenient that her face and form are hidden by a bulky black jacket and a large hat, making her virtually impossible to identify. If only IMDB had been around 80 years ago! What do you think is going on in this video? Post your ideas in the comments.
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It definitely does appear to be some sort of device that she is holding. Aside from that, I don't think the video quality is sufficient enough to substantiate a claim of a cell phone. There are any number of possibilities that it could be.
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I saw this on the news this morning and it cheered me up no end. The clip is intriguing and fun enough, but the thought of all the wacky conspiracy theorists wanking themselves into a frenzy over it had me grinning.
Personally, I think she fell through a wormhole while trying to arrange the Kennedy assassination which Princess Di found out about and .. well, you know the rest.
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Personally, I think she fell through a wormhole while trying to arrange the Kennedy assassination which Princess Di found out about and .. well, you know the rest.
Too Funny :rotfl:
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:crazy2: :crazy: If the human race does develop time travel, there would have to be rules put in place, to avoid screwing up the past
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:crazy2: :crazy: If the human race does develop time travel, there would have to be rules put in place, to avoid screwing up the past
You would seem to think… Then again in Canada, we have the Highway Traffic Act that's supposed to regulate how people operate a motor vehicle. February 22, 2010 is one example of how "the rules" are not always followed.
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Very true Mr. Mazda - at the risk of sounding like an old fart, but I'm serious - I used to drive every day all day delivering stuff when I first started working. I didn't see in one full weekall the terrible maneuvers and rudeness that one can see today in about an hour on the road. Part of it is more cars in less space, but I think that people are just far less considerate than they used to be. There is no other explanation.
