In <[log in to unmask]> George Bailey
<[log in to unmask]> writes:
>
>John Handley,
>
>I thought the whole idea of a time capsule was to seal it up. I would
>include examples of everyday life in a time capsule. It's the little
>mundane things that can change the most without anyone really
>noticing, unless there is something to compare it with. It's easy to
>look up major historical events etc through reference books, but try
>finding out how much a hotdog cost in 1954!


Well, it has to be opened someday to be compared!  Some may be opened
when found unexpectedly:

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Capsule Account

To the editor:

Dr. Nyack's experience (AIR Vents, last issue) was not unique. I,
too, removed a time capsule from a patient on whom I was
performing an appendectomy. In this case, too, the operation was
performed on a patient who was born in Philadelphia during the
1930's. Dr. Nyack declined to speculate as to the the
circumstances under which the capsule found its way into the
patient. Myself, I am curious as to whether it was done in
connection with some sort of municipal celebration.

Dr. Edward Beister
Benderly, Missouri


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Alameda, CA




I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six.
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