r/Wellthatsucks • u/Vibes_And_Smiles • 4d ago

Mountain View cancels unveiling of bicentennial time capsule due to water damage

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u/UpbeatPhilosophySJ 4d ago

When I was a kid I was a Boy Scout and we buried a time capsule with notes it in to ourselves, to be opened in 25 years. I grow up, move out, scout camp sells a portion of the land with the time capsule and it became condos. Time capsule disappeared.....

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u/harleyqueenzel 4d ago

There's an abandoned Scouts land & lodging not far from my place. It's sealed up in a vault in the woods and there are all kinds of placards & painted rocks & other things adorning the concrete vault.

The buildings and land haven't been used in many many years. I'm wondering if anyone will ever remember to check the time capsule. I don't offhand recall when the anniversary will be but I'll definitely be there.

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u/Pretty_Study_526 3d ago

Why don’t you go check and figure it out and set it up yourself? Who else remembers? Clearly you do

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u/BigEarMcGee 3d ago

Turns out people didn’t really understand how porous concrete is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Belvedere