Time Traveler Caught in a 1928 Film?(torontosun.com)

11 pointsby jonpaulvor 16 Jahren12 comments

torontosun.com

Time Traveler Caught in a 1928 Film?

http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/2010/10/27/15858156-wenn-story.html

8 comments

RobRoyvor 16 Jahren

It's most likely one of those (or similar):

http://hearing.siemens.com/sg/10-about-us/01-our-history/mil...

jonpaulvor 16 Jahren

Agreed. But, I think it makes for a fun discussion.

RiderOfGiraffesvor 16 Jahren

Discussed on Richard Wiseman's blog:

http://richardwiseman.wordpress.com/2010/10/28/chaplin-time-...

Possible (non-time traveller) solutions:

http://www.hearingaidmuseum.com/gallery/Carbon/WesternElectr...

http://www.phisick.com/a7et82lutz.htm

jared314vor 16 Jahren

Another case of people projecting themselves onto something.

It looks to me like she knew the camera was there and was hiding her face with a handbag. She was probably talking to the man who was walking in front of her, but the frame of the shot prevents verification of that.

anamaxvor 16 Jahren

> She was probably talking to the man who was walking in front of her, but the frame of the shot prevents verification of that.

The complete clip shows that he isn't reacting so it's unlikely that she's talking with him.

EliRiversvor 16 Jahren

Yes, I have never seen anyone ignore someone else.

Semiapiesvor 16 Jahren

It's not even clear that she is talking to anyone. She could just be reacting to something.

tzsvor 16 Jahren

Or he is her husband.

eyeconvor 16 Jahren

FWIW, I agree with the more skeptical comments... it's probably a hearing aid, or ice pack, or perhaps a heated stone. But that doesn't mean it's not a time traveler -- after all, common side-effects of frequent time travel include headaches, acute tinnitis, and loss of autonomic thermoregulation of the head and neck area.

Bluntvor 16 Jahren

if it's a hearing amplifier, then who is she listening too? I don't see anyone next to her and the guy who is walking in front of her is several paces in front. I would think that if my friend had a hearing issue, that I would closer to them and sort of make sure they could hear me. Then the woman stops and looks around, lips moving, and no one near her. I'm not buying into the time travel crap but does look strange and the hearing aid also appears doubtful too.

I had thought it might be a 2 way radio but from what I read, 2 way radios didn't come about until 1928 and they were very large boxes of electronics (tube electronics).

lookACamelvor 16 Jahren

Earache or toothache. Probably not speaking, just moving his/her jaw.

DougWebbvor 16 Jahren

Dup, more discussion here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1837109

jim_hvor 16 Jahren

Could also be an old woman warming up her ear with her hand, while talking to herself.