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“We seem to have a compulsion these days to bury time capsules in order to give those people living in the next century or so some idea of what we are like. I h
by SapporoChris 2y ago
“We seem to have a compulsion these days to bury time capsules in order to give those people living in the next century or so some idea of what we are like. I have prepared one of my own. I have placed some rather large samples of dynamite, gunpowder, and nitroglycerin. My time capsule is set to go off in the year 3000. It will show them what we are really like.”
― Alfred Hitchcock
- arduanika 2y agoThat is an excellent quote, thanks for sharing it. But I'm not sure why he told us the exact date of detonation. Wasn't he supposed to be the master of suspense?
- jandrese 2y agoHe didn't tell you the location, that's the suspense.
- rincebrain 2y agoThe date of intended detonation is very much not going to be the actual date anything explodes with how stable our bomb chemistry is over long intervals.
- adrianmonk 2y agoFor the joke to work, the listener needs to picture a highly advanced, evolved civilization far in the future. Saying a big number gives the imagination a concrete starting point. Like a writing prompt. Plus, while Hitchcock is the master of suspense, he is also known for comedy: https://medium.com/life-and-the-performing-arts/humor-hitchcocks-secret-weapon-94a0bde4e5e6 https://medium.com/life-and-the-performing-arts/humor-hitchc...
- booleandilemma 2y agoWell the year 3000 is 365 days long, so plenty of room for suspense.
- knodi123 2y agoThe bible says that no one knows the day or the hour of the apocalypse. But plenty of christians are eager to tell you the week or the minute! It's been on my mind lately due to several billboards in my area pointing to october9th.com
- edm0nd 2y agoMormons be hoarding all the wealth and supplies just in case it is sometime soon. Jesus would be real mad if he came back and they only had a measly 5 billion.