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Author Topic: Time traveller spotted at Chaplin premiere? Michael Brown Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1522 From: Bradford, England Registered: May 2001 posted 10-31-2010 10:05 AM                     Artical from yahoo movies Link ----------------------------------------------------- Time traveller spotted at Chaplin premiere? Has the first real evidence of time travelling been found? A video on YouTube seems to think so. On the DVD extras for Charlie Chaplin's 'The Circus', a woman is spotted in the background at the movie's premiere in 1928 and appears to be talking on a mobile phone. Stunned by what he saw, Irish filmmaker George Clarke consulted experts on his find, and has since posted it on YouTube. He claims that the video has not been tampered with in any way. The footage does seem to show a lady nattering on a mobile phone, but if you thought your phone reception was bad at normal times, we hate to think what it would have been like in the ‘20s. Cynics have scoffed at the footage, asking, if you were a time traveller, would you openly show off the amazing gadget? Others have asked why you would go to a Chaplin premiere if you could go back to any point in time? Clarke replied, "Who says the person in question went back to see the Chaplin premiere? How about, the person went back to an earlier period and got stuck there or was in town doing something else and just happened to stroll on by." Have a look and see for yourselves. (link to video in artical) ------------ So what do we think? I'd probably agree that she is just scratching her ear or something.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 10-31-2010 10:10 AM                        She's obviously not getting any reception because she's in 1928. So that means she's an iPhone 4 user who can't tell the difference since it can't even get reception in 2010.  |  IP: Logged Rick Raskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1100 From: Manassas Virginia Registered: Jan 2003 posted 10-31-2010 10:47 AM                     1920s Hearing Aid Nonsense.  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-31-2010 12:09 PM                     This was posted on Slashdot a few days ago. I looked at the video of the film clip and was unimpressed. To me, it is much more likely that a person in the 1920's would have been suspicious of the movie camera than holding something up to his ear, much less a cell phone. Look closely. You'll see he is wearing a mask. Could he have been holding onto the mask? I say that the more likely explanation is that the person was clutching onto his hat or pulling up his coat collar to hide from the camera. Maybe he thought he could hide behind the statue of the zebra but, when he came to the other side and saw that he was in full view of the camera, he turned, muttered some obscenity and quickly moved on. The person turned and seems to mutter something. Isn't it possible that somebody off-camera hollered something and that he turned to hear what was being said? It certainly seems like a person with a cell phone at first but, on closer examination, I don't think that explanation holds water. Like others said, if it was a cell phone, how could he have been talking to anybody? There would be no cell towers or satellites for the phone to communicate with in the 1920's. The "technological" explanation might be that he had a hearing aid or some kind of recorder or microphone but even that is not likely. It is wise to apply Occam's Razor to the question. What is the most likely answer? Unfortunately, the most likely answer is also the most mundane.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 10-31-2010 12:23 PM                     I can't believe this stupid news story has now made it to FT. quote: Randy Stankey There would be no cell towers or satellites for the phone to communicate with in the 1920's. And that folks is the obvious DUH!!!  |  IP: Logged Graham Ritchie Film Handler Posts: 54 From: Christchurch, New Zealand Registered: Apr 2009 posted 11-01-2010 05:47 PM                     After some serious investigation and thought on the matter "and go where no man has gone before" its an "Electronic Communicator".  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 11-02-2010 01:26 PM                     That's no woman, that's a MAN, baby! Yeah!!!  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 11-02-2010 01:45 PM                        quote: Randy Stankey There would be no cell towers or satellites for the phone to communicate with in the 1920's. I already made that joke above to prove you wrong!  |  IP: Logged Rick Raskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1100 From: Manassas Virginia Registered: Jan 2003 posted 11-02-2010 04:15 PM                     quote: Graham Ritchie its an "Electronic Communicator". Then it must be a Version 1. With Version 2 you talk to your shirt.  |  IP: Logged Thomas Hauerslev Master Film Handler Posts: 451 From: Copenhagen, Denmark Registered: Aug 2000 posted 11-04-2010 07:22 AM                        "12 Monkeys"  |  IP: Logged

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