Doctor Sherman and the senior staff of the Orville admire the time capsule.
A find of this type is always thrilling in this day and age.— Doctor Sherman[1]
The time capsule of Saratoga Springs was a historic cache of goods buried by the citizens of Saratoga Springs, New York on July 21, 2015 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the community's incorporation as a city and to communicate with people of the future.
In early 2421, archaeologists excavating at dig sites north of Albany, New York on Earth discovered the time capsule. The capsule and its contents were taken by Doctor Sherman and the USS Orville to the Delta Pavonis Museum on a planet orbiting the star Delta Pavonis, where they were held as of April 2421.
Description[]
The capsule was a metal cylinder with a plaque that reads:
On July 21, 2015 this time capsule was dedicated to the people of Saratoga Springs, New York in celebration of the city's centennial. Sealed within is a collection of items that represent it's [sic] people and the era in which they lived.
Only one name associated with the time capsule is known: Laura Huggins, a long-time resident of the city who donated her own phone to the project. In Laura's own words, "some people in my town had this idea to make a time capsule and I thought this was a really cool thing to do." When Laura bought a new iPhone, she decided to inter her old iPhone with the capsule along with its text messages, photographs, and videos.
In addition to Laura's phone, the Saratoga Springs time capsule contained:
- A soft pack of cigarettes,
- A bottle of Five Hour Energy,
- A New York Yankees baseball cap,
- A copy of USA Today,
- The album 25 by Adele,
- Minecraft for the Xbox 360,
- A Snickers candy bar,
- An empty can of Coca-Cola,
- A tin of Spam,
- A promotional t-shirt for the 20th Century Fox film X-Men: Days of Future Past,
- A copy of Fifty Shades of Grey,
- A box of Double Stuff Oreos,
- A United States one-dollar bill and $1.02 in change,
- A Fitbit,
- Menus for a local pizza chain and The Hungry Diner,
- A compact fluorescent light bulb,
- A blue model hatchback,
- A birthday card,
- Pink thong sandals,
- Red nail polish
- A bottle of Purell hand sanitizer,
- Eyeglasses and leopard-print eyeglasses case,
- Sunglasses,
- Hawaiian Tropic Island Sport sunscreen lotion,
- Stethoscope,
- A white pill bottle containing ibuprofen,
- And a copy of Us Magazine from January 8, 2015.
Production[]
The original design by Lex Cassar.
The time capsule was designed by senior concept designer Lex Cassar[2] and probably built by property master Bryan Rodgers. The capsule measures 24 inches across.[2]
Trivia[]
- The Hungry Diner is a farm-to-table restaurant in Walpole, New Hampshire, about two and a quarter hours away from Saratoga Springs.
Mistakes[]
- The time capsule was buried on July 21, 2015, but the album 25 by Adele was released in November of that year.
Appearances[]
References[]
- ↑ Episode 2x11: Lasting Impressions
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 @GDNaturedVLLN. "Although the text was modified a bit it's still pretty close to the original design.". Twitter. March 26, 2019.