Time capsule discovered under San Francisco's iconic Transamerica Pyramid - EXCLUSIVE

[@SFJayAnt]

We keep opening time capsules way before they should be opened

[@castorchange9737]

To add more plastic for the future lol

[@ytzpilot]

They place a new time capsule reusing its contents and adding more, very common during renovations

[@copyprint-fz2hb]

San Fran won't be here in 10 years

[@blackbacon08]

@@SFJayAnt 50 years is plenty of time. Look at the first image in the Wikipedia article for "time capsule"

[@mevans4953]

@@copyprint-fz2hbAnd yet crooked federal government keeps on pouring money into San Fran while the productive people move to Texas

[@barsaf9989]

This is cool, but if you're going to make a time capsule, please put "DO NOT OPEN UNTIL XXXX YEAR" on the front of it.

[@Pisti846]

We are already long past year XXXX.

[@almartin115]

And SIGN IT, Doc Emmet L Brown and Marty McFly

[@ritchlozares5175]

I agree with the idea of putting labels.

[@pandorin2348]

🤣 i know! He should have just left it alone, after he said it was under 6ft of concrete.

[@shirtlessGraveler305]

I’m gonna scroll back and try to do a screenshot of that Pisco punch ! Maybe I’d like to make that and nobody would know what that is or where it came from lol 😂

[@buffalosoldier7360]

That time capsule is not old enough. There’s too many people still alive that remember everything in there…

[@busterhikney6936]

Don't sound so disappointed over the alive people 😁

[@noahboat580]

So youre gonna open a time capsule, from '74?...

[@everythingisfine9988]

That or go to a thrift store

[@yourtrunkrattles4398]

I went to my grandpa's room and yup old hats for 74 mlb

[@alejandronopasanada5302]

Nothing is sacred.

[@noahboat580]

@@alejandronopasanada5302 why would you think I'm implying that? We're talking about a time capsule not- whatever you think is sacred 😂

[@almartin115]

Sometimes i open presents at like 11pm on Christmas eve

[@Face-u3m]

Big wow! I still have stuff in my drawer from 1974

[@croiners4166]

Me too, there’s stuff in my pockets from the ‘60s!❤

[@blackbacon08]

@@Face-u3m It seems that there are a lot of people here in the comments who feel insecure about their old age.

[@LimitedWard]

​@@croiners4166 It may be time to launder your pants

[@flipadavis]

@@blackbacon08 There are people in this comment section that were alive in 1974 and their parents who are still alive were too. When you have 2 or 3 generations still alive from when a "time capsule" was buried then it's too early to open it. There are people still alive from the Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, and Gen X who were all around in 1974.

[@blackbacon08]

@@flipadavis And we also have billions of people who didn't yet exist in 1974. Is a time capsule not interesting or valuable for them?

[@IDABAYAREA650I]

*Time capsule to be opened in 100 Years!* *People today: Nah lets do it now*

[@jdos5643]

At least this wasn’t a failure as the Mormon temple time capsule.

[@blackbacon08]

@@IDABAYAREA650I When did the capsule say for it to be opened in 100 years? You just made that up. 50 years is plenty of time for a time capsule like this one.

[@IDABAYAREA650I]

@@blackbacon08Where in my comment did i mention this specific time capsule? Show me, its a joke

[@blackbacon08]

@@IDABAYAREA650I In that case, your joke doesn't make sense. Why wouldn't you be talking about this specific time capsule?

[@IDABAYAREA650I]

@@blackbacon08 *Im really going to have to explain this to you? Lol, oh idk because commemorative capsules are set for 100 years or more, but today people just decide now is the time instead of just leaving it be to hit that mark, Why wait 100 years when you can open it now and realize the only mystery is why we thought these things would be interesting?*

[@seanashurst2847]

The people that buried the time capsule are probably turning in their beds at this being dug out already 😂

[@glr]

You win the comments. 😂. Turning in their beds 😂

[@staomruel]

Heyooo!

[@Truckngirl]

Some guy jumped off the Transamerica building. He lived. He bounced down the slanted side. He was naked at the bottom, the friction literally scraped the clothes off his body. While he was rushing to make his jump he declared he was there to see "the man at the top". This was '76 or '77, while I was living in the city.

[@neo2190]

Just some nut job but nice anecdote!

[@jahzd4028]

On a cold Thursday night, March 30, 1978, Brown, a 22-year-old art student from Tacoma, Washington, approached the Transamerica Pyramid lobby. At around 10 p.m., as the security guard unlocked the door to let a late-working employee out onto Montgomery Street, Brown rushed past the guard yelling, “I want to see the man at the top. I want to see God.” As the police tried to talk him down. He shimmied down a pipe in the shaft to get away from them. Brown fell 324 feet before his plunge was stopped by the concrete base of the shaft on the second floor. He layed unconscious for about two minutes before waking and laughing, “Oh God, help me. Oh God, help me.” Brown shattered both femurs, both kneecaps and a heel bone. Hospital official Tom Griffin said everyone there was in shock at Brown’s survival.

[@pandorin2348]

I was at the bar and met this gay dude who said his BF had been K💀illed while being an Elected Official of USA. Turns out he was cleve jones and his BF was Harvey Milk. Thats some lore i had no idea that took place back in the 70s, crazy stuff

[@ryannichols3053]

Not sure why you would remove a time capsule from 1974? Maybe you should’ve left it at least until 2074?

[@aerohk]

That is hardly a time capsule. My own house is older than the capsule lol

[@HanginInSF]

Most houses in SF are come to think of it!

[@alansmithc6669]

They should have left it there for a longer time. Come on, they screwed up big time

[@bikedawg]

50 years is not enough time to appreciate it. I say, bury it again and wait another 200 years.

[@blackbacon08]

Dude, half a century is a pretty long time. When was the last time you used microfilm or cassette tapes? Unless the capsule specified a date for us, I say that the capsule was ready to be opened.

[@CandyBarbye]

Yea it is a perfect time with this massive renovation! Who would even try looking for to after the this extensive engineering works when all the old blueprints would be locked up again. Great job discovering it and actually finding it despite the massive concrete!

[@bikedawg]

@@blackbacon08 Time capsules should be opened only after everyone during that period has died. Otherwise, it would be no different than storing some crap in the garage and opening it years later when you're cleaning house.

[@blackbacon08]

@@bikedawg You just made up that rule. Look at the first picture in the Wikipedia article for "time capsule". While I'll admit that time capsules are way more interesting when they're buried for longer, that doesn't mean that we're required to wait 100+ years.

[@Benjamin-The-Great]

Amazing! So it turns out that newspapers even existed in the 1970s! It's a shame we have almost nothing from that time period, we can only speculate what life might have been like.

[@HappyOva]

What do you mean? We literally have TONS of information and items from the 70s and much older. Do you not study basic history?

[@sisamusudroka3000]

​@@HappyOva its sarcasm....

[@HappyOva]

@@sisamusudroka3000 What is sarcasm? English is my 5th language

[@sisamusudroka3000]

@@HappyOva he doesn't really mean what he's saying, sarcasm is hard to put down in writing. It's making an absolutely ridiculous comment that's obviously untrue, often accompanied by a tone of voice and an eye roll.

[@HappyOva]

@@sisamusudroka3000 I meant to put 3 I don't know why it put 5th but I never heard of this word or maybe the spelling of it. Because I was going to say, we still have people alive from that time haha

[@McGruph]

They should've waited. I got stuff 50 yrs old in my garage ❗️🤷‍♂️

[@shadowblack1987]

US thinking 50 years a lot... I'm sipping tea in France right now in a 600 year old building/cafe.

[@andrewwhite-x9k]

and I'm in China right now on a 3000 year old wall

[@tronarts7945]

@@andrewwhite-x9k 😂

[@ronal8824]

@@andrewwhite-x9k get off your phone lmao

[@jyc313]

@@andrewwhite-x9ktard. 🤡

[@michellen5704]

We have only been around for 247 years yet have a longer lasting government than you guys do take that

[@SpaceCowboy-u7j]

There’s a singing frog inside. LEAVE IT ALONE!!

[@trolojolo6178]

Hell no, dont offer him an contract or let him sing. Put him just back.

[@sema6008]

😂 that WB frog still at it again. 😊

[@paulmann8570]

*HELLO MY BABY, HELLO MY HONEY*

[@rr7firefly]

@@paulmann8570 You know it!

[@ShaunHensley]

These things are for future civilizations, you goofs, don’t dig them up, they are for archeologists

[@epicsseven7686]

They'd left out that the part, that the time capsule, also has a Stargate. I saw the directions on the blueprints that he'd showed. But they'd missed it.

[@nomenclature9373]

The missing chevron can be found at a namesake refinenery in Richmond.

[@HipixOFFICIAL]

Chevron 7 will not engage.

[@rr7firefly]

Gullixson has made several trips to the other side already. He's keeping it hush until he gets a good offer from Hollywood. Based on his behavior, I think he expects to be the actor playing himself in the movie.

[@exploreraa983]

so, lets re-seal that thing and put it back, mkay.

[@Erin-Thor]

Discovered? There was a commemorative plaque on the wall. 🙄

[@alejandronopasanada5302]

Where did you see this?

[@UncleBudunkle]

Lame AF. Probably the most anticlimactic thing I've seen all year

[@dudetapedtoafridge3073]

The condom i found on the sidewalk was significantly more interesting then this dammit

[@rr7firefly]

There should have been more interesting stuff in there. Like a mini skirt worn by Harvey Milk, or a "Butterflies are Free" button, or a hash pipe, or a Peter Max poster, or some condoms from the Castro (unused).

[@DogWithHangover]

Looks like a propane tank

[@mattd5681]

Nah more like those tanks under the sink for the h2o filter 🤙

[@oldguy2082]

I hope that the contents can be put on display for visitors to see; 50 years is a fairly long time. The contents will refresh our memories about that era and the building of the Tower. I remember Alvin Duskin leading the charge against the urbanization SF to become another Manhattan; the irony here is that the Transamerica building has become as iconic as cable cars, Golden Gate bridge and Golden Gate park.

[@ZGamingofficial889]

I thought time capsules were to be discovered a while after burying. 55 years is not long 😭

[@dwee420]

This is just some marketing bs. I worked at this project for over a year and all trades working there agreed that it was the worst run construction project they’ve been apart of. The lobby floor he’s talking about was a big $$$ mess up, had to rip it all out after wrong color rocks were poured 😂😂😂.

[@bentucker2301]

I've got stuff older than that in my cellar.

[@HomeOnTheRange]

Can you just imagine how incredible California could be again with a good governor?

[@mattbosley3531]

When has California ever had a good governor?

[@HomeOnTheRange]

@@mattbosley3531 So, you can't imagine how absolutely ass kicking great California could be with a good governor? I guess since nobody has the capacity to visualize anymore out there, it'll just remain in steep decline.

[@alejandronopasanada5302]

It’s unmanageable even with a “good” governor.

[@HomeOnTheRange]

@MrKim-kv2vv Actually, it's the voters. We have it great here in Tennessee.

[@rr7firefly]

@@mattbosley3531 Jerry Brown for sure. But too intelligent and principled to get into the nasty politics. He actually worked in one of Mother Theresa's facilities for sick and dying people in India. (You will never see anyone in U.S. politics do something that heroic.)

[@guitarman394]

So much nostalgia around that building as part of the SF skyline for me.😊

[@HanginInSF]

I love everybody saying the time capsule was not old enough. Yeah, I was born in 1974 😂😂😂

[@matrixmega8749]

Bruh. This stuff should have stayed closed.

[@joekerr7975]

I was born in January 1974 and my Doctor told me the same thing ! 2:12

[@renatoodfina5016]

A few years later a couple of blocks away they kicked out all the residents of the International Hotel.

[@thanos8107]

Should of left it for another 50 years

[@MrHDProd]

Time Capsule found before gta 6 😂

[@effinut00bsux]

New time capsule would just be hobo feces.

[@Flexin010]

And the sounds they make ( Tasmanian devil)

[@SpaceCowboy-u7j]

Ha! Nice. And needles.

[@blackbacon08]

@@effinut00bsux What a rude thing to say. Every time San Francisco is in the news, someone just HAS to mention poop, no matter what the topic is about. I don't know why you people love to think about feces so often.

[@SunnyWu]

Don't forget broken pieces of car window.

[@effinut00bsux]

@@blackbacon08you voted for it, why are you mad at me?

[@Carnutzjoe]

You’re making a 50 year old time capsule sound ancient. God, you make me feel old! Put it back and leave it for at least a century. I was in high school in ‘74. That wasn’t that long ago.

[@janelaincloudcroft]

it is that long ago, you fossil

[@therichtershow]

Old Time Capsules are always fun to uncover, things were more unique in the early days

[@rr7firefly]

It would have been great to have something like a box of condoms from the Castro (unused).

[@coolbeans7349]

why open it now? smh

[@TheOnlyWes25]

This is why things are so preserved... they need to open ir waaaaay after a bunch of years...

[@alicevanderbruggen1339]

Definitely heartwarming for myself as I remember when it was built, forever improving the already iconic city scape from across the bay.

[@imjustsaying2769]

These people are like children in Christmas "let's open c'mon let's open it" Dude it's only been 50 years WTF

[@georgeforall]

Looks like a pool filter.

[@BLD426]

No bellbottom pants?

[@JamEZ87]

By opening it, they unleashed time itself.

[@neilwiththedeal]

I've come to the realization that, unfortunately, all time capsules blow.

[@benson4820]

Bruh that capsule looks like it could’ve lasted through a nuclear winter

[@IDontModWTFz]

Old plan from 1974 so thats what, 50 years ago? Seal it up and start again.

[@philoctetes_wordsworth]

From houston, texas, a displaced SoCal resident: wow. I am not a resident of the Bay, but I love my family. This is SO COOL. Wow! 🔥🔥🔥🤗🤗🤗🤗🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨💫🌟⭐️

[@ROkkstar1687]

We’ve got a one year old time capsule, we better open it lol

[@martinb6065]

This guy seems like the guy to ruin a birthday surprise.

[@Best..YT..Music..Playlists]

Ha! That is so me. "Lets open it now!"

[@snowflakehunter]

How much time was in the capsule?

[@TaylorMade4Zero]

Opening a time capsule while the people who burried it could still be alive is beyond stupid.

[@almartin115]

If i drink enough on xmas eve every other year i open presents at like 10pm Christmas eve lol

[@NYSkylark]

50 years is not enough time to open a time capsule. As we enter the digital age, it will take and even longer time lapse before capsules contain any surprises.

[@Zeke2p9]

Dang San Francisco celebrates its 50 year old defining landmark building and Detroit contemplates tearing its own building down.

[@AmericanMcdonaldsEagle]

At this point we should just name time capsules capsules considering people open it not even 80 years since it was created. God some people are impatient.

[@disc314]

why would they open it?

[@dharmapada]

So basically opening a time capsule with contents that vast numbers of the population are totally unimpressed with because we grew up with that stuff. Not much fun.

[@henryhargraves4184]

They should put it back and put it on display when 100 years have passed. If we will be around in 50 more years…

[@lutomson3496]

it was in history of being there no discovery needed leave it alone

[@raymond9642]

Time capsule built to withstand nuclear fallout vs Humans a couple decades later.

[@winkieblink7625]

This is awesome!

[@Trancefreak12]

It's always too early to open a time capsule by some standard, no matter how long it's been.

[@hilarioph]

Just like the Nickelodeon Time capsule it was buried until now including other things they put in their time capsule. It was in 1974 it was buried so long

[@Vlauxa]

the time capsule is kind of modern, not sure why they opened it

[@lowmax4431]

why did I think of 1950 when they said 50 years ago? 💀

[@RikkiSan1]

At least the Nickelodeon time capsule has a clear open date

[@blackflyingfox3365]

I was just thinking about that and then I saw your comment.

[@alansmithc6669]

Time capsule? Haha that looks kinda new for a time capsule

[@davet11]

Appears to be the case for a relatively modern maritime satellite antenna. The first marisat system was in 1976 and those antennas were huge. I couldn't find the exact one, but one thing's for sure....you don't injection mold something like that for a single use product. Even the plan that he found on his desk looks like it was brand new. Quite an elaborate hoax though....I guess he has lots of free time.

[@neonxfirefly]

It's not buried in the ground lol

[@toptohyekoms]

They spoiled it prematurely

[@martininsf]

Why open it?

[@marcusdub07]

I thought you add to it and put it back.

[@Proview-r7m]

Strange how he knew exactly where the location was, someone from the future most told him 😅

[@Lmax-cp1mf]

Why did you open it ? Seems like it was meant for a much later generation

[@KehHs-l8b]

Wow 50 years and there's a cassette damn im getting up there

[@nickshepard3136]

Nobody desecrating these gems understands what a "time capsule" is. Their failure at common sense results from excessive artificiality and selfishness. Only real people, such as long time locals of the area, should be allowed to touch these treasures.

[@snaplash]

Time capsules shouldn't be opened in less than 500 years.

[@James_Barris]

“Discovered” 😂😂🤣

[@silkwoodart]

I just now buried a time capsule in my backyard. Call San Francisco and ask them if they want to dig it up this weekend.

[@oliverstianhugaas7493]

"Renderings" of the original design? Madam that is a real life model of the building.

[@WolfHeathen]

Wow. Less than ten years before I was born? What's the point of even opening it? My dad has more 70's stuff than this just lying around and we consider it junk. Just make a plaque that says "THERE'S A TIME CAPSULE IN THE BASEMENT! X MARKS THE SPOT!" so people in the future can't miss it.

[@dgrant7291]

I visited Frisco in late 71 while going thru basic at Ft Ord. They had like half the frame of it covered and LOTS of protest pamphlets etc. People were afraid these sky scrapers would ruin the beautiful view. They weren't totally wrong if you look at it then and now. beautiful city and nice folks there (you're gonna meet some gentle people there.." S McKenzie

[@sauvageaustudios]

"discovered" It was built in the 70's... The people who put it there are probably still alive

[@mhujdxioghjfxxv4805]

I often wonder what life was like last week.

[@gergc4871]

The gold coins went missing.

[@shory143]

What do you mean discovered? They forgot they put it there?

[@vanillasmerk5742]

Thats odd him finding out that way.😮 Its like there was never a plan to unearth it really.

[@parkrthington1902]

BIG PROBLEM.... There's a cassette tape in the capsule. Only 50 years later, does Anyone have a cassette player to listen to what's on it?People might want to reconsider the contents of a "time capsule"😂

[@HappyOva]

There are plenty of working cassette players.

[@brettjones4634]

Cool put some more stuff in it and put it back for future generations

[@PaulThompsonGB]

The capsule tells you it’s not a real time capsule. You need to let time pass not a few years.

[@NewEnglandkevinfaure]

And why did they open it?

[@michaelkrynski7793]

1970's is old?

[@simonseis744]

When your country is only 248 years old I guess 1974 is a long time ago.

[@blackbacon08]

@@simonseis744 Well, yeah. 1974 is a long time ago, no matter what your nostalgia glasses are showing you.

[@KentuckyMelons]

Watch it be a workers not eaten box lunch! 😂😂😂

[@michellen5704]

Damn the person who buried it can fricken bury another one it was dug up so early

[@roccorodriguez6653]

50 year old time capsule? We’re doomed…

[@MakeTheAdjustment1979]

I saw what was inside the time capsule. It was a note that said “clickbait”.

[@neonxfirefly]

Its not that old. Not anything special.

[@Noblereach36]

How tf are you gonna open a time capsule after so little time.

[@ThisIsDavesGarage]

Stop opening time capsules too early!

[@kanders7391]

I agree that it should have been left alone. People keep opening these & they were for the future.