Improvement of Writing 99

J. Roth

What is a Time Capsule?

A time capsule is a durable, water-tight container that holds items that represent what is important to the people who bury it.  On occasion when a new building is constructed, a time capsule is buried under the new building’s cornerstone and usually remains buried until the new building, having grown old, is torn down, perhaps 50 to 100 years later. Because the people who bury time capsules place in them items that best reflect the life and times in which they live, those who discover and open the capsule 50 to 100 years later have a better sense of what life was like and what was important to those who buried it.

Improvement of Writing 99

J. Roth

What is a Time Capsule?

A time capsule is a durable, water-tight container that holds items that represent what is important to the people who bury it.  On occasion when a new building is constructed, a time capsule is buried under the new building’s cornerstone and usually remains buried until the new building, having grown old, is torn down, perhaps 50 to 100 years later. Because the people who bury time capsules place in them items that best reflect the life and times in which they live, those who discover and open the capsule 50 to 100 years later have a better sense of what life was like and what was important to those who buried it.