Time Travel Legends

Charlotte Ann Moberly and Eleanor Jourdain

In 1911, Charlotte Ann Moberly (1846–1937) and Eleanor Jourdain (1863–1924) published The Adventure under the pseudonyms Elizabeth Morison and Francis Lamont. In it, they talked about visiting the Lesser Trianon , a small castle on the territory of Versailles , and claimed that they saw ghosts there ( French les fantômes du Trianon / les fantômes de Versailles ), in particular the ghost of Marie Antoinette . Their story caused a sensation and became the subject of ridicule.

Traveler Chaplin

In October 2010, Irish director George Clarke published on YouTube a video clip “Chaplin's Time Traveler”, which includes additional material about Charlie Chaplin ’s film “Circus” . It contains footage from the Los Angeles premiere of the film at the Grauman's Chinese Theater in 1928. At some point, a woman passing by brings a certain object to her ear. According to Clark, a woman spoke on a cell phone ^[1] and therefore can be considered a time traveler ^[2] . The clip received millions of views and was shown on television news ^[3] .

The Atlantic's assistant editor , Nicholas Jackson, explained the woman’s behavior in the video by using the portable hearing aid that appeared at the time ^[4] . Philip Skroska, archivist from the Medical Library. Bernard Becker of the University of Washington in St. Louis , decided that a woman could hold a rectangular ear tube ^[5] . New York Daily News journalist Michael Sheridan wrote that the device was probably a hearing aid manufactured by Acousticon ^[2] .

1941 Hipster

The 1941 photograph taken during the opening of the Gold Bridge in British Columbia allegedly captures a time traveler ^[6] . It was alleged that his clothes and sunglasses did not match the style of the 1940s. However, it turned out that the style of his glasses was developed back in the 1920s, and the logo of the Montreal Marunes hockey team was guessed on a T-shirt. The appearance of a man corresponds to the era and differs from those gathered in that they are dressed more formally ^{[7] [8]} .

Mobile device in 1943

In November 2018, artist Stuart Humphreys posted a photograph of Twitter in 1943 on Twitter , which captures the rest of people on Towan Beach in Newquay, Cornwall ^[9] . There, users noticed a person using an anachronistic mobile device, such as a phone. This tweet was picked up by various news agencies, including the Fox News Channel (USA) ^[10] , as well as the UK tabloids ( The Sun ^[11] and Daily Mirror ^[12] ). Supported by media sites such as LADbible ^[13], photography received global coverage through news agencies in Russia ^[14] , Iran ^[15] , Taiwan ^[16] , Hungary ^[17] , China ^[18] and Vietnam ^[19] . Humphries, the artist who published the photograph, rejects the idea of ​​time travel of a captured person and believes that he simply twisted a cigarette.

Rudolf Fentz

Rudolph Fenz is a character in a popular urban legend , an involuntary " time traveler " who was transported from 1876 to 1950 and was immediately hit by a car. The story spread widely in the 1970s and became the subject of many articles. As it turned out later, it was borrowed from the story in the genre of science fiction "I am scared" by the American writer Jack Finney ^[20] .

John Tytor

Between 2000 and 2001, a man appeared on the BBS under the name of John Tytor, who declared himself a time traveler who arrived from 2036 for a military mission. Adhering to a multi-world interpretation , Tytor rejected the idea of ​​a time paradox and argued that his journey would not affect the sequence of events. He "predicted" the devastating civil war in the United States in 2008, the short nuclear Third World War in 2015 ^[21] , which would kill 3 billion people ^[22] . Tytor’s predictions did not come true, which reduced his popularity. His story has appeared on a number of websites , the Gates; Stein manga and the play ^[23] .

Bob White / Tim Jones

Like John Tytor, Bob White or Tim Jones sent out an unknown number of spam messages on the Internet from 2001 to 2003. The subject of emails has always been the same: a person was trying to find someone who could provide a “Dimension Deformation Generator”. In some cases, he claimed to be a time traveler, stuck in 2003 ^[24] , in others - that he was looking for details from other time travelers ^[25] . Several recipients replied that they had such equipment, and Dave Hill opened an online store where a time traveler purchased a deformation generator (formerly Hard Drive Motor) and another Dave took thousands of dollars for time travel courses before he will sell the requested equipment.

The name “Bob White” was used as a pseudonym , which the second Dave used when answering ^[26] . Shortly thereafter, the time traveler was identified as professional spammer Robert J. Todino (known as “Robbie”). Todino’s attempts to travel in time were a serious conviction, and contrary to his assertion of full mental sanity, his father was worried that those who responded to his son’s letters were using Todino’s mental disorder.

In his book Spam Kings, journalist Brian S. McVilliams, who revealed Todino’s identity in an article for Wired magazine, said Todino had previously been diagnosed with dissociative disorder and schizophrenia , which explains his psychological problems that his father spoke about ^{[ 27] [28]} . Traveler Todino is mentioned in the song “Rewind” (2003) of the jazz trio “Groovelily”. The song mentions phrases from Todino's emails ^[29] .

Andrew Karlssin

Andrew Karlssin was allegedly arrested by the SEC in March 2003 for conducting 126 high-risk exchange transactions. He invested $ 800 and raised more than $ 350 million, which caught the attention of the SEC. After his arrest, during a four-hour confession, he stated that he had arrived from the future 200 years later. He suggested telling the investigators about the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden and discovering a cure for AIDS in exchange for commuting punishment and the opportunity to return in due time ^[30] .

Hokan Nordquist

In a 2006 video, Swede Hokan Nordqvist claims to accidentally end up in 2046 while repairing a sink in his kitchen. According to him, in the future he met a 70-year-old himself and "had a great time." In the video, two men smiled, hugged and showed a tattoo on their right arm. As a result, it turned out to be a marketing campaign to promote the AMF pension insurance company ^[31] .

Chronovisor

A chronovisor is an apparatus that is supposedly capable of showing past and future events. Rev. Francois Bruhne , author of several books on paranormal phenomena and religion, declared his existence. In his 2002 book, The New Secret of the Vatican, he claimed that the device was built by an Italian priest and scholar Rev. Pellegrino Maria Ernetti. Although Ernetti's father actually existed, the presence (and especially functionality) of the chronovisor was not confirmed.

Iranian Time Machine

In April 2013, the Fars Iranian news agency published a story about a 27-year-old Iranian scientist who invented the time machine , which allows you to look into the future. A few days later, the story was replaced by a message from an Iranian government official that such a device was not registered ^{[32] [33] [34]} .

The Philadelphia Experiment and Montauk Project

The Philadelphia Experiment is the name of the naval experiment, which was allegedly conducted on October 28, 1943 at a naval shipyard in Philadelphia ( USA ). It is alleged that the USS Eldridge (DE-173) destroyer escort (USS Eldridge (DE-173) was supposed to become invisible (or “hidden”) for enemy devices. The experiment is also referred to as the “Rainbow project.” It is sometimes claimed that the warship returned in time for about 10 seconds.

History is recognized as a hoax ^{[35] [36] [37]} . The US Navy claims that no such experiment was carried out, and the details of this story contradict the established facts about the Eldridge and the laws of physics ^[38] .

The Montauk project was supposedly a series of secret U.S. government projects being held at Camp Hero or at Montauk Long Island Air Force Station for unusual research, including time travel. Jacques Valle calls the Montauk Project a consequence of stories about the Philadelphia experiment ^[39] .