The workers were working on a new nanotechnology lab at the famous MIT institute in the United States when they accidentally revealed something incredible: the builders discovered a glass capsule that was full of all sorts of strange objects.
It appears that this time capsule was buried by MIT students in 1957, and the plan was for it to remain buried until 2,957.
The capsule was buried for only 58 years and contained old scientific papers.
In 1957 the students had built this glass capsule because they hoped that, unlike metal or wood, rust and rot would not affect the capsule or the elements in it.
Here is what Deborah Douglas, director of the MIT Museum, said: “MIT wants to be rational and forward-looking, but this is a remarkable moment and a sentimental activity. I think it reminds us of a community that likes, among many others, to mark special occasions and moments. It’s half a letter to the future, we do that very often. Here at MIT, we seem to have this impulse to collect information and deliberately communicate with us in the future.
Here is a clip about this story, where you can see what objects were put in the capsule due to this interesting American tradition: