People have been left convinced time travel could be real after seeing a photograph taken in Chicago in 1941 featuring a child holding something that wasn't invented until 2010

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/17179490

A photo from 1941 has left some people questioning whether time travel could be real. The historic snap, taken by Edward Rosskam on Chicago's South Side, shows a lineup of smartly-dressed children and teenagers standing outside a cinema.

But one boy towards the edge of the photograph has left people scratching their heads. Some social media users are now convinced the young man is holding an Apple iPad.

Taking to Reddit's timetravelerscaught forum, one person captioned the snap: "iPad carrying movie goer, all the way to the right." But not everyone's on board with the time-travel theory – and some people think it could be something much more mundane.

Elaborating on historical cinema etiquette, another chimed in: "Back in the day of early film, ushers scanned the audience for pens and notepads as to prevent bootleg recreations of the film."

Another user added: "If I can time travel, have an iPad and I'm black why in God's name would I go to the South Side of Chicago in 1941 to watch a matinee of 'The Aldrich Family'?!"

Here is the relevant bit of the photo:

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  • the_post_of_tom_joad [any, any]
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    3 months ago

    Something wrong with my browser? Using FF to visit the site the photo was not visible and no amount of fingerfucking the screen would get it to come up. It's me, isn't it?

    • Frogmanfromlake [none/use name]
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      3 months ago

      Nah me too. It might be the site being loaded with ads. That tends to slow my phone down and make loading things take much longer

  • propter_hog [any, any]
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    3 months ago

    Occam's Razor is a good tool to use in this situation. One option requires that time travel is real, meaning all of modern physics is wrong. The other option is it's a book.

  • Zip2@feddit.uk
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    3 months ago

    Oh come on. It’s obvious isn’t it?

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