紐約挖出個時間膠囊

Construction crews in New York shut down a street in the Flatiron district on July 5th after accidentally digging up a bomb. But they soon discovered that this bomb wasn’t filled with explosives. Surprisingly, the strange, metal artifact was filled with paper letters and photos. Yes, this bomb was actually a time capsule, originally buried in the 1980s.

紐約熨斗區的一家建築工地，7月5號因爲意外挖出一個炸彈而緊急停工。不過工人們很快發現炸彈裏面並不是爆炸性物質。令人驚訝的是，這個奇怪的金屬物體裏面全是紙信和照片。是的，這個炸彈其實是一個時間膠囊，還是1980年代埋起來的。

NYPD discovered that the inactive bomb was buried by the owners of the legendary (and now closed) Danceteria nightclub. The NYPD called John Argento, the old owner of the club. He explained that they had purchased the bomb from an Army Surplus store and hung it inside the club for years before deciding to turn it into a time capsule.

紐約市警察局調查後得知，這個假炸彈是由那家傳奇的Danceteria夜總會（現已關閉）主人埋下的，他們聯繫了約翰·阿爾真託——夜總會的前主人。他解釋，當年他們一羣人從陸軍剩餘物資商店買來了這個炸彈，並掛在俱樂部的天花板上，過了好幾年才決定將它製成一個時間膠囊。

Everything inside the time capsule, which was buried underneath a parking lot, has reportedly been destroyed by water damage, though Argento won’t know for certain that all is lost until the city gives him possession of the capsule. The NYPD is holding on to it for a few more days so that a proper search can be conducted of the item.

據報道，這個埋在停車場底下的時間膠囊，裏面所有的東西都被水腐蝕了。不過在等到政府允許他擁有這個膠囊之前，阿爾真託無法完全確認是否所有的東西都已毀於一旦。紐約市警察局將繼續扣留炸彈，留出幾天時間對這個物體進行一個正式的調查。