People are convinced old photo showing child holding 'iPad' is 'proof of time travel'
People are convinced a photo from the 1940s is 'proof' that time travel has been achieved, but not everyone is on board with the theory.
Life really can be understood in pictures, and when it comes to history, it’s not always something people of today can relate to.
For instance, an image taken in 1941, depicts a line of children who are dressed smartly as they stand in line to buy tickets for a film outside of a cinema in Chicago.
A lot of those details might sound familiar to you, yet different at the same time.
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While we all tend to line up to purchase our seats, usually, it’s inside. We’re also not usually wearing suits and petticoats, and a lot of the time, there’s people standing on their phones and doom scrolling to pass the time.
However, if you look closely at the image in question, one boy can be seen gripping onto what some are suggesting is an iPad.
Of course, the first iPad was invented by Apple some 69 years later in 2010 - although the device he's gripping onto has a slightly different finish to it, so it would have been one of the later generations... if it is indeed a tablet.
But science can’t always explain the unexplainable.
The old photo posted to Reddit has sparked a time travel debate with social media users having been left in shock by the picture, which was taken by Edwin Rosskam.
While it's fascinating to see how youngsters were living at a time when World War II was taking place, there is one kid in particular everyone on Reddit is talking about.
A boy on the far-right of the shot has many talking, with some believing he may have an iPad in his hand.
I mean, this is impossible. The first iPad was released in 2010, so there can only be one explanation, according to Reddit users... time travel.
"iPad carrying movie goes, all the way to the right," one user wrote, while another claimed the photo provides 'proof of time travel'.
Many other Reddit users flocked to the comments section of the post to provide some more realistic solutions.
"Just getting that early practice pirating films is all. Back in the day of early film, usher's scanned the audience for pens and notepads as to prevent bootleg recreations of the film," one user exclaimed.
And another added: "It's most likely The Holy Bible. They have their Sunday best on, bless their wee souls. Yes, I definitely think that's what it is."
Topics: Science, Reddit, Social Media
Joe Yates