Mobile Phone in C. Chaplin Movie 1928???

[Jimi75]

It pretty much looks like....well see for yourself

 

[Ch0jin]

Yeah I saw that yesterday too, Interesting huh. I'd love to know the explanation.

 

[Eric]

Huh.

 

[Tig]

Of course they had cell phones in 1928... Just no cell towers, so they were considered useless and not seen for many decades.

Also, there were no zebras in 1928. Sheesh, I thought everyone knew that!

 

[markb]

:thwap :thwap :thwap

 

[Ch0jin]

One theory is she is holding a type of hearing aid.

My preferred theory is that she is actually a Terminator.

 

[sumitomo]

It's a little Walkie-Talkie! Sumi

 

[Tone2TheBone]

But the real question is who her carrier was. Verizon or AT&T.

 

[Ch0jin]

It's a little Walkie-Talkie! Sumi

That was my first thought, until I remembered that a 1928 style two way radio would have been the size of a large piece of luggage. No transistors in the 20's you see.

However...

I did some poking around and found this bad boy. Not a 2way, but as I mentioned before, a hearing aid from 1924

LINKAGE

Case closed perhaps?

Also, check out her feet. That "woman" has some size 14's going on there.

The technology of how the device worked is flat out amazing to me. Even with my fancy 20th century electronics training, I'd be scratching my head trying to design an amplifier that did not use tubes or transistors. (apart from mechanical devices like the good old Ear Trumpet)

I mean "Carbon Granule Chamber" To me that sounds like some kind of CO2 scrubber or water purification device, not part of an amp.

OK so I'm going to surf on over to Mouser and see if I can order a couple of carbon-granule chambers. Maybe work them into a fuzz pedal design

 

[markb]

Has no-one considered that she might be simply straightening her hair or hat??? It has brought the bloke's film festival to world attention though. A shrewd bit of viral marketing.

 

[Tig]

Here's the likely culprit...
The 1924 Seimens Hearing Aid.

 

[Ch0jin]

Here's the likely culprit...
The 1924 Seimens Hearing Aid.

LOL, exactly what I posted 2 posts earlier......

 

[Jx2]

Also, check out her feet. That "woman" has some size 14's going on there.

Maybe she's the mother, grandmother or relative in general of Bozo the Clown?

 

[Tig]

LOL, exactly what I posted 2 posts earlier......

Dang, I didn't see your post...
However, you have to enjoy my illustrious visual displays! :beer:

 

[Ch0jin]

Dang, I didn't see your post...
However, you have to enjoy my illustrious visual displays! :beer:

Haha all good. I was way too lazy to post the pics

 

[Robert]

It's obvious she is a real time traveler.

Swedes know how to do this:

 

[Ch0jin]

I didn't realize Emmett Brown was a Swedish name

 

[marnold]

It's obvious she is a real time traveler.

Swedes know how to do this:

I hope that's something viral and not something that somebody did for real. I went through my kitchen cupboards to . . . THE FUTURE!

 

[Robert]

I didn't realize Emmett Brown was a Swedish name

Obviously the Swedish guy went back to 1928 and gave her a cellphone... too obvious! :thwap :thumbsup

 

[Ch0jin]

Obviously the Swedish guy went back to 1928 and gave her a cellphone... too obvious! :thwap :thumbsup

Haha nice!

(I think u missed the reference though..Dr Emmett Brown is the scientist from Back to the Future )

 

[Robert]

Haha nice!

(I think u missed the reference though..Dr Emmett Brown is the scientist from Back to the Future )

Ahh ok, I missed that. :thwap