message in a bottle

[unclemac]

.....message in a bottle from 1906 that is....and found in Tofino too!...which if you haven't been there you should find the time to go!Century-old message in a bottle found in Tofino | Globalnews.ca

 

[Bass]

Unclemac, that is simply an amazing story. What a blast from the past. Thanks for sharing the link. Just curious, would you open it?

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[unclemac]

you bet yer sweet aunties apple pie I would.....

1. most likely damp inside
2. kinda depends on if i could read all of it...if I could and it was dry, i would leave it....
3. the cork is gonna dry out anyway and fall into the bottle...


I have only found two of these in my life....but everytime I hit the beach it is a new adventure....like last time and that opium I found....

 

[G.I.B.]

Neat story. No real point in opening it, particularly since the note can be read from the outside. I think opening it would just ruin it.

 

[Hawk'n Dirt]

Very cool story....I agree...if you can read it, I would not open but with today's technology, seal the cork with epoxy, somehow attach an engraved plate with a small note on the bottle itself and then find a way to return it to the sea to see how long the next time it was found....a floating time capsule so to speak....

 

[Produce Guy]

When my twins were in the 3rd. grade,I put some of their homework in a PVC pipe,sealed at both ends & burried it in the backyard.I plan on digging it up when their out of college.

 

[Bass]

I think there is more to the note. What you can read is what is written on the outside of what appears to be an envelope. I'm with mac, i would open it

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[Hawk'n Dirt]

Yea, if there is more in the note than just the outside...then open, read it, then put you own note with the original then seal and toss back....

 

[HenryWaltonJonesJr]

I'm sure it has more value unopened, especially being the "Oldest known example of an unopened message in a bottle"!

Still, what if it has directions to a secret buried treasure?

My guess would be a letter to a lost love and this was his therapy.