What is "time capsule"

n. 1 A sealed container, buried at some location, that contains records of contemporary life - to be rediscovered in the distant future. 2 (context figuratively English) Something reflecting historical setting by its nature, existing out of time due to isolation or some specific external influence.

n. container for preserving historical records to be discovered at some future time

A time capsule is a historic cache of goods or information, usually intended as a method of communication with future people and to help future archaeologists, anthropologists or historians. Time capsules are sometimes created and buried during celebrations such as a World's fair, a cornerstone laying for a building or at other events.

Time Capsule, subtitled The First Five Years of Fingathing, is a best of compilation of Fingathing's first three albums. It was released on Grand Central Records in September 2005. The American edition of the album And the Big Red Nebula Band also has a bonus album called Time Capsule, but only has five tracks.

A time capsule is a historic cache of goods or information, usually intended as a method of communication with future people. Time Capsule may also refer to:

• AirPort Time Capsule, a wireless network-attached storage device combined with a wireless residential gateway router
• Time Capsule (Elvin Jones album), 1977
• Time Capsule (Fingathing album), a best of compilation of Fingathing's first three albums
• Time Capsule (Marxman album), Marxman's second and final album
• "Time Capsule" (Parks and Recreation), the third episode of the third season of the American comedy television series Parks and Recreation
• Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation, a greatest hits album released by the B-52's in 1998
• Time capsules, fixed patterns that create the appearance of motion or change according to Julian Barbour's timeless physics

"Time Capsule" is the third episode of the third season of the American comedy television series Parks and Recreation, and the 33rd overall episode of the series. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on February 3, 2011. In the episode, Leslie tries to encourage civic pride through a time capsule, but it descends into chaos as Pawnee citizens argue over what to include. Meanwhile, Chris tries to help Andy win back April.

Written and directed by series co-creator and executive producer Michael Schur, "Time Capsule" was one of six episodes filmed early after second season to accommodate Amy Poehler's pregnancy. Although always meant as the third episode of the season, it was the last of the six filmed because it had the highest amount of props that could conceal Poehler's belly. Saturday Night Live star Will Forte guest starred as Kelly Larson, a Pawnee citizen who passionately argues for including the Twilight books in the time capsule.

"Time Capsule" also included appearances by recurring guest stars Jama Williamson, Alison Becker, Darlene Hunt and Natalie Morales, who made her last in a string of performances as Tom's girlfriend Lucy. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by 4.95 million household viewers, a 17 percent decline from the previous episode, " Flu Season". It received generally positive reviews.

Time Capsule is Marxman's second and final album, released in the United Kingdom on 4 November 1996. It is considered to be angrier, but musically more conservative than their debut album, 33 Revolutions per Minute. The band disbanded after releasing the album, which failed to match their debut success, with Oisin Lunny going on to have limited success as a solo artist.

Time Capsule is a jazz album by drummer Elvin Jones recorded in 1977 and released on the Vanguard label.

Time Capsule is a time capsule that symbolizes the Portuguese government's witnessing and acknowledgement of China's promise to maintain Macau's level of autonomy for fifty years after the transfer of sovereignty. The Time Capsule was closed and covered on 18 December 1999 and it is scheduled to be opened in 2049. Currently, the Time Capsule is located in the Praça do Centro Cultural de Macau, which was the venue for the transference of sovereignty ceremony.