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Mighty_Emperor said:Aouroborous: I know I'm a little late to the party but I must say it is a great story. Possibly even bound to be a classic of the time slip-style reports.
Its the receipt which is a fantastic extra element. It actually means this is testable - radiocarbon dating is probably out but there are forensic tests that could be done on it (I'm sure they have comparison samples of paper and ink composiiton for example). There may even be receipt collectors out there (you never know) who might be able to give you a better idea of its age.
I´ve thought about this myself. Perhaps there´s someone on the forum who knows how to go about these things?
Mighty_Emperor said:Also impressive is the stylistic dating efforts aided by the excellent description - slightly brings to mind Minority Report. .
Yes, tiny things like the ballpoint pen that someone mentioned. I´d never thought of that myself.
Mighty_Emperor said:On other thought - can anyone sell petrol in Sweden? I'm unsure what the planners or health and safety would permit anyone to do it. Some detective work in that direction could yield results.
You know, that´s an excellent idea. If there is a permit or a licence of some type to sell gas, it should be in the town council´s archives.
Another thought I had a few days ago is to check with the council´s urban development department, where all building and demolition permits are archived. If that building ever existed there would be some documentation about it. So many ideas, so little time......
/David