1940s beach photo ‘proves’ time travel is real… can you spot the quantum leaper among the sunbathers?
CONSPIRACY theorists have been left in a spin after spotting a strange feature in this 1940s photo that they claim proves time travel is real.
The seaside snap shows a fleet of Brits escaping the realities of World War II with a day at the beach - but can you spot the apparent quantum leaper among the sunbathers?
The exhausted Brits can be seen unwinding on the sand in Cornwall in September 1943 - with an alleged imposter in their midst.
In the centre of the image, a man in a brown suit can be seen glued to an object in his hand that looks suspiciously like a smartphone.
As well as questioning his outfit choice, social media users became embroiled in a fierce debate over what was preoccupying the bloke.
He was quickly dubbed the "texting time traveller" after many pointed out he appeared to be scrolling through a mobile phone.
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Others brushed off the ridiculous claims, insisting the man was simply rolling a cigarette.
But some remained adamant the picture taken at Towan Beach in Newquay was firm evidence "that time travel is real".
One comment read: "Er...is it just me or is this guy checking his phone…..in the 1940s?"
Another wrote: "Shows how much beachwear has changed! Jacket, tie and hat? Mind they did that when I was a kid in the 50s."
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A third added: "Good catch. It’s clearly the man in the shot is a time travelling tourist checking his mobile device.
"Finally the evidence we need that time travel is real."
But another conspiracy buster shot down their hopes, saying: "I think that chap is rolling a cigarette!"
Other historic images have also caused a stir among time travel believers in recent weeks.
Bonkers theories started to swirl regarding an ancient Greek tombstone after people spotted a woman using a laptop.
They claimed it was proof that a time traveller took a portable computer back to when the marble relief was sculpted in 100BC.
It came after art fans were baffled at a woman "holding an iPhone" in a painting from the 1860s.
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Another man was spotted thumbing what looks like an iPhone in a 1930s mural of a scene from 17th century New England.
And Apple boss Tim Cook joked he had found one of his firm's gadgets in a 350-year-old masterpiece in Amsterdam.
