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Aw! TIM: This time...
KG: Aspen, Colorado. Yee-ha, baby!
TIM: We're walking in the footsteps of a legend:
Steve Jobs.
Records claim he buried his personal computer mouse
in a time capsule in 1983.
Not stopping till I see that mouse.
And we've been called in to find it.
KG!
KG: What do you got?
TIM Oh, that could be the edge of the time capsule.
KG: Oh, I see something shining.
TIM: We're putting on our detective hats and breaking out
the big guns on the most ambitious hunt of our careers.
KG: X marks the spot, Ringy. Just like on a treasure map.
TIM: And the nearer we get to that time tube,
the closer KG and I get to being famous.
KG: We're gonna go down in the history books, baby.
TIM: We're setting our mega detectors for the ultimate
nerd nectar. That's gotta be it. Right now...
KG: Yeah, baby! TIM: On Diggers!
KG: Ha ha ha! TIM: Time capsule, baby!
KG and I are searching for the greatest find of our lives:
Steve Jobs' personal mouse placed in a time capsule
back in 1983.
It's buried somewhere on this Aspen campus,
and we've been called in to use our skills to find it.
KG and I get to the location and we're so fired up,
we can't even help ourselves.
We whip out our detectors and start searching the grounds
like two rabid dogs hunting for a bone.
Oh, that sounds awesome. Clean as the Aspen air.
Oh yeah.
Awwww, it's a nice big delicious quarter.
1980... 3.
Looks like KG and I are on the right track.
In 1983 the International Design Conference in Aspen met
right here, bringing together innovators in design
and technology from around the world.
THANE: The theme of the 1983 design conference was the future
isn't what it used to be.
I think everybody was realizing at that time
things were really changing.
TIM: Sensing that change, conference attendees placed
items in a time capsule to be dug up in the year 2000.
One young man included a device that would later become an icon.
JOHN: I went up to Steve Jobs and asked him,
"What can you give me to put in this time capsule?"
He went up to the Lisa computer, unplugged the mouse and said,
"Let's see what this looks like in 2000."
TIM: 2000 came and went with no attempt to dig up
the time capsule, but the recent passing of Steve Jobs
brought the story back to life.
The only problem: nobody remembers exactly
where it's buried.
KG: Ringy and I meet up with some people
that actually witnessed the burial of the time capsule,
but even they can't agree on where this thing
might be buried.
MAN: I think it's close to the tent.
HARRY: Well I think it's maybe over here somewhere
in this vicinity.
THANE: I remember it being a little bit further up there
somewhere.
TIM: All three of these guys point off in different
directions and I gotta tell ya I'm starting to worry that
we might not even come close to this thing, much less find it.
And then, Harry drops another bomb on us.
HARRY: The thing to understand is like the whole terrain
is different.
When we did these two buildings and put in the garden
over there, all of that got re-landscaped.
So it might be under six feet or eight feet.
TIM: It could be ten feet with these big rolling hills, then.
HARRY: That's the idea.
TIM: Wow, we are never gonna find something ten feet down
with our detectors. KG: No.
TIM: Because of the landscaping, our time capsule could be buried
under as little as ten inches of dirt, or as much as ten feet.
The detectors KG and I use can only penetrate a foot or two.
If the capsule is buried any deeper,
there's no way we're gonna find it.
We're gonna have to get the big guns, KG.
We go for our giant deep seekers.
The deep seekers can find hidden caches and voids under
the ground that are made of metal.
But they can go, instead of ten inches, we're talking ten feet.
KG and I decide to split up.
He goes right and I go left, we'll dive in
and try to find this thing.
Normal detectors consist of two sets of overlapping coils
that generate a magnetic field.
That field gets interrupted when a metal object is present.
In the deep seekers, those coils are spaced much farther apart.
This creates a much larger magnetic field that allows metal
to be detected far deeper into the ground.
Though the time capsule is made of plastic,
one of the conference attendees left us something our detectors
should be able to hone in on.
HARRY: I put a six-pack of beer in the capsule
for the hot sweaty guys that were gonna dig this thing up.
TIM: That six pack should have plenty of metal
for us to get a solid signal.
KG: I'm kinda going along, and there's all this sage brush
and thistles. I mean, this is tough going.
Oh, hit something right here.
Maybe I'm right on top of that six-pack of beer that's gonna
lead me to Steve Jobs' mouse.
So I get down, start digging around, roll the dirt out...
...Agh...
You can see the edge of something.
It's coming. Ah...
...ah look at that.
Looks like an old time beer can.
This thing's probably even older than the time capsule.
Can in the pock.
TIM: One of the guys pointed over toward one of the other
music buildings, so I'm gonna try that field.
Something really deep here.
I'm definitely gonna have to get a shovel for this.
So I start digging a pretty large hole.
It's definitely deep.
I'm not gonna stop until I find the time capsule.
I want to pull that baby right on out and expose it
to the world.
Uh, there it is.
I see the edge of something really shiny.
Nothing but the bottom of an aluminum can.
This is not what we're looking for.
KG: You know I'm going along with my big coil and I know
that time capsule has gotta be close by, and all of a sudden,
my detector goes off.
That actually sounds good and big.
I get out the shovel, start digging around.
Whatever it is, it's right there.
Dig around a little bit further.
Dang it. Look at that. Trash in the pock.
Another crushing blow.
TIM: So far, KG and I are striking out.
But that time capsule is here somewhere,
and if we can find that six pack of beer,
it'll lead us right to Steve Jobs' mouse.
So I get a great hit on this grassy ridge.
This is huge whatever this is.
KG, I got a giant hit right here.
KG: So I grab a big shovel, run over there.
TIM: Oh... I'm thinking time capsule, right here.
We start digging a big giant hole because I'm thinking
you know a thirteen foot tube, this is gonna have
to be massive.
KG: Perfect plug every time.
This thing is deep.
I'm thinking this has got to be the time capsule.
TIM: He sticks the shovel in and moves a chunk of dirt out...
All right. KG: Here we go.
TIM: And I can see the edge of something shiny.
I reach down, I brush the dirt away...
Oh, that could be the edge of the time capsule.
KG: Oh, I see something shining.
TIM: Look at this...
KG, time capsule right here.
KG and I are in Aspen, Colorado, searching for a 13-foot
time capsule filled with treasures from the 80s.
KG: I see lots of nectar in our future.
TIM: This thing could have anything in it.
But we're chasing a lead that it holds the personal mouse
of Apple icon Steve Jobs. All right
KG: Here we go.
TIM: I can see the edge of something shiny.
I reach down I brush the dirt away.
Oh, that could be the edge of the time capsule.
KG: Oh, I see something shining. And all of a sudden, we see it.
TIM: We could have the time capsule right here...
Aw, my god. KG: Oh, it's way too small.
TIM: This is no time capsule. This is devastating.
It's hard to say what that piece of metal was,
but for a moment it sure got our blood pumping thinking
it was the time capsule.
This is wearing me out.
KG and I have been all over the grounds here,
and nothing we've found is getting us any closer
to the time capsule.
Despite our bad luck, apparently word has gotten around town
about our search.
KG: One local woman heard about our quest,
so she came out with some information that she thinks
might be the break that Ringy and I need to bust
this case wide open.
BARBARA: I did a little digging around,
and I got this from an archive.
KG: Barbara pulls out this map.
There's a picture of the time capsule right on it.
BARBARA: I was here when it was buried.
I don't remember it being buried at an angle and the site
doesn't look quite right.
But I have something else. Take a look at this.
TIM: She pulls out another piece of paper.
It's kind like of a letter.
KG: Whoa, this could be good Ringy, look at this.
There's a bunch of numbers on the bottom.
TIM: I know what this is.
This is some kind of coordinates.
KG: We got a great chance now.
TIM: If we can find a local survey crew that can read
these numbers and pinpoint the location...
We will have the beer, we will have the mouse,
we will have victory.
We are on the road to success right now.
KG: So Ringy and I make a few phone calls and we locate
a couple of local boys to come out and give us a hand.
We're actually trying to find an old time capsule,
so hopefully you guys can help us out.
TIM: These guys take one look at the clue Barbara gave us,
and right away we know we're in business.
MAN: All we have to do is key in that distance and that bearing.
TIM: So the survey guy punches all the coordinates
into his little machine and up pops an arrow.
MAN: We're all good to go.
We can just go ahead walk right to it.
We're actually only about 25 feet away from it.
TIM: It's as easy as pie.
All you gotta do is follow the arrow.
It's pointing me up this way.
KG: So Ringy grabs a hold of this pole, starts walking,
following the arrow.
TIM: Well it's saying go straight right now.
It's kinda spinning around.
KG: Let the expert do it, Ringy.
MAN: It should be somewhere down actually further that way.
You're right on top of it.
KG: Awesome! MAN: There it is.
TIM: We get to the spot and the screen changes and up pops an X.
KG: X marks the spot Ringy, just like on a treasure map.
Right here below our feet is a time capsule
with Steve Jobs' mouse in it.
TIM: It turns out the time capsule was in the area
we were looking all along.
But the fact that even our deep-seeker detectors couldn't
locate it could mean it's buried under 10 feet or more
of earth and gravel.
KG: Digging down that far could take us all day.
So to speed things up we call in some friends to help us dig
the biggest hole of our career.
TIM: So KG and I bring in an excavator
and we're gonna dig right along where KG put in the stake
and hope we hit the edge of the time capsule.
MAN: All right, ready to find her?
KG: Let's dig this baby up. MAN: You got her.
KG: So the excavator gets digging and it's just tearing
through the ground like a hot knife through butter.
TIM: KG and I are shaking with anticipation.
Every bucket of earth they haul up gets us a few inches closer
to what could be our greatest find ever.
Ha, ha, ha...
KG: This is one of the most exciting times of my life.
Digging up the juice, baby!
Steve Jobs' mouse could be laying right below our feet,
and we are feeling good.
TIM: The biggest target we've ever hunted. Coming right up.
KG: Yee-ha!
We get down five feet, six feet. No time capsule.
Not even a hint of a time capsule.
I would have thought we'd have seen it by now
but I ain't seeing it. Makes me nervous.
I'm starting to get sick to my stomach.
I feel like I'm gonna throw up.
MAN: All right guys, take a look.
KG: Ringy and I jump in there with our detectors
to see what we've uncovered.
MAN: Picking anything up?
TIM: Nothing. Can we shut it down?
KG and I are in shock.
We got the right coordinates from the map.
The surveyors nailed down the spot.
We just can't believe this is happening.
KG: Whew, I don't know Ringy. I mean that is deep.
TIM: We just dug a seven-foot trench.
No sign of the time capsule.
KG: Ringy and I are freaking out a bit.
We came here to find that time tube but we can't just dig up
the entire festival grounds in our search.
TIM: We came up empty on our first try.
We're gonna take one more crack at this,
but if we strike out again, we may be going home with our tails
between our legs.
Let's dig another trench but move it over
and maybe we'll hit it.
We are Diggers and we're not giving up.
KG: Here we go, let's do it.
TIM: That looks like a good spot.
It's thirteen feet long, it can't hide forever.
It's gotta be here somewhere.
So we're digging that new trench, we get down six,
seven feet.
MAN: Take a listen in there and see.
KG: God, there's something there.
TIM: KG and I get into the hole with our detectors,
and right away they start going crazy.
KG: Listen to this.
TIM: It's mighty suspicious hearing this kind of signal
this deep.
KG: That could be it. MAN: That could be her.
TIM: That could be something now.
KG: Ha, ha, ha...
We could be reading that six pack of beer getting closer
to my mouth. TIM: Could be.
I think we might have the time capsule here.
We gotta dig a little bit deeper.
KG: This is it baby. Come on.
So I'm watching the excavator bucket just kinda drag along
smoothly.
Oh, I heard that.
All the sudden it hits something and it smoothly lifts up
and flops over the other side.
MAN: I think I just rolled over the pipe.
KG: I felt that.
TIM: You could actually feel the ground move.
KG: That might be it. MAN: I think it's it.
KG: Yeah, that might be it.
TIM: I could feel it hit something.
I could literally feel the vibrations in the earth.
MAN: I think that's her.
Stop! stop! stop!
It was smooth, cause there's no rock.
KG: This could be it!
TIM: I drop down to my knees.
KG and I, we both get our heads down,
we're looking in the hole...
MAN: I think that's it. BOTH: Yeah!
TIM: That could be something now.
KG: Ha! ha! ha!
TIM: KG and I are in Aspen, Colorado,
hunting for the long lost personal mouse of computer icon
Steve Jobs.
KG: Oh, I heard that.
TIM: You could actually feel the ground move.
KG: That might be it. Yeah, that might be it.
TIM: We've pinned down its location in a time capsule
filled with 80's artifacts
on the Aspen Music Festival grounds.
MAN: I think that's it.
TIM: And we just hit something that sounds like victory.
There it is. MAN: That's it.
TIM: It's gonna be there.
I think this is it. Yeah! ALL: Cheering!
KG! Yeah!
You could see the PVC piping right there.
We have the time capsule.
KG: Yeah! There it is!
TIM: That is it! You can see it for sure!
KG: The emotions that were running through my body
was unmatchable, I mean it was incredible.
We were high fiving, we were hugging.
We found it.
There she be, boys, we got it!
TIM: This is one of the greatest finds of our lives.
Right here, Steve Jobs' mouse is in this time capsule.
30 years later, we're gonna pull it out of this hole.
Here I come.
KG: Now that we've found the time capsule,
it takes us two hours of moving dirt to loosen this thing up.
MAN: You guys ready to pull this thing?
TIM: All right.
KG: Here she comes boys. Woohoo!
TIM: Careful KG.
All right.
KG: The eagle has landed. Whoo!
TIM: We did it. Look at that. KG: Check this out.
TIM: Thirty years. Boom here it is.
We got the time capsule out the ground and the moment of truth
has arrived.
It's time to cut this sucker open and see what's inside.
As soon as you cut this, we're gonna be in 1983.
KG: Here we go. TIM: All right, I got it.
KG gets the saw, makes the final cut.
Oh, it's loose. KG: That's it.
TIM: And I can feel the end cap come right off in my hands.
KG: Holy crap, hold this close!
TIM: Oh there's tons of stuff in here.
Look it's stuffed full of stuff.
KG: Look at all that stuff.
TIM: This 13-foot tube is packed full of nectar.
KG: Pull that out. Oh my god, look at that. Oh, yeah.
TIM: As soon as I see all the nectar,
I go get Harry and Thane and the others.
This is it. What do you think Harry?
HARRY: Oh man, look at that. Can you believe it?
THANE: That thing is packed.
HARRY: The beer I put in 1983 is at the end that we cut open
first. TIM: Exactly.
HARRY: Amazing, the first thing you see shining bright and green
is this six-pack.
TIM: Oh, it's... KG: Ah, it's still cold.
HARRY: The guys hand me the six-pack and what do you do?
You pop it.
Oh!
KG: Oh, look at, there's still got foam in it.
TIM: So we all grab a beer.
Pop it open and start drinking it.
ALL: Cheers! Woo ho!
KG: Oh my god. Uh. HARRY: It's a little old.
KG: I'll see you guys all in the emergency room later.
TIM: So we start pulling stuff out of the tube,
it's like going back in time.
I had one of these. I used to be able to do it.
KG: Rubik's!
TIM: This thing was packed full. KG: Look at that old camera.
TIM: Kodak Instamatic. The Moody Blues eight track.
KG: Keep 'em coming.
TIM: They're bubble gum cards but they're for Magnum P.I,
and they're unopened in a pack.
KG: More juice coming out of the tube.
TIM: Mad Magazine. Yeah!
KG: Oh look at this.
BOTH: Oh, National Geographic! Yeah!
KG: We found just about everything you could think of
in that time capsule.
Now all we need is Steve Jobs' mouse.
TIM: There's not much left in here.
So I look in the tube.
There's a little plastic bag in there and I reach in, I grab it.
Look...
I mean I kind of let go of it 'cause I panic like it was like
a hot stove.
Couldn't be.
KG: Oh I don't know Ringy. TIM: Is that it?
KG: There it is, yeah! TIM: We got the mouse!
Whoo! Ho!
HARRY: I got goose bumps. Oh my god, look at this thing.
THANE: God, that's incredible. KG: Steve Jobs' mouse.
TIM: This is the Lisa Computer mouse that Steve Jobs used
at the 1983 conference.
And just to be sure this is the real deal,
we brought along technology expert Marcel Brown
to take a look.
MARCEL: It's sealed pretty good. KG: Oooo that looks perfect.
MARCEL: Excellent shape.
You can tell this is an original Lisa mouse because of the small
button.
This is a very important piece of history.
In 1983, Steve Jobs gave this speech that showed just
what kind of visionary he was.
He predicted things like wireless networking,
he predicted the explosion of email, the iPad,
even the iPhone.
And for Steve Jobs to have used this mouse in that speech
to predict the future.
I think this is priceless perhaps.
THANE: That's incredible, huh? BOTH: Wow.
ALL: Yeah! Woo! Hoo!