Anomalies

A circle with a gap in it, the gap falling between three and four o'clock. No civilization has it anywhere in its sign systems. The rule the old hands pass on: if you see it start turning on its own, leave at once.

The LED exhibition guide lightbox above the exhibit: the Chinese characters turn one by one into Egyptian hieroglyphs—and the way they are put together is in no known version of the liturgical texts.

A layer of mist comes up on the inner side of the glass display case. It does not slide down, the camera cannot catch it, the naked eye can see it. When an object starts doing things that do not work physically, the problem usually does not lie in its condition.

The special-exhibition hall after closing: the air-conditioning dropped 0.7 degrees but the panel never moved, the surveillance feed ran 3 seconds late, the guide text turned into Ancient Egyptian signs, and every exit vanished at once—behind the door frames was a wall that had not dried.