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A Roman soldier wearing sunglasses: While sunglasses existed in rudimentary forms in ancient Rome, the kind we wear today with tinted lenses weren't invented until the 18th century.
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A medieval knight using a smartphone: Cell phones, and the technology behind them, wouldn't exist for another 600 years after the era of knights.
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A caveman driving a car: Though some argue about the exact timeframe, cavemen existed far before the invention of the automobile by nearly 2 million years.
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A Victorian lady sending an email: Email wasn't invented until the late 1960s, well over a century after the Victorian era.
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A pirate captain using a compass: While early compass-like devices existed in ancient China, the accurate and reliable compass used for navigation wasn't invented until the 13th century, shortly after the peak of the "golden age" of piracy.
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A pharaoh drinking Coca-Cola: Coca-Cola was invented in 1886, thousands of years after the reign of most Egyptian pharaohs.
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A samurai warrior wielding a laser sword: Lasers and the technology to create them wouldn't be developed for another 400 years after the decline of the samurai class in Japan.
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A cowboy using a credit card: Credit cards first saw widespread use in the 1950s, long after the Wild West era had ended.
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A Viking with a pocket watch: Though basic timekeeping devices existed, pocket watches as we know them weren't invented until the 16th century, centuries after the Viking Age.
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A dinosaur wearing a cowboy hat: Dinosaurs went extinct 66 million years ago, far before the development of cowboys and their signature attire.
These are just a few examples, and there are countless other anachronisms you could come up with depending on the specific historical periods and technologies you're interested in. Have fun exploring the possibilities!
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