What if our civilization is not the peak of human evolution but the result of a hard reboot that took place quite recently? The theory of 'found cities' explains the architectural inconsistencies that puzzle engineers. Do Old World building fireplaces lack chimneys because they were not for burning wood but rather were ports for receiving energy? Why are there train stations that look like palaces in regions that had no trains? Why are there fountains with complex hydraulics in regions where people carried water from rivers by bucket? Were the world exhibitions of the 1850s-1890s a way to cover up the technological mismatch? Were the 'scorched earth policies' of various militaries a way to destroy some Old World architecture and reclaim the rest?

40-min. DVD