Time capsules
Interesting article here about a time capsule in America that was built in 1936, and if all goes to plan will not be opened until 8113. It seems a pretty serious effort, with nitrogen-filled steel casks protecting the documents and scientific instruments, a language-translator if found by non-English speaking people (which no-one can remember how it works). As the article says for how long it will remain unopened is hard to say. It seems to me that as long as people remember it exists year by year it has a good chance of surviving a reasonable time, but if it gets forgotten for a period of time the first people to stumble across it will open it.Labels: Other
posted by Matthew @ 1/13/2007 08:57:00 PM
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