"Sim D." on@request wrote in message
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Lo all,

Doing a bit of minor outside work and it presents the perfect
opportunity to bury a time capsule. Something I've always wanted to do
since seeing Blue Peter's abortive efforts as a kid in the 70s.

I've a pretty good idea what I want to put in it [see below], but I'm
much less sure about how to preserve the integrity of whatever box I
put it in, and how long the contents will last even if the box stays
leakproof.

It will be going into ground that is generally damp, but never flooded
(yet), and I would be most disappointed if it was discovered within
100 years, and ideally I would like it to last a 1000, if not more,
which I realise is probably unrealistic.

Initial thoughts were of some strong galvanised steel waterproof box,
with maybe 100 bin liners individually wrapped and tied around it.
Then I realised that is going for quantity over quality and if I want
it to really last then the box itself is going to have to be the main
barrier.


The council buried one near here last year. They got a stainless steel
cylinder about 6" dia x 18" with a screw lid and probably an O ring seal.
Cost a hew hundred £.

Nobody believes the contents will survive very long.

rusty