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Had to dig under my foundation. What should I put in the whole when they fill it in? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by Beastlygr@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 51 points 9 months ago (13 children)

A time capsule

Place photos and some small objects maybe even a usb key, dvdr or cdr with a video of you explaining everything and telling the viewer who you are, what year it is, what's going on and what's important to you right now. Place it all in a water tight container, maybe even an iron case and weld it shut.

If you have small kids, tell them what you're doing and show them .... maybe they or their kids or your descendants might dig it up some day.

Of all the places I've renovated, I would have enjoyed finding something from someone else's life.

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Don't bother with a usb key. Flash memory is technically volatile, it just takes a while to blank. Unless you plug the key in every 5 to 10 years, it will start losing data. By the time the time capsule is unearthed, it will likely be blank or corrupted.

[–] seaQueue@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't bother with the cdr or dvdr either, they're likely to be dead too in 30y.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago

Yeah. Just print out some tasteful nudes, seal them in a ziplock bag and you're good to go

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