Like I’d imagine there’s gonna be a lot of rain over time if I want this time capsule to last like idk 10 years? 30 years?

Is there like a box so tough its indestructible?

Can animals dig it up if I bury it?

How deep do it bury it?

Is the earth’s magnetism gonna affect the hard drive? (Or is there a better medium?)

Like I want this to be like very low budget, I don’t have millions to build an actual timecapsule like some organizations have done. Is there some cheap box that’s waterproof to protect a hard drive from damage for like 30 years buried in the ground?

  • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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    11 days ago

    flash storage does degrade though, sure it’s presumably slowed down by a stable environment without oxygen, but i can’t imagine it lasting more than 50 years

    • altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      11·
      11 days ago

      I find it more reliable as it has less mechanical parts, but I am curious if someone did a scientifical aproximation of how long it would last.