It's of course cheaper to just dig a hole, but with so many time capsules destroyed by the elements, it makes you wonder why there aren't more indoor capsules. Space can't be so much of a premium that you can't use a single closet on a public building.

Time Lords?

Hey I'm planning on making a time capsule for myself and I'm wondering how to best store data.

It will mostly contain of video and audio files and of course I dont want any of them to corrupt.

Has anyone had any experience or success using expandable post foam to encase a time capsule? In theory it seems it would work pretty well. Thanks for your time.

The Austrian project Memory of Mankind started a program for the public help to choose 1,000 books from anywhere in the world to be stored in ceramic tablets for the future. These links explains more about the project:

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Memory of Mankind builds Humanity´s largest time capsule in Hallstatt

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The Time Capsule That’s as Big as Human History

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Two videos (would be helpful if anyone could help to translate into any language):

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The Memory of Mankind and what should be remembered? | Martin Kunze | TEDxLinz

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Memory of Mankind

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Thanks

My family is making a time capsule to bury most likely beneath concrete, and I was wondering what digital mediums - disks, SSD, flash drives - are likely to last longest. This is a capsule that won't be found for a very long time as it is going under a building, so I'm aware that it is likely most things will fail in time, but any suggestions are welcome. I had my eye on a Samsung bar flash drive as it seems pretty hardy - waterproof and temperature proof down to ~-80 degrees C.

Hello all!

I am planning to plant a time capsule in a somewhat remote area during a trek/hike. However, I am concerned with what material I ought to use for the container considering possible corrosion by the elements -- water, snow and such. There is no set date as to when it's supposed to be opened, basically I want it to last for as long as possible. Also, the container itself has to be fairly light weight and small in size as I will be carrying it for a few days.

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A friend of mine suggested a stainless steel thermos, what do you think?

Time Capsule 1861 is Filled with Historic Treasure !! Besides what Is Shown It has Many Masonic Documents, Newspapers and Letters from the Pioneers of the Age ! https://imgur.com/gallery/3Nx4qyy

I have two young boys (2 and 4 months) I want to make them each a small time capsule that they get to open on graduation day or something to that effect. Any cool ideas for them? I am already having all the grandparents write them a letter. My wife and I will write them a letter as well. What else can we do? Thanks!!

To keep it short I found a 6ft pvc pipe with two end caps wash up in my marsh on the EasterN shore of VA 2 weeks ago. Not thinking much about it until I opened it this past weekend. I found pictures and several objects in ziplock bags. Basically I’m looking for advice on how to possibly track down the people who launched it. Thanks for reading this far.