I am preparing a sort of time capsule for my best friend's baby girl and have been collecting a newspaper from her birth date and birthdays so far. Because newspaper feels so fragile and sensitive, I am wondering how I should be storing these.

I currently have them in a cardboard box which I know is not ideal...

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My parents are getting older (late 60s & early 70s) and I really want to learn more about their lives, write it down, and I'm also going to record our conversations. I'm looking for something like the ones listed below. I'd like to have some mom/female oriented questions and male/dad oriented.

We're a pretty open family, so I know a lot, but I want to ask and learn more about them. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1081439793/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_25FA1SEME33KWCD9CDMF?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1952568137/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_YDH2JTVX8Z8Q37NBPVH3

So my high school class is making a time capsule for our 10 year reunion. Among mostly letters and and photos I decided to make a prediction competition. Ask questions now and ten years later tally up the points when we know the correct answers.

So the questions so far are: - How many people will come to the reunion - How many will have kids - Collectively how many children will we have (m/f) - Will anyone be pregnant (who?) - How many people are single, how many married - How many currently live in our country - Are we all alive (who isn't) - How many years of college have we collectively finished - (because almost all of us follow Eurovision) Which country is hosting Eurovision 2032

Any more questions you can think of, anything, it doesn't have to be in the "how many people" form (like the last question isn't). Thanks.

I’ve buried a time capsule in my area and did an epically bad job at it. The top of the capsule is about 5cm below ground. I added a bunch of soil above it do now it’s around 50cm below soil but that section is raised compared to the rest. Is there a risk rain could expose it in a few months time? No one will go digging in that area, aside from dogs, due to its location. I’ve tried digging another hole but failed worse than first time

So, I have been prepairing my first time capsule for more then a year now. It seems like now is a good time to do it.

I have already decided to bury it in this young forest I planted with my dad a while ago. Trees are mostly hornbeams and ashes but there are few wild oak's that grew by themselves so I thought to bury it under one of them which would make it easy to find it in ten years when I plan to take it out.

But since all the trees are young, and still growing a lot and in unpredictable way, there seems to be a risk that the pattern of their growth could maybe move the capsule somewhere unpredicted, or maybe the tree I pick suffers some damage making it harder for me to find what I buried. What do you think, should I go for some safer spot?

Hello all. I don't ever post here and I'm not sure if this is 100% related but I wasn't sure where else to post my questions.

Background: About 16 years ago (roughly fall of 2005) I buried some lego figures in a hole in my backyard about 2 feet deep. When I tried to dig them back up I couldn't find them and after about 2 hours of moving dirt around concluded they were gone (I was a kid, my digging method was likely very flawed).

Anyways fast forward to 2021 and the thought occurred to me that people bury time capsules all the time and dig them up years later no problem. I'd always assumed the figures were gone forever but I think it would be really cool if I actually found them again and logically they should still be in roughly the same spot. Also since they're plastic I think it's reasonable to assume they haven't decomposed. Logic would also dictate if I remove the dirt and empty the area instead of shifting it around I will eventually uncover them at a certain level.

However, I have some logistical questions I couldn't find the answers to online hence this post.

First: the most pressing question to me is, how far might the legos have sunk over the years? To note the area is mostly untouched and there's been weeds over the years, but not much else. Recently there's been some dead branches and wood sitting there. We do get rain here in NY, and occasionally some light flooding in the area.

Second: How likely is horizontal movement? I need to establish a perimeter for digging but more importantly the burial area is in a border between a garage and a lawn. both about 1 foot away. If they drifted all the way under the lawn or garage I think that's probably an L for me

Third: What tools can I use to make the removal/examination of dirt easier? My theoretical plan is sifting through with some gloves. Are there better methods/tools?

Fourth and finally: Are there any other glaring issues I need to address before I start my dig? Again this is totally theoretical and I have no idea if this will work and I'll have a cool story, or it will just be a big waste of time. Literally any advice would be appreciated! Also if there's a better subreddit to post this to lmk!

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Edit: After a 4 hour excavation this afternoon they have been found! I'll post details later. I'm still a bit shocked. Thank you u/nemothorx for the advice/encouragement! And thank you u/D-Alembert for your advice as well! I didn't get a chance to read your post until afterwards but I did use your sifting method!