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By: Increment Clocks | Blog

Increment Clocks | Blog — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:33:22 +0000

[...] 3. The Environmental time capsule (A and B): I like that time capsules remind us of our mortality and quasi-irrelevance (if I don’t leave something behind for people to remember me, will they?). One idea (A) is to take an easily decomposed note (i.e. something out of paper) and encase the note in a degradeable, but hard substance (i.e. steel, metal, or glass), and place it on a shelf. Another concept (B) is to take a seed and wrap it – air tight – in a plastic grocer bag and plant it. Its a bit of an environmental time capsule as the seed doesnt grow till the plastic disentegrates, which would take 20-100 years. [...]

By: sheleiey

sheleiey — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:05:44 +0000

i can use some of this info for my science project! thnx

By: dheyo

dheyo — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:01:09 +0000

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By: hello

hello — Tue, 05 May 2009 07:03:57 +0000

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By: Mac Breneradal

Mac Breneradal — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:05:13 +0000

That you very much what a great site! I have a french project to do on how long things take to decompost. It is amazing. I dont think we are going to have a earth to live on because people are not worring about it and yes you might not now but as a teen we are not going to live to see our grandchildren can everyone help it will be alot easier that way! Thanks for reading.

By: All Things Eco Blog Carnival Volume Five | Focus Organic.com

All Things Eco Blog Carnival Volume Five | Focus Organic.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:13:54 +0000

[...] products. However, there is a healthy upside to the increasing cost of food.” Danny Dagan presents How long does it take a plastic bag to break down or a glass bottle to decompose? | That Danny! posted at That Danny!. Danny says, “How long does it take a plastic bag to break down or a glass [...]