[odf-discuss] KEO Time Capsule

[marbux]

On 9/5/06, Daniel Carrera <daniel.carrera at zmsl.com> wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> This is *completely* *off-topic*. I hope nobody will mind. I promise not
> to do this often.
>
> The European Space Agency is sponsoring a time capsule, so that humans
> in the distant future can learn about the world of today. Everyone on
> Earth is invited to write a message to be included in the capsule.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KEO
>
> The capsule is a satellite with an extremely elongated orbit. It will
> come back to Earth in 50,000. Why 50,000? Because 50,000 years ago
> humans made the first cave paintings, and 50,000 years before that Homo
> Sapiens first appeared.
>
> The messages will be stored in glass-made DVDs. There is enough space
> for 4 pages for every one of the 6 billion people on Earth.
>
> The capsule will include a sample of blood, sea water and air, as well
> as photos, and other things.
>
> Does it include a computer to run the DVDs on and an Uninterruptible Power
Supply? :-)
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