+Doctroid Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 This article has nothing to do with geocaching, except that the following gave me pause: The tablets [i.e. pills], which have miraculously survived being under water for more than two millennia ... were found in 136 tin-lined wooden vials on a 15m-long trading ship which was wrecked about 130BC off the coast of Tuscany. And yet we seem to have difficulty keeping the inside of a plastic container dry for six months on dry land. OK, granted, no one was coming along and taking the tops off these pill containers and then trying to put them back on upside down. Quote Link to comment
+Ambient_Skater Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Unless we can figure out a way to use the information in that article to keep water out of containers I don't see what the point is. Quote Link to comment
+BaylorGrad Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Maybe the point is for us to write passive-aggressive comments about the OP's post! ... Or maybe it's actually something we should take a look at, consider why it's here, and respond in a more welcoming manner. I think the topic is interesting. Many Geocachers don't put the time or effort into placing a waterproof container, when clearly this was not a problem for people who wanted to keep their pills dry--over 2,000 years ago! So what's the point? Put some effort into your caches to keep the contents dry. I don't see anything wrong with that suggestion. Quote Link to comment
+Ambient_Skater Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Maybe the point is for us to write passive-aggressive comments about the OP's post! Maybe the point is the OP was suggesting that geocachers aren't trying hard enough to keep water out through this line: And yet we seem to have difficulty keeping the inside of a plastic container dry for six months on dry land. Quote Link to comment
+DontPanic67 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Yeah, it's a sure bet they were not keeps ships stores in Altoids tins... Quote Link to comment
+BaylorGrad Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Maybe the point is for us to write passive-aggressive comments about the OP's post! Maybe the point is the OP was suggesting that geocachers aren't trying hard enough to keep water out through this line: And yet we seem to have difficulty keeping the inside of a plastic container dry for six months on dry land. And I think we can all agree with that statement. Quote Link to comment
Krydos Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 This article has nothing to do with geocaching, except that the following gave me pause: The tablets [i.e. pills], which have miraculously survived being under water for more than two millennia ... were found in 136 tin-lined wooden vials on a 15m-long trading ship which was wrecked about 130BC off the coast of Tuscany. And yet we seem to have difficulty keeping the inside of a plastic container dry for six months on dry land. OK, granted, no one was coming along and taking the tops off these pill containers and then trying to put them back on upside down. Wow! Interesting article. I'd like to find containers that work that well. Wonder if we'll ever find out exactly how those containers were constructed heh, be pretty cool to replicate. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I suspect most of us could construct a container that would keep the contents dry for that length of time, as long as the container didn't need to be opened frequently. Quote Link to comment
+cache_test_dummies Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Pretty amazing story. But the challenge of keeping something dry while left untouched underwater for a very long time is quite different than the challenge of keeping moisture out of a land-based container that is opened and closed regularly by random people. Quote Link to comment
+dorqie Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I had a cache in one of those containers, but someone got the liner caught in the seal and the whole thing was done for but seriously, that's a cool article, thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment
4wheelin_fool Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I have an ammo box stuck in a tree. It could be there for a hundred years or so. Quote Link to comment
+cache_test_dummies Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 By the way, at the moment the domain name www.paleocaching.com is available. Quote Link to comment
+sword fern Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I wonder if those pills would actually cure someone? Quote Link to comment
+GeoGeeBee Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Unless we can figure out a way to use the information in that article to keep water out of containers I don't see what the point is. http://www.geocaching.com/about/termsofuse.aspx All features, functions and areas of the geocaching.com website, including the Groundspeak Forums (http://forums.Groundspeak.com), are governed by this Agreement and are also subject to such additional terms and conditions as Groundspeak may, from time to time, publicize. To participate in the Groundspeak Discussion Forums, you must be 18 years or older. Personally, if the forum moderators were already skirting the rules by allowing me to post here, I think I'd be very careful about what I said. Quote Link to comment
Andronicus Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Unless we can figure out a way to use the information in that article to keep water out of containers I don't see what the point is. http://www.geocaching.com/about/termsofuse.aspx All features, functions and areas of the geocaching.com website, including the Groundspeak Forums (http://forums.Groundspeak.com), are governed by this Agreement and are also subject to such additional terms and conditions as Groundspeak may, from time to time, publicize. To participate in the Groundspeak Discussion Forums, you must be 18 years or older. Personally, if the forum moderators were already skirting the rules by allowing me to post here, I think I'd be very careful about what I said. Wow... that is low. Quote Link to comment
I! Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Personally, if the forum moderators were already skirting the rules by allowing me to post here, I think I'd be very careful about what I said. Has AS said how old he(?) is? Looks ~14 from the photo, though ability to construct well-formed sentences suggests the photo may be misleading. (Confession: I am not actually a cat.) Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I thought there might be an Interesting discussion here about how long caches might last for, and whether there might still be any of ours around 2000 years from now. Quote Link to comment
+Chrysalides Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 (Confession: I am not actually a cat.) No way! What, next you're going to tell me I'm not a 6 year old millionaire playboy? Quote Link to comment
+Viridios Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Personally, if the forum moderators were already skirting the rules by allowing me to post here, I think I'd be very careful about what I said. Has AS said how old he(?) is? Looks ~14 from the photo, though ability to construct well-formed sentences suggests the photo may be misleading. (Confession: I am not actually a cat.) Check his Twitter account. He's 15 Quote Link to comment
+Ambient_Skater Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Check his Twitter account. He's 15 Good to see you're doing your research Quote Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.