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I'm working on a project to 3D-print tablets of text, press them onto clay slabs, and fire the latter in a kiln. Should preserve the information, such as biogra
by GnarfGnarf 2y ago
I'm working on a project to 3D-print tablets of text, press them onto clay slabs, and fire the latter in a kiln. Should preserve the information, such as biographies, for as long as Babylonian tablets.
- jvm___ 2y agoI've wondered if you could stamp them into an aluminum can. Like with a typewriter (obviously too weak) or some vintage typesetting press device. Not sure if the aluminum would last it probably would.
- yurishimo 2y agoDepends on how thick the metal is. I’ve seen aluminum cans be eaten away by time. Something a few millimeters should suffice.
- GnarfGnarf 2y agoI did this for a while. I found a roll of heavy-duty aluminum foil (not quite pie-plate thick), and scavenged some old dot-matrix printers. Removing the ribbon, I printed text and low-res images on the foil. I inserted a roll containing my father's biography in the ashes of his funeral urn. Should be readable by archaeologists centuries from now.