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Data Preservation and How Ancient Egypt Got It Right
storagedude writes to tell us that a storage geek has an interesting article on why ancient Egyptians were better than us at data preservation — and what we need to do to get caught up. "After rocks, the human race moved on to writing on animal skins and papyrus, which were faster at recording but didn't last nearly as long. Paper and printing presses were even faster, but also deteriorated more quickly. Starting to see a pattern? And now we have digital records, which might last a decade before becoming obsolete. Recording and handing down history thus becomes an increasingly daunting task, as each generation of media must be migrated to the next at a faster and faster rate, or we risk losing vital records."
...but try reading the rules of ettequite before you do it!!
What part did you like best?
My G/F (guy-friend for the technically illiterate) said this whole thing was preposterous until he tried it himself, and even then, he said that it was REALLY preposterous because the jar didn't break...I think this whole vid is a fake because the jar in the video doesn't have nearly the compressible strength as a real jar does (e.g. 50N if pressure along the cylindrical walls is equal...much like trying to break an egg experiment)... cheers!