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Re: filmscanners: Film base deterioration (was Digital Shortcomings)
Lynn Allen wrote:
> *Stone* is good (particularly granite, basalt, and combinations of the
> two), providing you don't leave them out in the sun, rain, or sandstorms
> for more than 10,000 years. ;-)
>
> At one time, Scribes laboriously re-recorded all the World's Wisdom, and
> placed it in the Library of Alexandria for safekeeping. When the library
> was sacked, and the scrolls were used to heat the baths of the
> conquerors, that was lost, too. "Redundancy" is the only reason we
> accidentally have any of that knowledge remaining today. Any questions?
I do, but I feel it might be redundant! ;-)
Art
Department of Redundancy Dept.
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