Re: [ARSCLIST] Why sticky shed happened

[Lou Judson <loujudson@xxxxxxx>]

Well, unfair comparison: if the paper was out in the elements it would 
be gone in a week or two... and I have poetry from 2500BC... clay 
tablets can last thousands of years buried underground... as long as it 
is dry!

<L>

Lou Judson • Intuitive Audio
415-883-2689

On Jun 26, 2006, at 6:23 PM, steven c wrote:

> Which puts "paid" to the saying "carved in stone" at least when used to
> mean "forever and ever!" In fact, I have seen too many 19th century
> tombstones that are totally illegible after a century or more of 
> exposure
> to the elements...so paper CAN outlast stone! I have some 1890's 
> newspapers
> that are still intact and legible in spite of never having been 
> carefully
> stored.