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Post by Lance C on Mar 20, 2005 18:58:04 GMT
Apparently some of the M3 is being supported with lost Wicker Man footage and other stuff junked from Shepperton Studios. Usually when a road is new/ being rebuilt, the builders put a call out to any one with 'ballast' they can line the base with.
To say that material under a soggy landfill is automatically doomed is a bit of a sweeping statement .
There is always hope and amazing examples of survival.
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Post by Ben on Mar 21, 2005 0:55:14 GMT
What's "ballast"? Junk, basically?
I'd hate to know that missing Doctor Who footage was under a motorway I used all the time - it would depress me and distract me from driving!
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Post by Wright Blan on Mar 21, 2005 2:36:53 GMT
Apparently some of the M3 is being supported with lost Wicker Man footage and other stuff junked from Shepperton Studios. Usually when a road is new/ being rebuilt, the builders put a call out to any one with 'ballast' they can line the base with. To say that material under a soggy landfill is automatically doomed is a bit of a sweeping statement . There is always hope and amazing examples of survival. What's your source on this? |
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Post by Dan on Mar 21, 2005 3:48:05 GMT
I've seen what can happen to film stored in metal cans stored in a slightly damp garage, and it's not nice. If it was in landfill it'd stand no chance at all.
It might survive if it was in airtight plastic or a non-rusting metal, but then it's likely that film in this sort of can would be removed from the can, so it could be reused for storing other films in.
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