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The problem of the dig is that we see how long each item can stay underground before decomposing
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My hypothesis is that each item will not fully decompose but will come close to decomposing. I think that the sunchips bag will be decomposed the most.
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Today was the day that we buried all of the items and 8 weeks later we will dig them back up, if there is any thing left.
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This whole week was kind of sloppy with some slight snow and a lot of cold temperatures reaching the 30s and lower with very low wind chills.
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Styrofoam is polysterene foam mixture. It used to give off cholorflorocarbons when being torn or broken. But they do not manufacture them to do that anymore. I think that the styrofoam will not be easy to rot, thus it will be one of the nonroting items.
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This weeks weather was another cold week with temperatures in the 30 with wind chills in the 20s. The wind speed reached the high tens and lower.
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Aluminum foil is aluminum prepared in leaves. It is usually used for wrapping nd packaging. I think this item will be barely disovled all because metal and alluminum doens't disolve very well.
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This week's weather was cold and frigid at the beggining but warmed up towards the end of the week by hitting the upper 60s the wind speed stayed at a constant of 9 or 8 mph.
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The unchips bag is one of the items I think wil be most disolved. The item says on the bag that it is 100% biodegradable. I think it will be disolved the most.
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This weeks temps reached the 30s with wind chils in the upper 20s and 30s. With winds reaching all around
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Regular Chips bags are made out of plastic. They probably do not decompose much at all. I think that the reg. chips bag will not be decomposed much at all.
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This week got hit by a major snowstorm with snow amounts in the average of 6 in. Snow drifts reached about 3 feet. Temperature were below freezing and the wind speed were super fast. What a week.
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Apples are a natural material to Earth. I think that the apple will be one of the most decomposed.
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Newspaper is made with usually low-grade paper such as newsprint. I think that the newspaper will be slightly disovled but not the most disolved.
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This week was completely different that last weeks snowmageddon. The temps reached the upper 60s and 70s. The wind the tens.
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This week the temperatures reached the 30s again with windchills reaching the 30s. Wind speeds stayed low.
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Cotton is a fluffy natural material. But this cotton has been woved into a fabric. I think that the cotton fabric will not be decomposed much at all.
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This weeks weather varied around the fifties and forties. the wind chill made it seem colder than it really was.
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Oranges, like apples, are all natural to this Earth. They do not cause polution. I think the otange will be one of the most decomposed items out there.
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We dug up both of these items on March 4.
The styrofoam was crushed into smaller pieces and was untouched for the most part
The aluminum foil had no changes whatsoever. -
These items were dug up on March 4
The sunchips were mostly wet and untouched!
The reg. chips were not decomposed at all. -
These items were dug up on March 4.
The Apple was very mushy and discolerd and in pieces
The Orange was moldy and mushy and in pieces -
These items were dug up on March 4.
The paper was ripped and wet and shriveled around the edges
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The overall anaylasis of this dig is that the more natural materials were the most decomposed. And that most items will not rot within 8 weeks.
