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Date Time Time capsule sealed in unorthodox fashion at CDU International House Darwin guest services officer Swapna Bupathi displays some of the items that have been placed in the new time capsule A time capsule featuring relics from the year 2020 – including a face mask and toilet roll – was sealed in unorthodox fashion at Charles Darwin University (CDU) this week. Instead of traditionally being buried underground, the stainless-steel capsule was sealed and inserted into a boulder aboveground at CDU’s International House Darwin (IHD) in a bid to combat the ravages of Darwin’s wet season. The capsule was also argon-charged, a process which removes the air and leaves a completely inert atmosphere in which mould cannot survive and oxidation within the capsule is not possible. ....