On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 7:44 PM, Dave Radlauer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > There is an urban myth among *civilians* that tapes, or their contents, are > somehow *evaporating* or going away over time. > Ridiculous. If I may inject an analogous note of controversy, there are those who say that the reason no major plane parts were found at Shanksville (like 9000lb engines) was that they "vaporized". Not disintegrated, mind you, but vaporized. You can read all about it in Popular Mechanics. ("Evaporate" = "vaporize".) clark > Dave Radlauer > > -- > hm# 510-848-8323 > cell# 510-717-5240 > www.JAZZHOTBigstep.com >