Buildings corode after hundreds of years...Fossils have survived millions of years. But after a certain about of time do people, living, things, planets, paintings, buildings, history, everything will just be forgotten and disappear with time?
2007-10-30 05:58:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yes, they have to be kept in special conditions to preserve them. Even then, they require restoration every so often.
The first signs you will notice of art decay are colours fading. Usually the strong colours, such as red, fade.
If you have a painting and begin to notice this, move it into a sunless room that is dry and neither too hot nor too cold.
2007-10-30 06:06:48 · answer #1 · answered by kiteeze 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You've asked this in astronomy, and in an astronomical time scale, everything will change beyond recognition e.g. the Sun will evolve, and may well turn into a red giant star and vapourise planet Earth and everything on it. As to being forgotten, who or what is likely to be around to remember it anyway?
I can't say that I propose to worry much about that, though.
2007-10-30 12:05:40 · answer #2 · answered by James P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the louvre. All those priceless paintings they have are all out of direct sunlight.
Sunlight will gradually fade everything and gradually disintegrate most things. Next summer, leave a bit of cloth outside and watch it, it will lose colour and then go rock hard and fall apart.
Sunlight itself disintegrates things very slowly.
2007-10-30 07:45:27 · answer #3 · answered by futuretopgun101 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most paintings do unless they are well kept after, the one's you see in museums get touched up every now and then so they look as good as new!
2007-10-30 06:02:15 · answer #4 · answered by Becka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything does, yes. Even black holes- they slowly, slowly evaporate. One day, there'll be nothing left in the whole universe.
2007-10-30 06:37:32 · answer #5 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All that is born must die or at least be converted to another form.
2007-10-30 06:16:38 · answer #6 · answered by worldneverchanges 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would take many many years
2007-10-30 07:34:03 · answer #7 · answered by ღOMGღ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bugger me, your one happy chick
2007-10-30 06:02:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋