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Road Kill	Posted - 2004.02.07 14:11:00 - [1] Just curious, How long do cans last before they pop? http://www.ukmn.net/verge/verge_banner.gif
HostageTaker	Posted - 2004.02.07 14:13:00 - [2] I've seen jet cans last anywhere from 3 hours to over 24 hours...
Monty Burns	Posted - 2004.02.07 14:22:00 - [3] Sure your not talking about secure cans? I was under the impression normal cans last two hours ... could be wrong though. I never let one reach two hours old so I have never tried it. See ya! Darwin 4tw
Road Kill	Posted - 2004.02.07 14:24:00 - [4] Interesting to know - I'm curious what rules they use regarding it - if there is a "timer" on when they pop. does it start from when you log off. or have they no longer got that function in game.. http://www.ukmn.net/verge/verge_banner.gif
Danton Marcellus	Posted - 2004.02.07 14:26:00 - [5] Don't know when they changed it to two hours, personally I don't care much for reliving the feeling of seeing a container with 22.5k kernite go poof after an hour. Convert Stations
HostageTaker	Posted - 2004.02.07 14:26:00 - [6] Quote: Sure your not talking about secure cans? I was under the impression normal cans last two hours ... could be wrong though. I never let one reach two hours old so I have never tried it. See ya! Jet can = Jettisoned Can, NOT secure or regular can off the market...
Skaz	Posted - 2004.02.07 17:38:00 - [7] I've used them all the time for over an hour without them going pop if I remember the original formula for them was 1 hour + random time, but that was ages ago. So I'm not sure, I just know that when I have a full can over 1 1/2 hour old I get nervous... "No, I'm not alt.....even if I have been in Pator Tech School for 2 years..."
Nootami	Posted - 2004.02.07 18:55:00 - [8] It's at least 16 hours. I stopped mining in a belt for the night (04:23 game time) and when i got back from school the next day, the can was still there with some Dark Ochre that the hauler hadnt had space for in it (20:19 game time). Originally by: Cortex Reaver [22:39:59] [Oi]Nootami1 joined channel [22:40:02] [Oi]Nootami1 quit Oh,look! Someone joined for a whopping .3 seconds! -CR
Monty Burns	Posted - 2004.02.07 19:47:00 - [9] Edited by: Monty Burns on 07/02/2004 19:48:32 16 hours eh? sweet! That should make mining a lot easier :-) While we are on the subject does anyone know the duration of secure cans as well? I heard that this is weeks rather than hours. Cheers all! Darwin 4tw
DigitalCommunist	Posted - 2004.02.07 19:55:00 - [10] uh jet cans are bugged will last anywhere from 1 hour to 3 days _____________________________________ Perpetually driven, your end is our beginning. "Can I be a consultant for EVE II?" - WhiteDwarf
Apalaya	Posted - 2004.02.07 20:08:00 - [11] AFAIK presently they survive two hours + some random time.
Baldour Ngarr	Posted - 2004.02.07 21:05:00 - [12] All the evidence I've collected - including the sob stories from people who saw 22,000 omber go bang after 62 minutes, so don't risk anything above an hour - suggests that what happens is, they last for one hour, after which, every minute that goes past there's a small percentage chance of their destruction. Consequently it's possible, in theory, for a jettison can to last for a month; but the odds against it are - forgive the pun - astronomical. They frequently do last for several hours, even close to a whole day, but it's not something you should ever rely on. Particularly since you can throw out a new one every 3 minutes to keep it refreshed. _______ "Soon" is an ancient Icelandic word meaning "some time before the next Ice Age."
Keiretsu	Posted - 2004.02.09 15:04:00 - [13] I agree with Baldour, I regularly have a can for no longer than 1 hour. I have seen them pop after 90 minutes so refresh at the 1 hour mark, this may be old news but a good way to know is just to name the can with your name and then the minutes on the hour you dropped it. For example if you drop a can at say 10:30 p.m., just name the can "Joe (30)" this way you know just by quick glance that your can is 15 minutes old at 10:45 when you look at your watch, i dont use the tiny clock on the bottom left of screen, too small :) Simple BUT you would be amazed at how many miners do NOT know how long they're cans really are.
MaiLina KaTar	Posted - 2004.02.09 17:43:00 - [14] Quote: 16 hours eh? sweet! That should make mining a lot easier :-) Don¦t count on that. They usually go poof after 2 hours. Sometimes they last longer, they don¦t survive reboots and I¦ve heard from people seeing them pop after <2 hours. If you want to be on the safe side make a new can every hour. Mai's Idealog
Baldour Ngarr	Posted - 2004.02.09 19:05:00 - [15] Mine popped last night after a good deal less than two hours. _______ "Soon" is an ancient Icelandic word meaning "some time before the next Ice Age."
MarkyP	Posted - 2004.02.09 23:45:00 - [16] Quote: Mine popped last night after a good deal less than two hours. Ooooh! Your a saucy one!
Kin Oreyn	Posted - 2004.02.10 00:38:00 - [17] Quote: Edited by: Monty Burns on 07/02/2004 19:48:32 While we are on the subject does anyone know the duration of secure cans as well? I heard that this is weeks rather than hours. Back in October I left a secure can in a belt and I stumbled upon it the other day, so thats 4 months and counting
KrapYl	Posted - 2004.02.10 02:00:00 - [18] last thing i heard of the timer on jettisoned / loot canisters, where a 2 hour timer... but on rare occassions, ther pop before... and sometimes they last longer... i generally redo my cans by the hour
Keva	Posted - 2004.02.10 04:25:00 - [19] There is no timer per say on cans. CCP database (db) system uses a garbage collection rountine to remove unused objects from db. This saves memory and reduces fragmentation of the database. Cans are considered unused after 1 hour. So depending on system usage, number of junk items in system, number of users etc. cans could last anywhere from 1 hour to 24 hours. However I would recommend refreshing cans at least once every 2 hours as a rule of thumb.

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