The intended life span of each plate and the resulting total performance time is determined by the metal alloys chosen, the thickness of the material, and the external influences. With the support of experts from the Max Planck Institute for Iron Research in Düsseldorf, the plate composition was calculated as precisely as possible. Since their scientific view of this subject is seldom directed at much longer periods than 100 years, the period given is an extrapolation. Smallest factors and variables like air humidity, salt content in the air, PH value of the water and much more can have serious influences on the life spans of the plates. Possible deviations of the calculations between 10,940 and 114,434 years show the absurd extent of smallest variables in such a huge time frame. These possible deviations should not be concealed and are important aspects of this work.

Part of the sculpture is a score laser engraved in a glass cube. It contains the concept, the general setup, the sonic evolution and the acoustic now-state of the plates, as well as technical details that are important for rebuilding and maintaining the sculpture. In an attempt to carry on this information in a way that can still be deciphered when our contemporary languages are no longer understood, the artist Elisabeth Liselotte Kraus has sought visual translations that are now preserved in a glass cube using laser engraving.