What is the best way to backup photos, etc. in case of theft, fire or flood?

I have 2 time capsules on 2 iMacs and want to occasionally backup on something, in addition to the time capsules, that I can keep in a small fireproof safe. Time capsule says a full backup requires 150 GB on one computer and 900 GB on the other. I don't care so much about applications, so I'm guessing that could be a lot lower.

It is wise to research this field carefully. My early CDs were useless after 5 years but I have yet to discover any difficulties with my Verbatim DVD +R.
The 2007 NIST/Library of Congress Optical Disc Longevity Study implies about a 50 year life for DVD R:
http://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rt/NIST_LC_OpticalDiscLongevity.pdf
Here are a few of my random thoughts:
1 - Safest, but not practical, media - punched lead (Pb) tape
2 - Do automated verification read after writing
3 - Keep all critical data on more than one type of media located in more than one place
4 - Infrequently used backup hard disks can be expected to have a much longer life than frequently used disks
5 - In general lower density hard disks are more reliable
6 - In general server grade disks are more reliable than desktop disks
7 - 5 inch desktop disks are more reliable than 3 inch laptop disks
8 - 10 year old disks less than 60 GB with proper MTBF specifications may outlast most more recent disks
9 - Compression or any type of security coding will reduce the likelihood of recovery

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