[quote=“Sirbab, post:1, topic:6875”]Given that this is the future and that Irradiated food is fairly commonplace in the game, i find it strange that there is no way currently to replicate this. Most foods (sans dairy products due to messing with texture) can be irradiated with little side effect. The process is fairly simple, expose the foodstuff in question to either Gamma, or X Rays in high dosage. This can be supplied from an electron beam device, an X-ray machine (feasibly) or even excited radioactive materials. The latter of which is generally Cobalt or other more tame radioactive material irl, however, since we have Plutonium, teleporters, and the like, i see no reason as to why not include a way(s) to do so. Although, i would probably recommend a high level electronics or fabrication level to hand-craft a device to do so.
(If this was already suggested, my apologies, as i searched the forums prior.)
Thoughts would be much appreciated.[/quote]
You would need ALOT of plutonium to sterilize food with radiation (assuming you don’t, you know, detonate it). X ray machines also don’t really give off that much in the way of radiation.
However, ultraviolet radiation is another story all together. If you flatten food thin enough, you could expose it to intense UV light and, feasibly, kill off every living thing in it. They are also far easier to make and get ( you can get a considerably weaker one to sanitize counters at a convenience store. Stick a truck battery on it, and, if it doesn’t blow up, it might work).
