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On Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 10:43:18 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
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> > On Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 10:07:32 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> >> "dsi1" <> wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > On Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 8:47:16 AM UTC-10, Moe DeLoughan
> >> > wrote:
> >> >> On 11/10/2015 10:56 AM, sf wrote:
> >> >> > On Tue, 10 Nov 2015 06:45:52 -0600, Moe DeLoughan >
> >> >> > wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> On 11/9/2015 2:07 PM, sf wrote:
> >> >> >>> On Mon, 09 Nov 2015 10:26:27 -0600, Moe DeLoughan
> >> >> >>> >
> >> >> >>> wrote:
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> (Link below for those who want to view the video)
> >> >> >>>> http://sploid.gizmodo.com/what-its-l...ocalyp-1740597
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> That page doesn't exist.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >> Fixed:
> >> >> >> http://sploid.gizmodo.com/what-its-l...lyp-1740597077
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks. I guess it's called "survival" food.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> It's also nothing that a person couldn't trick up themselves with
> >> >> stockpiled dried vegetables, pasta, potatoes, rice, tomato powder,
> >> >> powdered milk and cheese products, and so forth. You could mix up your
> >> >> own seasoning or dried sauce mix ahead of time and store that, too, or
> >> >> make it on an as-needed basis. Honestly, pasta in tomato sauce or
> >> >> potatoes in a cheese or sour cream sauce is no brain surgery. There's
> >> >> no reason to pay hundreds of dollars for a bucket of macaroni and some
> >> >> powdered tomato/herb packets, or a bucket of dried potato slices and
> >> >> some powdered milk/cheese sauce packets.
> >> >>
> >> >> Then again, the same can be said for the so-called 'survival' seeds.
> >> >> Just plain old open-pollinated seeds that can be purchased in bulk for
> >> >> about one one-hundredth of the price from actual seed companies.
> >> >
> >> > What we need is home irradiation units - one that uses no radioactive
> >> > materials. We could can our own foods in seconds without pressure
> >> > cookers.
> >> > That would be cool.
> >>
> >> You were just born too soon ;-)
> >>

> > I cannot say if I was born too soon. I probably woke up too early though.
> >
> >
> > One could make a lead-lined, air-tight, food storage box that would be
> > very power efficient. You put food in it and when you close the door, it
> > blasts the food with X-rays and shuts off. It won't need any power until
> > you open it up again. Who needs a stinkin' refrigerator?

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I figure you just leave foods out on the porch if you want it cold. Hee hee.