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Old 08-22-2019, 10:22 AM   #4
AlexanderHowl
 
Join Date: Feb 2016
Default Re: [AtE] Abandoned medical equipment, and the problems that they can present.

The problem is that a lot of pharmaceuticals will be ruined within days after the fall because they require refrigeration. Some compounds are stable for years though, and a few for decades, but they eventually all go bad. Heck, even scalpels will go 'bad' if removed from their containers and exposed to air for too long.

Most post-apocalyptic scenarios assume too much durability for human artifacts. Modern firearms will become non-functional after a few decades of neglect, even under perfect storage conditions, and most modern buildings will not last much longer without proper maintenance. After a few centuries, very few artifacts will be functional, especially since almost everything is built with planned obsolescence in mind.
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