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Old 02-11-2017, 03:06 PM   #10
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Default Re: [4e]UT - Armor and power consumption

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Originally Posted by Flyndaran View Post
That assumes usable energy from waste humans were unable to acquire and that the mass will what, just disappear? At best, it's still a "full diaper" after a day or two even if ultra tech makes it so it won't cause illness or rashes.

But like I said, icky aspects of biology almost always get swept under the rug with science fiction even more so than most modern or low tech settings.
Yes, it is not like human and animal waste has ever been used as fertilizer for plants... I mean if they had been then there might be a possibility for ultra tech plants that are modified to be more efficient at that.
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