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2020-10-29 Science

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Posted by M. Murcek 2020-10-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 Sounds like they have re-invented de-hydrated food.

Next up: re-discover that any weight savings will be taken by the additional water that will have to be carried.

Posted by Nguard 2020-10-29 01:55|| 2020-10-29 01:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Unexpectedly constipation hinders assault troop capability...

Although if you mixed in dried fruit you'd probably have the opposite problem...

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2020-10-29 05:24|| 2020-10-29 05:24|| Front Page Top

#3 obviously, the next step is dehydrated water.....

Posted by Mercutio 2020-10-29 07:55|| 2020-10-29 07:55|| Front Page Top

#4 That would be the SOTD Merc, if i had electricity for my laptop.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-10-29 08:25|| 2020-10-29 08:25|| Front Page Top

#5 Dimmit, sorry.

Duplicate comments deleted at 3:00 pm ET.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-10-29 08:27|| 2020-10-29 08:27|| Front Page Top

#6 Dehydrated booze!

Posted by Deacon Blues 2020-10-29 09:22|| 2020-10-29 09:22|| Front Page Top

#7 I'll drink to that, Deacon!

Posted by DarthVader 2020-10-29 10:20|| 2020-10-29 10:20|| Front Page Top

#8 Hmm, the high fiber side effects mentioned above could have weapons value. Also, powdered booze, why not?

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-10-29 11:30|| 2020-10-29 11:30|| Front Page Top

#9 Like Nguard said, nice if you have a ready source of potable water - which I'm sure they'll find when in a spread out and on your own scenario.

But yeah, reinvent hardtack, brilliant. I can hear it now, "Do you have any idea how much more water they will have to bring in order to eat, nevermind digest this food."

"Just have them dip it in their coffee then."

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-10-29 13:14|| 2020-10-29 13:14|| Front Page Top

#10 No more Ham and Limas...

Posted by crazyhorse 2020-10-29 13:31|| 2020-10-29 13:31|| Front Page Top

#11 No more beans and dicks.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2020-10-29 14:29|| 2020-10-29 14:29|| Front Page Top

#12 During the Civil War the Union troops had "dessicated vegetables". They called the desecrated vegetables.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2020-10-29 14:31|| 2020-10-29 14:31|| Front Page Top

#13 Road Wheels and putting the beef stew can on the valve cover of the 1/4 ton for 2 minutes to melt the congealed fat at the top of the can? Seriously, 3 days and the constipation will be almost as uncomfortable as the first download of class one that finally happens

Posted by NoMoreBS 2020-10-29 15:59|| 2020-10-29 15:59|| Front Page Top

#14 The US Army only uses freeze dried for "arctic" rations -- the idea being that MREs might freeze and burst their containers -- and "assault" ration packs. This looks like an even more extreme version of the assault pack, and the "compressing the packaging" sounds like they're seeing what people actually in the field discard and repack.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2020-10-29 17:51|| 2020-10-29 17:51|| Front Page Top

#15 "Well we have a device that can extract water from dirt and air." " You don't seem to happy about it." , " Well It weighs 12 pounds and requires a 24 pound lithium ion battery pack."

Posted by Phinetch Wherese4624 2020-10-29 17:58|| 2020-10-29 17:58|| Front Page Top

#16 Solved - stillsuits.

Posted by KBK 2020-10-29 18:00|| 2020-10-29 18:00|| Front Page Top

#17 As long as you can put a can of Spam in a sock, we'll always have assault rations.

Posted by SteveS 2020-10-29 19:11|| 2020-10-29 19:11|| Front Page Top

#18 Mr. Soleimani, I was bringing the car around for our trip and I found a box which says, "Taco Bell" on it. Would you like to try something to eat?

Sure, let me have..hmmm..the Chalupa.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-10-29 19:28|| 2020-10-29 19:28|| Front Page Top

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