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gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

In-universe explanation: they’re advanced enough to be able to kill, dissolve, and sonically motivate bacteria and dirt - even in pores. This would leave you incredibly clean. Remember: they’ve got transporters. They reconstruct you from an energy beam in a split second, not noticeably disrupting your perception of consciousness. Sonic-shower precision like that would be considered child’s play.

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princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Two things:

Woah, I never really thought about it, but the not disrupting your perception of consciousness thing is huge. Not only do they have to replicate all of the electrons and neurochemicals in the right locations, but they also have to ensure that their motion continues in exactly the same way.

If they’re able to do all of that, why the fuck does anyone ever leave a transporter dirty? They clearly already do some level of this with the bio-filters. Same with teeth, why don’t the transporters keep your teeth sparkly and your breath fresh?

Bonus points:

Are water-based showers a luxury? Surely you could just slap a replicator in there and not have to worry about plumbing.

Speaking of plumbing, I can’t recall seeing a toilet in Star Trek. Even if there are, they’d just have a matter decompiler in there, right?

So, why not just use the transporters to clear your bowels then? Can’t shit your pants on an away mission if you got cleared out on the beam down.

Like, why can’t you just roll out of bed, hop on the transporter pad, and show up to your classes at Starfleet Academy having had a Shower, a Shit and a Shave on the way!
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- jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  The teleporter is already at the edge of their technological capabilities anyway, to the point they have to resort to some hacks to make it work.
  
  ST Picard
  Like keeping “common biology” like common DNA sections in the transporter’s firmware to not have to care about all individual aspects.
  
  And this is even without accounting for malfunctions. Can you imagine eating the wrong vegetable and ending up tuvixed with poop?
  
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  - princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    New Debate just dropped: Was Janeway right to murder Poovix?
    
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    Zellith@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    But it was a two for one special!
    
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andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
IDK about child’s play but definitely enough for the lower decks engineers to handle overnight.

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ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Not to mention that they can vaccinate against practically every pathogen, so they could eliminate the types of bacteria that cause the majority of body odor.

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