Talk:Mountain Men/Harvest Project/@comment-24.148.253.33-20180102215116/@comment-99.39.106.142-20180102232348

It was most likely used to kill all germs/bacteria present. I'm sure the weakening of the subject was part of it, but it seemed to center more around the germ part. The painful part mentioned by Lincoln was (atleast, I believe) meant to get rid of any present radiation.