- "Miles entertained himself with a gruesome vision of what could happen if the programming on the elaborate sonic tooth-cleaner ever went awry."
- ―Miles doesn't care for overly fancy technology[src]
Sonic technology in the Vorkosigan Saga took many forms. The particulars of how this was done is not specified, but modern versions exist, such as acoustic cleaning and ultrasonic cleaning.
The most common use for sonic technology was cleaning:
- Sonic shower, reputed to be an unpleasant system for washing up[1]
- Sonic toothbrush, considered flashy in earlier tales, but simply fancy and expensive in later ones[2][3]
- Sonic toilet, common on space ships and stations[4]
- Sonic cleaner
- Sonic scrubber, for use as a hand-vacuuming system or for cleaning clothing[6][7]
- Sonic laundry, for cleaning clothing[8]
- Laser-sonic decontaminator, for use in dealing with hazardous materials[9]
Non-cleaning uses for sonic technology included:
- Sonic scan for examining embryos or welds[10][11]
- Sonic probe, for finding sunken scat-cats[12]
- Sonic baffler, for preventing others from overhearing a conversation[13]
- Sonic grenade, a powerful weapon[14][15][16][17]
- Sonic mapping, for finding underground items[18]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Captain Vorpatril's Alliance chapters 3,8
- ↑ The Vor Game chapter 8
- ↑ Cryoburn chapter 9
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Komarr chapter 19
- ↑ The Warrior's Apprentice chapter 14
- ↑ Ethan of Athos chapters 4-7
- ↑ Diplomatic Immunity chapter 15
- ↑ The Vor Game chapter 7
- ↑ Diplomatic Immunity chapter 14
- ↑ Ethan of Athos chapter 1
- ↑ Falling Free chapter 16
- ↑ The Vor Game chapter 3
- ↑ "Labyrinth"
- ↑ Shards of Honor chapter 3
- ↑ Barrayar chapter 4
- ↑ Diplomatic Immunity chapter 18
- ↑ The Vor Game chapter 12
- ↑ Captain Vorpatril's Alliance chapter 17