Scientific Speculation

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If this earth were cube shaped would it be possible during Magellanic era using a float ship to figure out that the earth is cube shaped?

12 answers · posted over 3 years ago by mvr950‭ · last activity 2mo ago by Olin Lathrop‭

earth sea exploration sea-exploration

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Could a high-pressure, low oxygen atmosphere reduce fire risk while still being breathable?

1 answer · posted 3mo ago by Pastychomper‭ · last activity 3mo ago by dsr‭

atmosphere fire physiology pressure

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A hair product which is both a lipid ointment and a gel

0 answers · posted 11mo ago by deleted user · edited 3mo ago by Peter Mortensen‭

chemistry hair-products

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High-Energy Exhaust Shielding for Far-Future Drive

0 answers · posted 3mo ago by Josh Hyatt‭ · edited 3mo ago by Josh Hyatt‭

space-travel far-future

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Digging Depressions in seafloor to create artificial islands in nearby areas

2 answers · posted 11mo ago by deleted user · last activity 7mo ago by Pastychomper‭

sea-exploration

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Was the total amount of water on earth ever significantly different?

2 answers · posted 8mo ago by deleted user · last activity 8mo ago by Lundin‭

climate water geology chemical-process ecosystem

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Scientific solution to bureaucracy-applied-to-humans [closed]

1 answer · posted 9mo ago by deleted user · closed 8mo ago by Canina‭

politics identity human-biology computer-science libre

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Could a laser using a "light capacitor" rather than a battery work?

1 answer · posted 8mo ago by pootis‭ · last activity 8mo ago by Olin Lathrop‭

weapons warfare laser

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Human elytra flying off a cliff

2 answers · posted 9mo ago by Rhea‭ · last activity 8mo ago by dsr‭

flight humanoid

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If the poles ice would melt, would it be critical for human survival to try to bring it back?

1 answer · posted 9mo ago by deleted user · last activity 9mo ago by Olin Lathrop‭

climate

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How would an interstellar spaceship's speedometer work if everything else is moving?

12 answers · posted over 6 years ago by user6760‭ · last activity 9mo ago by celtschk‭

space travel space-travel transportation transport

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What is the most efficent way of killing prey much larger than yourself?

14 answers · posted over 3 years ago by SealBoi‭ · last activity 9mo ago by KalleMP‭

biology fauna

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The more horizontal a building (on planet earth) is, the more years it can survive a collapse?

2 answers · posted 9mo ago by deleted user · last activity 9mo ago by Olin Lathrop‭

Structural-integrity-and-failure

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Could grow lights on a massive scale replace 100% of sunlight for 100% of the growing season?

2 answers · posted 9mo ago by JBH‭ · last activity 9mo ago by KalleMP‭

agriculture light

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A single beam laser treatment to both remove hair and flatten a scar

1 answer · posted 10mo ago by deleted user · last activity 9mo ago by JBH‭

laser

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How does radiotherapy destroys proximal (subcutaneous) fat cells? [closed]

0 answers · posted 12mo ago by deleted user · edited 10mo ago by deleted user

dermatology radiotherapy lipolysis

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Making a hair cream without using any lipids/oils

0 answers · posted 10mo ago by deleted user · edited 10mo ago by deleted user

chemsitry cosmetics

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Natural ways to acquire gravity and heat for a colony on earth's moon

2 answers · posted 11mo ago by deleted user · edited 11mo ago by deleted user

moons

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Creatine supplementation as enhancing the natural production of Carnosine and vice versa

1 answer · posted 11mo ago by deleted user · last activity 11mo ago by Pastychomper‭

Creatine Carnosine Amino-acids Veganism

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Could a habitable planet lit by the cosmic microwave background plausibly exist?

1 answer · posted 1y ago by celtschk‭ · last activity 12mo ago by dsr‭

planets alternate-worlds habitability

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Composite armor based on diamonds, could it work?

1 answer · posted 12mo ago by Mr. Mistoffelees‭ · last activity 12mo ago by Olin Lathrop‭

armors nanotechnology

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Would there be any major disadvantages for a species to have six legs instead of four?

13 answers · posted over 3 years ago by Canina‭ · edited 12mo ago by Canina‭

evolution creature-design

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Exploration of a 50 mile high mountain

6 answers · posted over 4 years ago by Green‭ · edited 12mo ago by Canina‭

space technology exploration

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How could dragons be explained without magic?

18 answers · posted over 7 years ago by Sheraff‭ · last activity 12mo ago by celtschk‭

biology creature-design mythical-creatures dragons

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Multi-purpose Fictional Chemical Element Needed

5 answers · posted almost 5 years ago by Michael Faraday‭ · last activity 12mo ago by Canina‭

reality-check energy bio-mechanics chemistry

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How to protect intelligent fluids from heat damage?

2 answers · posted 1y ago by Mr. Mistoffelees‭ · edited 1y ago by Canina‭

physics robots

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How would utility fluids move and stay together?

1 answer · posted 1y ago by Mr. Mistoffelees‭ · edited 1y ago by Canina‭

nanotechnology robots hydrodynamics

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Repetitive head-hair removal and lab-grown head-hair planting

1 answer · posted 1y ago by deleted user · last activity 1y ago by Pastychomper‭

dermatology

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Keratin biosynthesis and human hair straightness/smoothness

1 answer · posted 1y ago by deleted user · last activity 1y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

hair

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Is the combination of water and medical skin laser dangerous?

1 answer · posted 1y ago by deleted user · last activity 1y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

biology medical laser

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Is the Caspian Sea becoming smaller since the industrial revolution?

0 answers · posted 1y ago by deleted user · edited 1y ago by deleted user

sea climate-change pre-industrial industrial-age

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Plausibility of "multi-type transmissible animal cell tumor" to form more complex structures.

2 answers · posted almost 2 years ago by Cazadorro‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by sox‭

medical animal tumor cell

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Centripetal Burn in Orbit

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by Josh Hyatt‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Olin Lathrop‭

space orbital-mechanics

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Why would a race constantly deafened by ambient noises still hear?

3 answers · posted over 1 year ago by DonielF‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by ajekb78‭

evolution senses abilities

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How to survive and become self-sufficient in the nature?

3 answers · posted 5y ago by Seraph Myrmidon‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Canina‭

culture technology agriculture survival engineering

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How do you establish identity when people can change their appearance at will?

3 answers · posted over 1 year ago by Green‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Pastychomper‭

genetics identity governance

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How do you find a mate when everyone looks amazing?

15 answers · posted almost 7 years ago by Green‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by celtschk‭

evolution humans near-future future

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Why buy tech from the future?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by Green‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Jordan‭

technology economy time-travel near-future

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Effects of not growing up?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by Matthew‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Olin Lathrop‭

biology

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An alternative way to rotate or in this case rolltate

5 answers · posted almost 2 years ago by Nanoshadow‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Matthew‭

climate astronomy physics solar-system alternate-reality

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What is the best apex predator to thin the zombie herds? [duplicate]

0 answers · posted over 1 year ago by Green‭ · closed as duplicate over 1 year ago by Canina‭

fauna zombies

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Exploration of a 50 mile high mountain [duplicate]

0 answers · posted over 1 year ago by Green‭ · closed as duplicate over 1 year ago by Canina‭

space technology exploration

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How do I manage memetic infection while time traveling?

2 answers · posted over 1 year ago by Green‭

time-travel information

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Is it realistic to see satellites moving across the sky centuries after humans stopped space activity?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by celtschk‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Green‭

space satellites

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How to Convince Humans to Allow a Machine Take-Over

8 answers · posted over 6 years ago by Varrick‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by celtschk‭

society intelligence artificial-intelligence robots

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How efficient can a Dyson sphere be?

1 answer · posted almost 2 years ago by HDE 226868‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by celtschk‭

physics dyson-spheres megastructures energy materials

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Is a genetically modified human with a much higher height plausible?

3 answers · posted almost 2 years ago by Popplio Lover‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Razetime‭

evolution humans

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Wings going from locomotive purposes in juveniles to sexual purposes in adults, plausible?

0 answers · posted over 1 year ago by caters‭ · edited over 1 year ago by Lundin‭

evolution sex species

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How do I realistically keep my large mammalian predator hidden from other pack hunters.

3 answers · posted over 1 year ago by Cazadorro‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Lundin‭

biology creature-design mammals abilities

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Magnet strong enough to rip the iron out of your body feasible?

2 answers · posted almost 2 years ago by Cazadorro‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by DonielF‭

biology magnetism electromagnetism

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