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Exploration of a 50 mile high mountain [closed]

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

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

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Would a 200-Pound Dwarf Still Need to Wear Clothing?

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A creature with a built in flashlight

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Can one (re)learn empathy if they have the necessary structures?

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What effects would large-scale hydraulic mining have on the landscape?

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How can I make phonological constraints without strangling myself?

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How quickly could a "shapeshifter" lose mass, realistically?

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Is it feasible to have an oxidizing planetary atmosphere without the presence of an organic photosynthesis of some kind on the planet?

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Can a Slime run?

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Can a galaxy be formed from a black hole?

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Augmentations - Jumping high!

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Would caves in general be practical lairs for a dragon?

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Adopting a new calendar for a multi-generational space journey [Generations Novel]

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How small can I make this character without making it too weird?

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Could my leviathans exist?

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Properties of an Argon based gas giant

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More Human-Like Secretary Birds

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Humanity is doomed because of succubi

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Is it possible for a moon to stay on the same side of its planet relative to the sun?

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

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How would head shaping affect the ligament attachments of a gorillas skull?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by MandaloreUltra‭

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What super-dense solid could be produced in large quantities using only Earth's atmosphere?

4 answers · last activity 9 months ago by TIM FENNER‭

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What if we created a race of humans specialized for a tundra biome?

1 answer · last activity 9 months ago by Popplio Lover‭

biology evolution humans creature-design

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How can my reptile like creature spray blood from its eyes containing Capsaicin?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by user3556983‭

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Why buy tech from the future?

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If an ET has caramel blood, what it implies?

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by raiden‭

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What events would trigger linguistic hyper-evolution in a spacefaring civilisation?

1 answer · last activity 9 months ago by System‭

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Euro-American Maglev Railway - Transit without stopping

9 answers · last activity 8 months ago by Prahara‭

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Ending "Natural" Reproduction

6 answers · last activity 8 months ago by Millennium‭

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Would Alcubierre Drive Technology Allow for Artificial Event Horizons?

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by FlyingLemmingSoup‭

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Space-based black hole weapon effects

6 answers · last activity 9 months ago by Demigan‭

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Do chemicals from nuclear reprocessing waste remain radioactive? Are they flammable?

1 answer · last activity 9 months ago by Julia‭

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How would Humans change, or evolve, to being Domed for many thousands of years?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by Hunt Castle‭

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Reasonably tougher humans against falls, concussions etc

2 answers · last activity 9 months ago by Blirk‭

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Could we build a roof over the Grand Canyon?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by Appleguysnake‭

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Could penguins evolve to have fingers?

1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by Thormind‭

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World with frequent lunar eclipses?

4 answers · last activity 9 months ago by DVNO‭

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Life develops on a moon left in darkness?

1 answer · last activity 10 months ago by Greenie E. - Reinstate Monica‭

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Could sentient mitochondria evolve?

2 answers · last activity 9 months ago by Arbiter Elegante‭

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Could aliens from beyond the singularity of a rotating black hole survive and colonise regions of a normal universe?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by Ichthys King‭

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Asteroid mining: Good for the environment?

6 answers · last activity 9 months ago by Jem‭

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1 answer · last activity 8 months ago by Ichthys King‭

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How do I get strong storms on a slow rotator

1 answer · last activity 10 months ago by Aezyc‭

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Could there be a complex creature with a flatworm-like pharynx?

0 answers · last activity 9 months ago by Ichthys King‭

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Would it be possible for humans to fly with mechanical wings?

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by Jenny‭

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How close an orbit could you get to Earth with a planet-sized object/ship without severely disrupting Earth's orbit?

3 answers · last activity 10 months ago by DWKraus‭

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What might be an effective mode of transportation for Giants?

2 answers · last activity 10 months ago by icewar1908‭

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Specific gravity change for my world

0 answers · last activity 9 months ago by NRJohnson‭

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