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Q&A Icing conditions for dragon flight?

I'm working on some physics questions for dragon riding, mostly regarding changes in temperatures at different altitudes and how that might endanger dragons and their riders. Recently I started won...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Wordwyrm‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Wordwyrm‭

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Q&A Is a jet dragon possible?

Are there any known laws of nature, which don't allow the existence of an animal with following characteristics? Can fly to the altitudes of modern airliners (around 10 000 meters or 32808 ft). O...

15 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by DP_‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by DP_‭

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Q&A How to poison a creature that measures more than a dozen meters?

I want to kill a huge Dragon. How to do this? The only description currently available of this Dragon is very short: "It looks like a lizard with two wings of bats and he swallowed our ship witho...

14 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Bougainville‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Bougainville‭

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Q&A Adaptations of a Very Specific Dragon to this Combination of Large Size and Flight

For starters, allow me to define more carefully what I am asking. For now I am not worried about any of the following, as if this question is answered they will be covered in later questions: The...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Myrdden Wyllt‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by Myrdden Wyllt‭

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Rigorous Science Could this Very Specific Dragon Fly?

For starters, allow me to define more carefully what I am asking. For now I am not worried about any of the following, as if this question is answered they will be covered in later questions: Bon...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by Myrdden Wyllt‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by Myrdden Wyllt‭

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Q&A Are dragons cold or warm blooded?

My world is science-based with an earth-like biology. The dragons fly when they're young and then grow too heavy and can only glide if at all. They breathe fire by expelling gas and igniting it. Th...

6 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by Sheraff‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by Sheraff‭

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Q&A How to explain fire-breathing feathery dragon extreme mating behavior?

I'm going to borrow many ideas from birds to keep my dragon airborne, porous bones and feathers to keep it light while spewing balls of flame to create warm air currents at high altitudes. The prob...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by user6760‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by user6760‭

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Q&A Why did dragons evolve to be smart?

Before you comment "dragons can't happen", we've been there before. Based on the question linked above, assume dragons are scientifically plausible. You may change what you need about the...

18 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Zxyrra‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by Zxyrra‭

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Q&A Why would a fire dragon still be afraid of torches?

I can understand that all animals would instinctively stay away from a fire, however for a fire breathing dragon to be warded off by torches seem puzzling to me. What could help explain such ironic...

18 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by user6760‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by user6760‭

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Q&A Creating a stable split earth

So having read a couple of other questions on here, and postulating over this for a while, here's my question. Is it possible to have two magnetars in a distant binary orbit, with an earthlike pla...

4 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by nightninja‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by nightninja‭

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Q&A The Feathered Serpent in Real Life

The definition of a dragon depends on who you're asking. We are so used to the fire-breathing, bat-winged, avaricious antagonists of Europe and the long, lank wise men of Asia that we don't often ...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by JohnWDailey‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by JohnWDailey‭

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Q&A How does a dragon evolve to harness energy from nuclear source?

Caveat: No cold fusion! Questions Q1: Where can my dragon source for nuclear energy on Earth set in medieval age and how does it convert this energy for fight or flight? Difficulty:âš  Q2: How ...

3 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by user6760‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by user6760‭

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Q&A Can a dragon's fire breath be liquid based?

Dragons commonly breathe fire. They can do so over considerable distances, often many times their body length. But this needs to be powered somehow, by a substance that the dragon can generate on i...

9 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Thomas Jacobs‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by Thomas Jacobs‭

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Q&A Would a dragon be useful in a space program?

NASA has received a new employee: a dragon! His name is Firewing and he's there to help NASA with its missions. He's not an astronaut himself, mainly because of the logistical issues of launching a...

5 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Thomas Jacobs‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by Thomas Jacobs‭

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Q&A What natural defenses might an ecosystem evolve against dragons?

In a world in which dragons (as animals, minus magical associations) existed, what natural defense mechanisms might other animals or plants evolve in response? How would a creature as devastating ...

4 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Nerrolken‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by Nerrolken‭

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Q&A Hammerhead dragon craving for seafood

How can I explain a female adult dragon standing at 30 to 32 meters living on the peaks of a snowy mountain, will dive and swim hundreds of miles into the ocean to hunt for sperm whales and colossa...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by user6760‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by user6760‭

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Q&A Is a rocket dragon possible?

So, just read a good number of the answers over at Is a jet dragon possible?, and it seems that a jet dragon doesn't make much sense due to supersonic flight pre-jet engine being required. Rocket ...

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by Shishire‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by Shishire‭