Scientific Speculation - Posts tagged earth

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Q&A 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

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Q&A Would a huge amount of asteroids hitting Earth change its rotation speed or destroy the planet?

1 answer · posted almost 2 years ago by hkotsubo‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by HDE 226868‭

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Q&A TotalRewind™ (brain chip)

5 answers · posted over 6 years ago by chasly from UK‭ · edited almost 2 years ago by Canina‭

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Q&A What could cause Earth to drift out of orbit over a period of months to years?

6 answers · posted over 7 years ago by Monica Cellio‭ · edited almost 2 years ago by Canina‭

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Q&A If the Earth would break apart, how likely would the large debris stay in orbit?

2 answers · posted almost 2 years ago by SKKennell‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by SKKennell‭

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Q&A Megamangrove Roots--Which Kind of Aerial Roots Would Best Support Their Large Size?

1 answer · posted almost 2 years ago by JohnWDailey‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by JohnWDailey‭

Question adaptability earth alternate-earth plant-design

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Q&A Could Sharks Survive a Longer PETM?

1 answer · posted almost 2 years ago by JohnWDailey‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by JohnWDailey‭

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Q&A How far above the galactic plane could an Earth-like planet develop?

1 answer · posted almost 2 years ago by Vigilant‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by Vigilant‭

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Q&A How large and compact could a cold east Mongolia-like steppe be on an Earth-sized planet?

1 answer · posted 2y ago by galactic_analyzer‭ · last activity almost 2 years ago by galactic_analyzer‭

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

3 answers · posted 2y ago by LonelyCryptid‭ · last activity 2y ago by LonelyCryptid‭

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Q&A Exploring a world with chiral biochemistry: chirality detection

2 answers · posted 2y ago by L.Dutch - Reinstate Monica‭ · last activity 2y ago by L.Dutch - Reinstate Monica‭

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Q&A Would a Longer PETM Save the Creodonts and the Mesonychians?

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

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Q&A Would the Oceans in This Map Be Freshwater?

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

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Q&A How long can a wooden door last?

2 answers · posted 2y ago by Dylan B‭ · last activity 2y ago by Dylan B‭

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Q&A Could an Ice Age Extinction Wipe Out All Marsupials?

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

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Q&A If Earth had a smaller second moon, what would the sky look like?

1 answer · posted 2y ago by RobotPQ30‭ · last activity 2y ago by RobotPQ30‭

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Q&A Could Long, Dense Walls of "Megamangroves" Deflect The Deadliest of Storms?

1 answer · posted 2y ago by JohnWDailey‭ · last activity 2y ago by JohnWDailey‭

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Q&A Can Earth be isolated from a settled Solar System?

4 answers · posted 2y ago by Wax‭ · last activity 2y ago by Wax‭

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Q&A In an Ice Age Extinction, Which Latitude Would Be Hit Harder--Tropical or Temperate?

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

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Q&A If Earth had a sideways axial tilt (like Uranus), would Earth still have tornadoes?

1 answer · posted 2y ago by user6760‭ · last activity 2y ago by user6760‭

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Q&A Would human civilization develop at a slower pace if Earth was 5.8x larger?

11 answers · posted 2y ago by JordanTheCynic‭ · last activity 2y ago by JordanTheCynic‭

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Q&A Can You Evolve a Second Pair of Pectoral Muscles Without The Need for Flight?

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

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Q&A How CAN You Justify Melalo's Dorsal Casque?

1 answer · posted 2y ago by JohnWDailey‭ · last activity 2y ago by JohnWDailey‭

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Q&A How Would a Continental Landmass Sink?

1 answer · posted 2y ago by JohnWDailey‭ · last activity 2y ago by JohnWDailey‭

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Q&A Could a hypothetically big enough planet, with an earth-like atmosphere, be big enough so that you cannot see its curvature from above?

2 answers · posted 2y ago by D3lf‭ · last activity 2y ago by D3lf‭

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Q&A Best place on Earth to fake being on a distant planet?

17 answers · posted 2y ago by DT Cooper‭ · last activity 2y ago by DT Cooper‭

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Q&A How quickly could a rogue Earth return to habitability after a deep freeze?

3 answers · posted 2y ago by Slarty‭ · last activity 2y ago by Slarty‭

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Q&A How Would the Multituberculates Survive Longer Than in Our Timeline?

0 answers · posted 2y ago by JohnWDailey‭

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Q&A What would happen to Earth if the Oceans were electrocuted

1 answer · posted 2y ago by doctorspleens‭ · last activity 2y ago by doctorspleens‭

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Q&A Would the Muroid Niche Be Occupied by Just One Clade?

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

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Q&A Would this type of atmosphere be suitable for human life?

4 answers · posted almost 4 years ago by A good username‭ · last activity 2y ago by A good username‭

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Q&A How to Make This Alternate Earth as Black as The Dark Knight

2 answers · posted over 2 years ago by JohnWDailey‭ · last activity 2y ago by JohnWDailey‭

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Q&A The Great Oxidation Event...Artificially Imposed on a Tharn-Like Alternate Earth

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by JohnWDailey‭ · last activity 2y ago by JohnWDailey‭

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Q&A How to construct an Earth-like world with very high wind speeds

2 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Slarty‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Slarty‭

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Q&A Would glacier 'trees' be plausible?

9 answers · posted 3y ago by MintySoftboi‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by MintySoftboi‭

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Q&A What Else Could Reduce Global Sea Levels?

6 answers · posted over 2 years ago by JohnWDailey‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by JohnWDailey‭

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Q&A How Would These Planets Affect Earth's Eccentricity?

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by JohnWDailey‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by JohnWDailey‭

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Q&A If people were the size of cats, and the land was scaled down accordingly, what would the size of England be?

8 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Snifferdragon‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Snifferdragon‭

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Q&A Would common people in central Europe in the 15th century notice that the whole Asia disappeared?

19 answers · posted over 2 years ago by TGar‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by TGar‭

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Q&A Utility of a domesticated dwarf elephant

4 answers · posted over 2 years ago by McTroopers‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by McTroopers‭

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Q&A What Kind of Bolide Would Chicxulub Be to Create the Bigger Airburst--Asteroid or Comet?

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by JohnWDailey‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by JohnWDailey‭

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Q&A What would gravity, breath, and human bodies be like near the heart of the Earth?

2 answers · posted over 2 years ago by System‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by System‭

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Q&A What would it take to slow down fermentation? (Specific: Wine / grape juice)

9 answers · posted over 2 years ago by The Silhouette‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by The Silhouette‭

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Q&A How to have hollows with complex plant and animal life on a planet

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by anthony gutierrez‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by anthony gutierrez‭

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Q&A Moved into further orbits to protect them, how much damage do Earth and Moon take when the Sun expands?

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by Astrid_Redfern‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Astrid_Redfern‭

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Q&A After surviving a black hole/wormhole, what are the chances of Earth start orbiting in a new solar system?

4 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Dawidek‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Dawidek‭

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Q&A How does composition change if you extend an Earthlike atmosphere 50km below sea level?

2 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Lawton‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Lawton‭

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Q&A Penguins in the Not-Arctic, how would this affect the poor seals

2 answers · posted over 2 years ago by The Imperial‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by The Imperial‭

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Q&A How to Renew Old Mountain Ranges

2 answers · posted over 2 years ago by JohnWDailey‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by JohnWDailey‭

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Q&A Is there dense, non flammable gas that I can cover the Earth in?

5 answers · posted almost 5 years ago by walrus‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by walrus‭

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