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Q&A How big of a fire do I need to create a hurricane?

So I know that Fire Tornadoes are a thing, however would you be able to create a hurricane using the firebending powers from the TV series Avatar the Last Airbender? For those of you who are unfam...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Shadowzee‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Shadowzee‭

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Q&A Software that shows space travel accurately in 3d from a physics point of view

An answer to the following question mentions a free online calculator for long-distance space travel. Software to ease my interstellar travel calculations I'm looking for a 3d simulator that accu...

8 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by chasly from UK‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by chasly from UK‭

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Q&A How close from Earth could a wandering flare red dwarf star be without causing havoc?

Rewriting the question to clarify: The time and location is now in our current Earth. A wandering red dwarf flare star (like Wolf 359) is moving towards our Solar System. The question: How close co...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Carlos Zamora‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Carlos Zamora‭

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Q&A Would a Moon made of water pose a threat to Earth during eclipses?

Is a moon made entirely of water possible? Could a planet made completely of water exist? I was inspired by the above questions to ask the following: Assume that our current Moon is replaced ins...

6 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by chasly from UK‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by chasly from UK‭

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Q&A Space ships with launch engines AND space engines

I'm no rocket scientist, but I've been reading up on some basic concepts of rocket science (including some great talks here). As far as I've gleaned, there's two extremes of rocket thrusts: high sp...

5 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Fletch‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Fletch‭

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Q&A Cost of electrolytic hydrogen

Working on a future history setting; the question arises, since the world cannot run on fossil fuels forever, one way or another, something must end up replacing them; what will that something be? ...

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

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Q&A Is this sudden global cooling scenario plausible?

In the year 2071 the Dysnomia incident happened. The Dysnomia (a mining ship) suffered a catastrophic failure and violently exploded sending its payload, an aged comet, hurtling towards earth. The ...

6 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Celestial Dragon Emperor‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Celestial Dragon Emperor‭

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Q&A What biological trait could make a humanoid species more likely to be matriarchal, but keep reproductive compatibility with other humanoids?

The original idea was a race of matriarchal desert nomads, but most desert nomad societies I could find as inspiration were strongly patriarchal. I can change this aspect if I don't find a way to ...

9 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Zuzka Houšková‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Zuzka Houšková‭

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Q&A Planet Blob - variable gravity

On the planet Blob there is an unusual phenomenon. It is known to emanate from the planet's core but 2018-level scientists have no understanding of it. The phenomenon Gravity isn't constant. It v...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by chasly from UK‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by chasly from UK‭

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Q&A Scientific way for rain and pebbles to slowly fall "upwards"?

I'm looking for a scientific explanation as to why smaller pebbles and rain would slowly fall upwards without the planet itself orbiting far too close to fry every living thing on the surface. A wa...

5 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Sebastian‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Sebastian‭

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Q&A Human Shoulder Motion & Powered Flight

I have an idea for a story where human live on world with low gravity and a dense atmosphere. These humans have developed artificial wings that are attached to their arms so they can fly. Since the...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by 299 Neandertal Variants ‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by 299 Neandertal Variants ‭

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Q&A Weather in a 5 mile deep crater

I've done a fair bit of research to come up with this scenario. I hope it's not "too broad" to ask for a reality check. Have I overlooked anything? Does it all sound plausible? My world takes plac...

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

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Q&A In what scenario would exosuited workers be more economic than automation?

In Warlords, my own sci-fi project, I wanted to tap into exosuits, but didn't want them to be one off rich boy toys or just make little to no practical sense. So I'm wondering what industry, if any...

9 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Celestial Dragon Emperor‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Celestial Dragon Emperor‭

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Q&A What skin colours would highly adaptable, hunter humanoids naturally evolve?

In the new setting I'm making, I found an opportunity to make a species of humanoids that I simply couldn't resist. So I got to work, making the tribal herdsmen and hunters of the predominantly car...

5 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Dead Knight‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Dead Knight‭

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Q&A Digestive System Within Limbs

This one might be a bit weird, but here it goes... In designing the evolutionary history of my world, I've devised an evolutionary branch of animals adapting to terrestrial environments. Lacking r...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by N Francis‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by N Francis‭

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Q&A How could an agricultural revolution develop in medieval societies inhabiting a tropical environment work?

I'm trying to work on a chapter in my lore but I'm stumped on how agricultural developments could work in tropical settings, and real world examples so far mostly include temperate places, I.e. Bri...

6 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Spiro‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Spiro‭

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Q&A How to accurately detect children with super strength?

We are in a world very similar to ours. But, one day, 1% of the children that are turning 10 are gaining super strength (this is an ongoing process : from that date, all the children under 10 may p...

16 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by motezazer‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by motezazer‭

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Q&A What is the most pratical/feasible method to replace the human digestion apparatus?

Objective: Replace the human digestion apparatus (stomach, guts etc) From my basic understanding the human body needs food, because it needs ATP (energy unit, some kind of sugar(?)) or you could s...

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

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Q&A Is it possible to get permanently scarred by the sea?

My story takes place in an archipelagus in world X, inhabited by people X. In the shores of the capital city of that archipelagus, there is a bay of deep, dark waters. It's supposed to be dark and...

11 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Gabriel Romero Ricardo‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Gabriel Romero Ricardo‭

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Q&A Can a character perform telekinesis with energy manipulation?

I knew that energy is a scalar quantity, so I wonder can a character move and alter direction of an object at distance by giving it kinetic energy? Thanks.

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by vergil-magic 1999‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by vergil-magic 1999‭

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Q&A What size EMP device would be necessary to wipe all data in a Google-sized server farm, without major physical damage?

I'm not sure if it's even feasible, but I have a server farm in my book, of a size that puts it on par with Google's. I want to wipe out all the data stored on the hard drives, without destroying ...

7 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by John S.‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by John S.‭

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Q&A What is the most plausible way to rule out string theory?

I writing a story about a physics student who has a difficult relationship with his estranged father, world famous physicist and strong proponent of string theory. As a revenge he wants to rule str...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by veanlo‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by veanlo‭

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Q&A Does the body keep growing or maturing in any way past adulthood?

(Edited for clarification) The general popular conception of how aging works is that your body grows and develops, reaching completion at some point in your late twenties or early thirties, and th...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Jason Clyde‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Jason Clyde‭

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Q&A What torch-ship engine requires the least complex control system?

A side shot from my series on a computer-less future; see here, here, and here. Project Rho defines a torch-drive as an engine with both high acceleration and high exhaust velocity. A torch-ship i...

4 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by kingledion‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by kingledion‭

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Q&A At what altitudes would clouds form to produce rain on this world and with what general severity?

Planetary surface: | 71% Ocean (H2O) | 29% Land | Atmospheric composition: | 2% Trace gases | 58% Nitrogen | 26% Oxygen | 11% Argon | 3% Carbon dioxide | Average surface temperature:...

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

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