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Q&A How would you realistically 'bump' a ship off of an Asteroid?

In my sci-fi universe (The same as my first question) it is common throughout the asteroid belt to 'Bump' (somehow cut off and then shove a ship off of an asteroid) miners. Usually this is only don...

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

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Q&A How can a Dyson Sphere be built with minimal orbital disruption?

Dyson spheres are a staple of science fiction. Solar system spanning megastructures, they represent a significant effort by whatever species chose to build them, and a significant mass moved into t...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Joe Bloggs‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Joe Bloggs‭

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Q&A is it possible to detect submarines in a sea from an aircraft? if possible how will it be?

While working on my story, I just came up with this doubt. Is it possible to know or to detect something like a submarine in an ocean from an aircraft with our current technology? I mean to detect ...

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

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Q&A What kind of animals are my trolls?

Edit: I've written an answer of my own now, and I'd appreciate it if any of you informed on the subject of evolution could review it, then inform me of its plausibility, via the comments (Of the a...

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

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Q&A Hyperdense Object

If a planet has a core of super-dense material, how might that effect the geological composition of that planet? Specifically: imagine a lunar-sized planet, with earth-like geology and density. If...

4 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by user49466‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by user49466‭

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Q&A What 3 wavelengths of IR light would be ideal for "Predator Vision"?

Alright, so I'm working on a setting with dwarves in it. I've been thinking that, to make things more interesting, certain clans would have the cone cells in their eyes see infrared light instead o...

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

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Q&A Optimal arrangement for habitable zones?

So, here's my issue. My setting's central conceit is that a myriad of human societies developed at relatively concurrent times across a large system separated by only a few light-hours. (There are,...

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

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Q&A Feasability of having a voice modulator bioengineered into vocal chords?

I'm writing a story and I was wondering on the feasibilty of having a set of bio-engineered vocal chords that would have a voice modulator built in to help disguise the characters voice, would it b...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by C.Dixon‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by C.Dixon‭

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Q&A How large could my sea serpents be?

EDIT: (Important) M. A. Golding commented that the regalecid method of locomotion would be unfit for a constricting predator, so I have completely redone the taxonomy of the sea serpent. They are n...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by SealBoi‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by SealBoi‭

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Q&A Would a sun-blocking asteriod field be created if something big was to smash into the moon?

I'm wondering if it is plausible that a large asteroid (interstellar in origin? Or, perhaps launched from the Kuiper Belt by something big with a lot of gravity?) would be able to smash into Luna a...

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

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Q&A Why might a robot's memory be unreliable after the Apocalypse?

Setting A nuclear war between two superpowers happens, and nuke after nuke is fired at nearly every country on the globe. The war, which lasts for about 4 hours, kills over 3 billion people, and m...

17 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by DT Cooper‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by DT Cooper‭

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Q&A Alternative elements for oxygen transport in an alien blood

I am designing an alien civilization for a story, and I am currently in the biological part. They will be oxygen breathers, so they will need to have that oxygen delivered inside their bodies, and ...

5 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Carlos Zamora‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Carlos Zamora‭

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Q&A Is the idea of being "fused" to/into a material as a result of a teleportation accident plausible?

Assuming it were possible to phase through matter/teleport, is it possible within the laws of physics/chemistry to end up stuck/fused to solid materials? Obviously we lack the real world ability t...

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

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Q&A Need feedback on my fictional map's coastline

Redoing an old map from scratch, want to get any problems with the coastline/placement/scaling of the land before I get to work on it. I am looking to make it as believable as possible. Here is t...

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

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Q&A Would there be stress on my wormhole between two planetary surfaces due to their orbits?

Building on this question: Settings formed by Uncontrolled Terraforming of Venus and Mars via Portals My government, the Great Council of Duhurang1 has authorized the Minister of Astronomic Scienc...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by JBH‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by JBH‭

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Q&A What would make a good dog/wolf foot in mountanous terrain?

What characteristics (compare those of a mountain goat foot: good grip on rocks, doesn't slip off, etc) would the foot of a dog or a wolf need to have to be useful in rocky settings such as mountai...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Krakukan‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Krakukan‭

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Q&A How to trigger controlled continental drift

I'm writing a story, and in the story the protagonist designs a way to trigger artificial continental drift that takes place in 50 years, for all the continents to drift in the places he plans. Are...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Made_in_2004‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Made_in_2004‭

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Q&A How would eyes that evolved in air differ from our own?

In one of the documentaries he's featured in, Neil deGrasse Tyson talked about the evolution of the eye. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SXHMm5I-68 The part that's always intrigued me is this: ...

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

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Q&A Is a Continent of Karstic Plateaus Feasible

The Tsingy National Park is popular for its unique karstic plateaus. These karstic plateaus are thousands of large sharp pillars or needles that stretch towards the sky, creating a wide variety of ...

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

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Q&A What are the effects of slicing the Earth in half with a particle beam?

Scenario: An exact copy of our world is sliced in half by a particle beam. The beam has a diameter of 40 meters and moves at a speed of 0.999c. The beam slices the earth from top to bottom in 600...

9 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Chris‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Chris‭

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Q&A Which side of a tidally locked moon experiences higher radiation?

Looking most specifically regarding the moons around Saturn, Jupiter, and Uranus. I've been unable to get a concrete answer on this through various sources. I've actually read several articles brie...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Kabob Maraca‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Kabob Maraca‭

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Q&A Feasibility of Symbiotic/Beneficial Parasites

Is it feasible for an ectoparasite such as a a Tick to create a symbiotic relationship with its host? The hosts feeds the tick and the tick has some sort of beneficial substance within its saliva. ...

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

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Q&A Space station around the equator

I want to know what kind of effect a large circular space station would have on the planet if it went completely around the equator in one giant circle? Would it impact gravity or anything? And wou...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by user93310‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by user93310‭

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Q&A What would the effects of extremely intense UV be on unprotected human settlers of a planet and what is the maximum level they could tolerate?

This question is kind of hard to explain succinctly, and I apologize for that. Obviously, humans experience acute effects from UV light on Earth in a matter of minutes near the equator (UV index o...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Antarctica07‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Antarctica07‭

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Q&A How Could Zombies fit in a natural ecosystem?

In my world, zombies are quite common, and are considered a part of the wild life. Most of the usual flora and fauna are similar to those in IRL. I have three key questions, but I'll put the other...

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