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Q&A Warp drives without exotic matter?

Taking into account all of the developments in the alcubierre warp drive theory including the new calculations by Harold White. Are their any plausible/theoretical ways to generate a warp bubble wi...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Efialtes‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Efialtes‭

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Q&A Creating a scientifically semi-valid super-soldier, part 4: respiratory system

Previous parts here: Creating a scientificly semi-valid super-soldier, part 1: Skeleton Creating a scientificly semi-valid super-soldier, part 2: nervous system Creating a scientificly semi-valid ...

7 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Demigan‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Demigan‭

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Q&A How should fledgling planet colonies deal with supply crews suffering from barophobia (fear of gravity)?

Premise In the movie Gravity, gravity embodies the persona of the film by virtue of its absence. It purportedly leaves the audience with a sense of fear of the chaotic zero-G environment and likew...

8 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Arash Howaida‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Arash Howaida‭

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Q&A Syrup Atmosphere

As you look at the properties of the atmosphere as you scale up or down, things get weirder and weirder. One good example is the fairyfly and its environment. Fairyflies are so small that at their ...

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

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Q&A Human Dragonfly Wings

So dragonflies are the sky's perfect predator, and while their are many adaptations that make this one big one is their wings. And one character in my story has these along with other mammalian ver...

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

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Q&A Smartphone camera resolution can image a human retina: can we save retina biometrics?

RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ "“ April 2, 2019 "“ Samsung Electronics America, Inc. announced that the new, award-winning Galaxy S11 and Galaxy S11+, which have been recognized by smartphone reviewers worldw...

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

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Q&A What sort of habitats could exist Pre-Zanclean Flood which formed the Mediterranean Sea?

There is a lot of information on drying up a Mediterranean sized depression. However, there is not a lot of information on drowning such a large area or what sort of habitats could exist before the...

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

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Q&A How to go out for a walk in microgravity?

Suppose that humanity has spread out through space. Humans are exploring all kinds of environments, including some with gravity much weaker than our Moon's: Ceres (surface gravity $=0.28 m/s^2$) ...

8 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Renan‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Renan‭

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Q&A Taxonomy of genetically engineered species

The Context I have a group of genetically engineered people known as 'crows'. Their genome has been meddled with significantly enough that they are unable to successfully reproduce with humans, bu...

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

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Q&A Realistic Vampire Virus

For the purpose of this question (to make the idea more plausible) a vampire is not an undead creature. Rather: A vampire is a human, infected by a symbiotic virus; The virus is present in a vamp...

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

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Q&A Terraforming an Earth-like Planet

I have been recently thinking and writing about a hard sci-fi universe with the exception of FTL. Within the system of Alchiba (or Alpha Corvi) lies a planet under the name of Mannhardt and is an E...

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

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Q&A Shedding rate reasonable?

My reptilian aliens that lactate become adults at 20 years old. I might add a graph here of proposed shedding rates over time and maybe even a separate graph for growth. But here is what I am prop...

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

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Q&A How to build a trap to last the ages?

While considering Ancient Light Trigger Mechanism, it occurred to me that any ancient trap mechanism is unlikely to work very long without regular maintenance. It seems far too easy for dust to clo...

25 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Rob Watts‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Rob Watts‭

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Q&A What social impacts would there be if wormholes and stargates had enforced conservation of energy?

So, the setup. For the purpose of this question, there's no difference between a wormhole, stargate or teleporter. They all do the same thing - move an object instantly over space. Because I've ...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by user2702772‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by user2702772‭

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Q&A How does the day/night cycle work on a non-tidally locked moon?

So to keep this simple, imagine a planet much like ours, orbiting a star. For the sake of this example, let's give the planet a 24 hour rotation, and a 364 day orbit around the star. Now, this pla...

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

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Q&A What could be the energy source of a sentient, supermassive biological entity on an ocean planet?

In exploring the xenobiology and design for an entity (Entity X) in my fictional universe, I wanted to raise the viability of an organism that is so massive, it is visible from the planet's upper a...

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

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Q&A Could a cave-in or avalanche in low gravity be dangerous?

I have a character on the surface of Enceladus, one of the moons of Saturn. It has an icy surface on top of what is believed to be a liquid ocean. There is no atmosphere, though near its south po...

7 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by nanoguy‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by nanoguy‭

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Q&A Anatomically correct Penanggalan / Manananggal

The Penanggalan / Manananggal is a vampire-like creature found in Southeast Asia (the former in Malaysia, the latter in the Philippines, with some differences in behaviour). It is described as a fl...

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

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Q&A How would a free floating ecosystem on an ocean world function?

The world in question is an Earth-sized planet with a deep global ocean and core of water-ice. Given the lack of an accessible sea floor to root oneself to, how would a complex free-floating organ...

8 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by J. Purdie‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by J. Purdie‭

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Q&A Horseshoe Orbits

I'm envisioning a series of moons in orbit of a super-earth (ideal) or gas giant. If technically workable, the super-earth would have earthlike gravity, the mass and size aren't important. If it's ...

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

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Q&A Could a city be built out of Balloons?

I would like to use this scenario in writing a book. Using only countless balloons that permanently hold hydrogen made from water could a city be built in the sky? Workers from the ground can rai...

8 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Muze the good Troll.‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Muze the good Troll.‭

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Q&A Mass effect: alternative reason for asari illusionism

In the game mass effect the Asari are an alien species...no one truly knows their shape and real form, but they do apear as sexy females to many other species, humans included. The asari can repro...

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

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Q&A Anatomically correct ghouls

While researching ghouls, I came across two varieties: The traditional ghoul: a grotesque humanoid commonly featured in fantasy settings that may or may not be undead https://vignette.wikia.nocoo...

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

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Q&A Detecting an astronomical anomaly

It's come to my attention that I asked my original question all kinds of wrong. I gave a bad example and I didn't give enough important story details. I've also realized I didn't even ask the quest...

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

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Q&A tachyonic FTL travel?

Suppose you had a device with the ability to temporarily give your ship tachyonic properties. Would this allow for FTL? How would it affect warfare in a sci fi universe? The reason I am asking thi...

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