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Q&A Anatomically Correct Demons

Demons have been a staple of multiple religions for thousands of years, just like angels. While some of the points brought up in the Anatomically Correct Angels post (and other posts on flying huma...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by The Literary Lord‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by The Literary Lord‭

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Trolls

Considering there are at least several thousand depictions of trolls in the media, we'll be talking about the traditional trolls from Scandinavian folklore. They're usually described as being ...

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

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Kappa

This is a submission for the Anatomically Correct Series Kappa are creatures from Japan said to lurk in rivers and lakes. They are described as small humanoids resembling a cross between a monkey,...

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

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Chocobo

Continuing in the theme of bringing creatures from video games into the Anatomically Correct series is the Chocobo of Final Fantasy lore. Put simply, a Chocobo is a large bird. It is unclear whe...

4 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Jakob Lovern‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Jakob Lovern‭

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Nachtkrapp

The Nachtkrapp is a german version of the bogeyman or in a more general term a kind of bugbear. Nacht is the german word for night and Krapp is used in southern germany and austria as a word for ra...

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

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Typhon

Please avoid the obvious jokes. Now I know there are different versions of the Greek monster Typhon, so first I will try to describe its properties. Incredibly large roughly 50-100 feet tall, al...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by The Great Duck‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by The Great Duck‭

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Scylla

Recently, a question was posted about how a creature like the mythical Charybdis could evolve. Today I want to talk about Charybdis' mythical counterpart: Scylla. Most depictions of Scylla look so...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey‭

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Chimera

The Anatomically Correct Series can be found here. The Chimera is another freaky specimen from Greek mythology. It is described as having the body and head of a lion, the head of a goat sprouti...

4 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey‭

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Ahuizotl

The Ahuizotl is a creature from Aztec mythology. It is aquatic, and appears similar to a small dog with grasping forepaws like a raccoon or monkey's, and a very long tail ending with an extra hand...

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

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Q&A Anatomically Correct "Stranger Things" Mindflayer's Monster

Background, with potential spoilers: In the Netflix show Stranger Things... ...there is an otherworldly creature known as the Mindflayer, which can telepathically control creatures in our worl...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Logan R. Kearsley‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Logan R. Kearsley‭

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Hunter from Needle

Hal Clement's novel Needle was revolutionary in featuring a non-parasitic alien lifeform capable of inhabiting a human body. Specifically, the Hunter in its independent form is a gelatinous mass c...

3 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Logan R. Kearsley‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Logan R. Kearsley‭

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Dreel

The Dreel are a parasitic alien hive-mind from The Return of Nathan Brazil, book four in the Well of Souls series by Jack Chalker. Specifically, they are described as viruses which induce intellig...

3 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Logan R. Kearsley‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Logan R. Kearsley‭

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Pikachu

We all know Pikachu, fuzzy, small rodent, with the ability to discharge electrical energy as an attack. But could Pikachu ever evolve in our world, and how would it do so? What's required: Rod...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by tox123‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by tox123‭

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Strange Women In Ponds Distributing Swords

Chaos plagues the land. In the West, the King in Orange blusters and bloviates endlessly in barely comprehensible gibberish. Perhaps he is attempting to call forth the Elder Gods? In the East, the ...

7 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by nullpointer‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by nullpointer‭

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Q&A Anatomically correct Pushmi-pullu from Dr. Dolittle

Note - I'm primarily interested in the beast from the original Dr Dolittle books by Hugh Lofting rather than the movie version. The Pushmi-pullyu The pushmi-pullyu (pronounced "push-me"”pull-y...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by chasly from UK‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by chasly from UK‭

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Q&A Anatomically correct "XKCDius lethalissimus"

Inspired by today's XKCD comic How could a creature, momentarily called XKCDius lethalissimus, evolve to have the following features: Be radioactive (intended as more radioactive than the envi...

11 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by L.Dutch - Reinstate Monica‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by L.Dutch - Reinstate Monica‭

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Humbaba

In ancient Mesopotamian mythology, Humbaba was an evil giant slain by the hero Gilgamesh in the famous Epic of Gilgamesh. In the epic, there was only one Humbaba, but for the purposes of this quest...

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

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Q&A Anatomically correct Sea Boar

Wild boars are well known for their large, bulky body, their aggressivity and their tusks. They are animals from which a predator would gladly stay away if some easier prey is available. And, las...

4 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by L.Dutch - Reinstate Monica‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by L.Dutch - Reinstate Monica‭

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Q&A Anatomically Correct: Space Plankton

This creature was void-born in the farthest depths of time in this Universe. Drawing its energy from electromagnetic radiation, and sealed against the vacuum of space, this drifting creature establ...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by kingledion‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by kingledion‭

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Triskelion

Triskeles are popular Celtic decorative motifs. Everyone from modern day retro-Pagans to jewelry makers to Celtic bands uses them for the cool factor. But there is a little known creature, possibl...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by elemtilas‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by elemtilas‭

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Q&A Does 5th Gas Giant Have a Name?

Nope, it is still unamed(I guess due to the controversy it created, and the inability to prove if it did exist or not), but i think Phaeton would be a good name since its the one used for a couple ...

posted 7mo ago by Or4ng3h4t‭

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Q&A PVA glue curing process

You are 100% right, if you know of a chemical process where something could inject water into the hardned epoxy, you can indeed revert the process, its not a Chemical reaction, more of a process of...

posted 7mo ago by Or4ng3h4t‭

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Meta Didn't get notified about reply to comment

Some time ago, I wrote a comment to this question. I don't remember the details, but something in the question needed to be fixed. I downvoted and left a comment saying I'd undo the downvote when...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by HDE 226868‭

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Meta Is this the right name for the site?

I don't think Science has anything to do with 90% of the question asked in World Building, simply because most of them ignore key aspect of science. That said, I think the name should be "Speculat...

posted 7mo ago by Or4ng3h4t‭

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Rigorous Science Can I trigger an "ancient device" to start the process of terraforming Mars?

Let's say that an advanced civilisation once existed on Mars millions of years ago at a time when water existed in liquid form and that life was abundant on the planet. (Say this civilisation is a ...

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