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Q&A What disaster could wipe out civilisation worldwide, but allow for immediate rebuilding? What would be the side effects?

For a story I have, modern civilisation must be destroyed by a worldwide disaster. The objective is roughly something that: Could be man-made or aided (if not now, maybe in the future) Decimates...

8 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by savo‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by savo‭

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Q&A Advice on the placement of volcanoes on land

While working on some local geography in my world, I came upon these wonderful formations called volcanic plugs and crag and tails, and decided I wished to incorporate them into the land. My insec...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by A Lambent Eye‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by A Lambent Eye‭

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Q&A Black hole as a storage device?

I'm writing a sci-fi story, and there is a giant autonomous computer planet that constantly gathers resources from around the universe using drones. It stores a super weapon at the core of the plan...

16 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by user69899‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by user69899‭

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Q&A Dragon Rider Genes

In Game of Thrones the Targaryen family had special heritage allowing them to ride their iconic beasts of war. I want to ground this in reality. Is there a way for heritable trait to allow you to b...

4 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Thalassan‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Thalassan‭

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Q&A Sleep Cycles on very fast and very slow rotating worlds Part 1

Related previous question. How would sleep cycles work on planets with day-night cycles greater than 48 hours or less than 6 hours? This part is primarily for wildlife that evolved there. Native ...

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

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Q&A Suit for very fast running

Using the modern technology, is it possible to have a suit which will allow to run at Mach 12 (~4km / s)? For simplicity let's ignore the landscape issues (i.e. "what happens if I run into a buildi...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Alma Do‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Alma Do‭

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Q&A How high in the air would an object have to float to ensure that a medieval society cannot reach it, no matter how hard it tries

Let's assume some things: The ground under the object is flat land. The object always remains in the same position. The object is clearly visible from the ground. It is a high priority for the pe...

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

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Q&A If humans evolved on Mars instead of Earth, how quickly would we have detected life on Earth?

Suppose that both Earth and Mars was booming with life in a similar way. Except that, on Earth, there was no hominid family, and no humans evolved. Instead, humans evolved on Mars. Assuming we ha...

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

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Q&A How Would Civilisations on Different Planes of a Cube Planet Interact?

If there was a life-supporting planet that was cubical rather than spherical, would it be feasible for there to be a unique but similar civilisation on each 'Plane'? I know that cube planets are i...

12 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Archtea‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Archtea‭

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Q&A Merfolk lung system similar to dolphins

Merfolk are one of the major species in my book. However, unlike in most depictions, they're fully mammalian and lack gills. Because of this, they need to breathe air, but I still wanted them to be...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Richard Lindahl‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Richard Lindahl‭

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Q&A What are my "viral" humans harvesting from from my uninfected humans?

The following scenario takes place on Earth, sometime in the next few decades. An unethical biotech company has developed a deadly bioweapon that uses humans as a vector, almost like a suicide bomb...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Faz‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Faz‭

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Q&A Would it be possible for a planet to go without sunlight for three months?

This planet orbits a larger planet, which then orbits a binary solar system. Is there a way - based on the tilt of a planetary axis or the positioning of the planet in relation to its mother planet...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Care Fettes‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Care Fettes‭

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Q&A SFR Breeders on Small Mars Moon feasibility

Need help with a topic for a sci-fi book. Basic premise is 200yr in future, mining facility on small Mars moon of Phobos. Power source we would like is an Sodium Fast Reactor breeder as we think th...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Christopher Wojtan‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Christopher Wojtan‭

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Q&A Practicality of a ship-sized twisted-rubber engine

I was considering this answer I wrote: https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/a/21374/75 It got me to wondering... if we had a flying sailing ship with a twisted-rubber energy storage device that...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Monty Wild‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Monty Wild‭

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

I am working on a story about a person who was raised on an earth-like planet and later moves to our earth. The planet he is from specializes in fruit juice and alcohol making, in specific, wine. W...

9 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by The Silhouette‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by The Silhouette‭

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Color-Adjustable Eye

I'm providing an interesting twist on the Anatomically Correct series by focusing on a single body part instead of an entire organism. The following image depicts the average range of the cones ...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by overlord - Reinstate Monica‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by overlord - Reinstate Monica‭

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Q&A What would be the best propulsion system for this aircraft carrier?

So, I was watching a funny movie about undead pirates when the realization hit me, I never once tried to create naval superiority for my Mary Sue. Well, guess I just do it now. Titanic 2: (n)Ice t...

8 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Mephistopheles‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Mephistopheles‭

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Q&A In what ways a higher level of oxygen (23 to 25%) and higher pressure (1,7 time the earth air density) would affect winds and ocean currents?

From some research, I have learned that atmospheric circulation - winds currents and ocean currents - depend on pressure and the Coriolis effect. But if the oxygen level is increased and the press...

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

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Q&A What would an asteroid impact feel like to someone standing on the moon?

On the Earth, with our atmosphere, even small objects entering the atmosphere such as Tunguska or Chelyabinsk can do devastating damage due to the shock-wave travelling through the air. People coul...

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

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Q&A How would the American government deal with an incurable biological (virus/bacterial/parasite etc.) outbreak?

We're in the United States, sometime in the next few years. Through a series of circumstances, a viral outbreak occurs in the country. For the sake of detail, this is how it happens: A scientific...

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

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Q&A Metallic hydrogen powered vehicles

Let's say metallic hydrogen becomes an economically viable resource that we are able to either make ourselves or mine from a gas giant, how would we use it as a power source for vehicles both plane...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Bradley Knauer‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Bradley Knauer‭

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Q&A Designing a symbiotic fungus that could cause a worldwide pandemic

Just for clarification: when I say "designing", I mean just coming up with the idea of this fungus, as opposed to it being "designed" by humans. I've been very interested in fungi ever since findi...

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

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Q&A How would much smaller heat capacity of water affect the life on Earth?

Water, as is, with its physical and chemical properties, is the base of any living being on Earth. Water has a rather high specific heat capacity of 4.184 J/gC, which in itself has a great effect ...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Arteminio777‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Arteminio777‭

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Q&A Steam-heated Balloons?

In my world, one of the main methods of transportations is via hot-air balloon. These balloons are propelled by aluminum(or other lightweight metal, it doesn't really matter) steam engines, and the...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Snorka‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Snorka‭

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Q&A The Moon in a Geocentric Model

Thanks to all who helped me with my first question about how a geocentric system would work! I'm not sure how the moon works in a geocentric model. (This would be a roughly Earth-similar world, t...

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

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