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Q&A What's a plausible reason for a bacteria/disease to only exist near the surface of a planet?

Context: Humans have escaped a a super-bacteria, similar in situation to the Bubonic Plague, that they could not create a cure for. They've done this by engineering gargantuan trees and adapting to...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Sol-RR‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Sol-RR‭

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Q&A What effects would a higher gravity have on my world's geography and climate?

I'm currently designing a super earth with a surface gravity of 1.5g and a thick oxygen rich atmosphere. Now since the gravity is higher, how exactly would that affect my world? For example: Geogr...

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

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Q&A How can a race that relies on echo location to "see" protect against sonic weapons?

I am interested in adding a race that relies on echolocation to sense the world around them in my scfi/fantasy setting. What I'm wondering is, how can a race protect against highly advanced sonic ...

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

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Q&A What would make a bigger animal be able to fight effectively against humans with firearms

Basically, I have a creature that is larger than an average human, and smaller than a bigger shire horse. So, size is adjustable. The bodyplan is similar to that of a horse, except for a longer nec...

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

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Q&A Is it possible for a large planetary body to embed itself onto the Earth?

With the proper composition and mass, is it possible for a planetary body to collide with Earth and embed itself onto the mantle? To clarify, while immense destruction would undoubtedly occur to t...

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

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Q&A Is it possible to surf on molasses?

I recently came into possession of a rather large mass of molasses due to a misunderstood Alexa inquiry and since the restocking fee is outrageous, I plan on using it to answer a nagging question I...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Glen Pierce‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Glen Pierce‭

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Q&A How much energy would a character need to disassemble and reassemble thier matter?

I wanted to have characters that can control energy and matter, so Dr Manhattan came to mind as a great example of a character that does that. Information on him says that he has complete awarenes...

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

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Q&A How to make a viable aquatic mount

Just as in the real world where horses were tamed to travel long distances quickly across land, would it be realistic for an animal to be tamed and used as an aquatic mount for quick transport arou...

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

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Q&A Ways for advanced civilizations to mask communications on an interstellar / intergalactic scale

Say we have a civilization on the verge of becoming Type II, and are in the process of building a Dyson Sphere. They are aware that in the process, and especially after completion, there will be te...

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

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Q&A Where should I place my fictional continent in the South Pacific?

Rather than creating an entire world for my worldbuilding project, I was planning on adding an additional continent to Earth. Since the largest "empty spot" is in the South Pacific and one of my go...

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

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Q&A Why might the ability to attack using directed nerve stimulation evolve?

So, in my story, there is a species called the Telenoids. They have the ability to induce auditory nerve impulses so powerful they cause intense headaches and severe pain to nearby targeted non-tel...

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

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Q&A How can I create long fall boots?

The long fall boots are special footwear that extend from your feet to your knees. They enable you to fall from an indefinite altitude in Earth-like gravity without damaging your body when you land...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Jefferey Dawson‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Jefferey Dawson‭

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Q&A Is there a possible way to metamorph human using butterfly method?

I want to know if there is a possible way to temporarily turn normal human into soup like caterpillar in their chrysalis state as they metamorphose into another being, either biological/chemical or...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Li Jun‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Li Jun‭

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Q&A Impacts of a moon falling on an Earth-like planet?

In the world my friend and I are making, the dark lord makes one of the planets uninhabitable by causing a moon, about the size of our own, to fall on it. About 7000 years later, it is unnaturally ...

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

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Q&A Spin gravity on an abandoned ship

If a cylindrical rocket ship with a diameter of about 350 meters were spinning on its long axis, would more than just the interior surface of the outer hull have artificial gravity? The ships dec...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by carsonogen089‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by carsonogen089‭

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Q&A How do i worldbuild planetary regolith

The planet needs to be able to support life but initially ve devoid of it. Which I would think would make it's Soil like that of a desert. The regolith may be important for early agriculture. It ca...

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

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Q&A How to keep the emotions when the brain-in-a-jar is connected to a cyborg body

Let us assume that Science has discovered how to keep a brain alive outside the body, that mind-machine interfaces are advanced enough to connect the CNS to electronic hardware and communicate mean...

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

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Q&A How can a being that can create electric attacks use targeted lightning storm strikes?

I found one question that deals with how to make lightning from clouds strike a target person, Can we make lightning strike a certain person? but I am looking for something that doesn't involve tec...

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

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Q&A Interplanetary Spore Plague(Rapture Virus)

On planet Earth, the capital of the Earth Sphere in my universe, in the year 2127, the population has increased(in density per area) by about 410%, due to the discovery of "key" bridges- traversabl...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Hunt Castle‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Hunt Castle‭

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Q&A Is it possible to switch glycoprotein of viruses?

Like take flu virus and switch its glycoprotein with measles? On my world there is warfare and I want science to well fit the story.

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by michael smith‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by michael smith‭

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Q&A Futrinka street and the plausiblity of comfortably habitable giant-pumpkin houses

So, there was this pupet show about two characters, Mazsola and Tádé. They lived in a BIG pumpkin, that had been hollowed out and repurposed as a house. It looked something like this. Now, I k...

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

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Q&A Synthesization of a star?

Would it be possible to put hydrogen into a vacuum chamber and use something to turn it into a smaller version of a star? I am making a scene with a simulated planet environment in space and wanted...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Greenie E. - Reinstate Monica‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Greenie E. - Reinstate Monica‭

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Q&A How bright is the night with 18-22 AU distant star?

In my previous question, I asked about how close can two stars in a binary system be for planets around them to stay earthlike, assuming that both stars have very sunlike and both planets very eart...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Failus Maximus‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Failus Maximus‭

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Q&A How to mine a moon made of half uranium and half radium?

Imagine one day the moon suddenly transformed into a colossal elephant's foot and we need to get to the moon to obtain sample... Could it be done using modern day technology to mine the uranium for...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by user6760‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by user6760‭

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Q&A could a robot fly with powerful enough electromagnets?

The robot in question is a large, worm-like mining robot built for digging tunnels. It has electromagnets positioned throughout the segments of its body, for the purpose of pulling metals out of th...

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