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Posts by Megalonychidae‭

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Q&A How fast could a horse run on a world with half Earth's gravity?

Say we took an adult racing horse from Earth to a planet identical to Earth, but with half its gravity. Exactly how fast would it be able to run? Would the low gravity have any significant effect o...

4 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Megalonychidae‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by Megalonychidae‭

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Q&A Bare Minimum Tech for Spaceworthy Vessel

In my story, a planet of low-tech natives in the midst of war are abruptly brought into contact with a much more advanced empire. There are many historical precedents for this kind of event, and oc...

18 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Megalonychidae‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Megalonychidae‭

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Rigorous Science Is a Titan-like planet with Earth-like gravity plausible?

For my hard sci-fi story, I would like to have a planet similar to Titan (very cold, nitrogen atmosphere, methane seas) but with a surface gravity in the region of 1g. Could this occur, or would th...

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

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