Activity for wetcircuit
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Why is dwarfism considered an advantage for jobs in space? First, a clarification: Dwarfism is the umbrella term for 200+ medical conditions that result in short stature. Since this is Worldbuilding, my question refers to human beings with genetic dwarfism (not a fantasy/mythological race of Dwarves). Pre-natal screenings will avoid or solve serious medic... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Can a planet's artificial ring always face the sun? A habitat/space harbor ring encircles an ice giant crossing both poles (polar orbit) and rotating to create artificial gravity. Can the ring also precess in synchronization with the planet's year, so one edge of the ring (the 'top') always faces the sun? Put another way, can an orbital ring encircl... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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"Parking" at Lagrange 4 or 5? During a space cold war, a ship from the ideological enemy is not allowed remain in orbit while some of their investigators visit a crash site. The reason why is narrative "“ to separate the characters from their support ship. Their stay will be a few weeks, and the ship is independent (no fuel or ... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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Incapacitating an android in magnetized liquid oxygen? A space opera sultan has a problem. Sentient androids are haram, but an unwelcome android spy has saved his life and helped prevent a coup. Rather than have the android destroyed as his ministers demand, the sultan has declared it will be encased in a dewar sarcophagus filled with magnetized liquid o... (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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Can I have a glacier on a tidally-locked shallow-sea planet? I have a planet that is tidally locked to its sun. The ocean is shallow (a few hundred meters) and was artificially created in the past by harvesting the system's Oort cloud or outer-system ice asteroids (machines that autonomously operated over centuries to re-direct ice bodies at the planet) "“ a... (more) |
— | about 6 years ago |
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Would decreasing the diameter of an orbital ring create artificial gravity? My habitat ring is constructed in orbit around a planet with disconnected sections: (not to scale, obviously) The sections are connected by cables and winched together. As the diameter gets smaller, the ring should spin faster. Does this give my ring artificial gravity? (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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Can I detect one ship arriving in an otherwise abandoned solar system? My setting is more Space Opera than science based, but I am attempting to keep a consistent set of rules for space travel. I'll try to narrow down my question to a "lowest denominator" for the benefit of Worldbuilding"“SE. In an otherwise unpopulated solar system, can I detect the arrival of another... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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Excuses to move my "space city" to an aerostat? My graphic novel involves a large flying city on a Venus-like planet. Yes, I have done my research, and for various reasons it will be an aerostat-hibrid megastructure: a metaphor for the elaborate and expensive man-made islands around Dubai "“ a status symbol of impractical engineering. Please notic... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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What happens to the leftovers from asteroid mining? I understand that asteroids are very very far apart, but everything I am reading about asteroid mining omits any information about what happens to the waste rock or "tailings" that would presumably be left over. Is it loose rubble or ground powder? Does it not become an operational hazard, at least t... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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Electric Universe: can an object be pinned at a solar pole with magnetic flux? In an Electric Universe, where space is plasma soup and electromagnetism is the "magic" that can defeat the laws of physics, all stars are connected by invisible Birkland currents. Picture the rope that forms when you touch a plasma ball: These natural electric currents are exploited for FTL trav... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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Bioengineered underground Arco based loosely on"¦ a wart? I need an semi-organic structure large enough to fit a dense kasbah village on top, that protrudes from a shallow sea. additional info, maybe unimportant: planet orbits a red dwarf star tidally locked in the habitable zone, breathable atmosphere but unpleasant, located on the night or twilight side ... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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Space Farms: algae vs plants for food/oxygen? First the reality-check: In a sci-fi world where humans have interstellar travel but "nice" Earth-like planets are rare, what reasons might an algae farm be "better" than a plant farm, especially concerning the proletariat people living under artificial conditions (orbital ring, aerostat city, archo... (more) |
— | almost 8 years ago |