Activity for DoubleDouble
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How do exoskeleton suits connect at joints; when movement is powered? Probably the most well-known exoskeleton suit is Iron Man. In concept, you'll usually see Exoskeleton suits with either tight-fitting joints (perhaps similar to plate armor, I'm not sure), or, you'll see a mess of wires and occasionally gears. One thing that is naturally ignored or not explained w... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |
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Do we fall into an "artificial intelligence" trope or is it reality? In regards to questions on artificial-intelligence, it seems like there is always usually an immediate opinion that the goals an AI is tasked with is going to end up with the opposite effects than what the programmers want. Or that a "powerful" AI is somehow "against humans" because it is "smarter" t... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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Equations or process to determine the result of a collision between two objects? When looking to design armor - how can I determine whether a given ballistic object would completely stop, deflect into another direction, or penetrate another object given complete physical information on the two objects and nature of the collision, including material makeup, shape, or any other var... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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What human-induced disaster could cause permanent fog in an area the size of New York City or larger? A few definitions: permanent - not permanent on the scale of the Earth's lifetime, but good enough to last a couple hundred years - seeming permanent to those who were born there at least. size of New York City - roughly 305 square miles (491 kilometers) fog - should consist of water, goal is to a... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |
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What would be the closest thing we could get to "Cold Fire"? In a magic setting, a stereotypical "cold fire" might be a deep blue color but otherwise look just like a normal fire, consuming some materials and radiating cold. In reality, this is not possible for numerous reasons. However, what is the closest thing we could get? The more bullets we cover, the ... (more) |
— | about 9 years ago |
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Hot and Cold Reversed - Where should the line be drawn to prevent making the Earth uninhabitable? In our universe, the energy of the sun generates heat and light. This helps keep the earth warm enough for life and drives much of the earth's climate. Warmth slowly bleeds off into the coldness of space. In another universe, the energy of the sun generates cold and light. This helps keep the earth ... (more) |
— | about 9 years ago |
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What would make good clothing for an underwater species? A soft and vulnerable intelligent underwater species, you can consider them closely related to Earth's octopus - in the way chimps are closely related to humans. Consider that clothing is often worn for: Status Warmth Modesty and, if possible, should last at least 3 months within sea-water witho... (more) |
— | about 9 years ago |
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What are ways plants might be communicating with one another without people realizing it? Our war with the plants has been unending for thousands of years. And we don't even know it exists. Plants strategize, doing their best to survive, but the humans are relentless. Constant removal and replanting of plants ruining their wide-spread intelligence system, especially while many regions of... (more) |
— | about 9 years ago |
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How full of people does our solar system have to become, to cause massive destruction to it? It's the far future. Humans are still! increasing in population. We have developed habitable orbital structures and terraformed any planet we possibly could. We reached the maximum potential for human life in our solar system, and then started importing more raw material from nearby solar systems (a... (more) |
— | about 9 years ago |
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With current technology, what would be the best way to store energy for future generations? Let's say that the world has successfully converted and only depends on renewable resources for our home energy needs. In fact, we have a massive surplus - currently in the form of raw electricity being generated from some science-fiction device. There is a plan being discussed to save this surplus ... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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How could a plant generate harmful (only to other species) radiation, or similar effect? I was considering the creation a long-lived plant which generates harmful (to other species) radiation. If it could be immune to its own radiation, the primary benefit would be that the plants offspring can spread easier and more quickly due to other plants and animals in the area being sickened. H... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: What are the power options for intelligent humanoid robots? It would be interesting if the technology to wirelessly charge your phone was expanded upon in the next two-hundred years. Of course the dream is that one day your electronics can wirelessly charge without having to touch anything, or maybe even just always be powered completely wirelessly, no batte... (more) |
— | almost 10 years ago |