roryalsop‭

The way I would approach this is to modify the cells that produce scales - and have any design as a series of scale shaped pixels. This would mean that the effect would be permanent, as each new s...

posted 12y ago by roryalsop‭

A long escarpment is a perfectly normal geological feature here on Earth without the need for a meteor, and in fact plate tectonics can also raise parallel ridges like this. All your model would r...

posted 11y ago by roryalsop‭

I think you'd need to add a condition - something like once under the surface, remote drones or fast vehicles can't be used (insert reason of your choice) because otherwise you could very rapidly e...

posted 10y ago by roryalsop‭

While I think there is a lot to be said for a predator having incredibly sensitive hearing being able to be traumatised or damaged by something like a much louder industrial noise created by humans...

posted 10y ago by roryalsop‭

Looking at current Jovian satellites, Europa and Io give you some idea of what you'd need to consider. Starting with the Solar system model: Europa is (as Aaron commented) the most likely candida...

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Yes, because: Here on Earth you see a wide range of colours in the sky depending on time of day, cloud cover, dust etc. as the atmosphere absorbs and scatters different frequencies of the generall...

posted 10y ago by roryalsop‭

I'd be tempted to add comments that have a differing assumption to a couple of your points. If the scientist wants to improve humanity in general, step one might be to shorten the lifespan until h...

posted 10y ago by roryalsop‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by roryalsop‭

This diagram from ck12.org shows where water ends up on Earth. Yes, this is dramatically simplified, but look at the side away from the moon. The implication here is that you will not only get an...

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One concept that comes up a lot in this sort of world (think Portal, Neal Asher's Polity series or Niven's Ringworld etc) is momentum. Portal states, "Speedy thing goes in. Speedy thing comes out,...

posted 10y ago by roryalsop‭  ·  last activity 10y ago by roryalsop‭

I am surprised I didn't see this before (only saw it now because of a link in chat) but I'm even more surprised no-one mentioned my solution, especially in the era of fidget-spinners... Simply add...

posted 9y ago by roryalsop‭

It would be very easy to have an indicator in the window or door that raises a flag any time the pressure on one side changes. Some sort of membrane perhaps, that would move away from your room if ...

posted 9y ago by roryalsop‭

You can definitely train for ability to score highly in IQ tests, so you should be able to breed for it. That's not going to make anybody "smarter" - all it will do is increase the ability to score...

posted 8y ago by roryalsop‭