Activity for Thomas Jacobs‭

Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Question	—	How big would temperature differences be on a ring world with a wide flat inner surface? I'm currently working on an idea for a ring world. Thus far I've worked out the following things: Radius of 1 AU Width of half the circumference of Earth 2000km high walls across the rims to keep the atmosphere in Screens move across the top of the walls to give any given place in the ring a 24 hou... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Question	—	Can a dragon's fire breath be liquid based? Dragons commonly breathe fire. They can do so over considerable distances, often many times their body length. But this needs to be powered somehow, by a substance that the dragon can generate on its own. Flamethrowers in real life can be powered by either a gas or a liquid. However, gas based flame... (more)	—	about 8 years ago
Question	—	Would a dragon be useful in a space program? NASA has received a new employee: a dragon! His name is Firewing and he's there to help NASA with its missions. He's not an astronaut himself, mainly because of the logistical issues of launching a dragon into space (and because NASA knows that if they did that they might as well close up shop becaus... (more)	—	about 8 years ago
Question	—	Would keeping dinosaurs as livestock be feasible for a society like ours? When you mention livestock you think of creatures such as cows, pigs, sheep, chickens and so on. We've been domesticating animals for like 17,000 years or so and have used them for a variety of means: meat, skins, labor and so on. But would something like this be possible with dinosaurs instead of th... (more)	—	about 9 years ago