Uncle Tres
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See all 152 »A classic image of mermaids are their long flowing hair that swishes in the water. But in the scientifically realistic sense this makes none. The hair would be nothing more than a nuisance to the m...
21 answers · posted 10y ago by Uncle Tres · last activity 6y ago by PinoBatch
In my world I am working on, the species is similar to humans in almost every way except for the following thing things: They a much more slender They have very light hair colors such as blond ...
5 answers · posted 11y ago by Uncle Tres · last activity 9y ago by Uncle Tres
As a series of anatomically correct myths, here we have the Nuckelavee. Is there a realistic way that Nuckelavee could evolve? Using Earth or near-Earth biology, how close could I get to the classi...
4 answers · posted 11y ago by Uncle Tres · last activity 7y ago by Uncle Tres
Humans have been domesticating carnivores for over 10 000 years. And there are certainly carnivores big enough to ride. The former is the biggest feline ever to exist. They certainly can carry a hu...
7 answers · posted 11y ago by Uncle Tres · last activity 8y ago by Uncle Tres
In this question someone suggested that the classic 'elf' ear could evolve for the same use as whiskers. How (un)realistic is this idea. Lets assume that the humanoid species that evolved these ear...
2 answers · posted 11y ago by Uncle Tres · last activity 11y ago by Uncle Tres
What makes an animal suitable for domestication? I know it has something to do with the danger to productivity ratio. But this is not helpful for fantasy animals in the worlds we build. What factor...
5 answers · posted 11y ago by Uncle Tres · last activity 7y ago by Uncle Tres
In many series (Elder scrolls for example) they have a huge moon. It is rare though when they explain how it can be larger. There are only two choices both of which couldn't work; One is to brin...
3 answers · posted 11y ago by Uncle Tres · last activity 11y ago by Uncle Tres
This question has no background information here. I just want to know if there are any evolutionary advantages for a species to have 4 ears?(The kind a mammal has).
1 answer · posted 11y ago by Uncle Tres · last activity 11y ago by Uncle Tres
In my world, daytime lasts for 9 years. I am trying to make this as realistic as possible. How would life live on this planet? How would they sleep etc.? My own theories are that they would mig...
6 answers · posted 11y ago by Uncle Tres · last activity 10y ago by Uncle Tres
The basis of almost every food chain in existence relies on plants in one form or another, but let's the sun couldn't provide the earth with enough energy for plants to exist. What can possibly rep...
6 answers · posted 11y ago by Uncle Tres · last activity 10y ago by Uncle Tres
This is in my world of balloons and zeppelins, war and peace, day and night. Sleeping may be the least important thing but it is still important. On this world, the day and night cycle is 8.89 of t...
2 answers · posted 11y ago by Uncle Tres · last activity 11y ago by Uncle Tres
If our hands had 2 thumbs and 3 fingers how would they work? I mainly concerned with the bones and how they would interfere and interact with each other. But the muscle work would be helpful as we...
5 answers · posted 11y ago by Uncle Tres · last activity 9y ago by Uncle Tres
Is there a way for the moon to be seen at every point during the daytime? In my world it is day all the time so they have a rough concept of months, years and days. To solve this they could have mo...
2 answers · posted 11y ago by Uncle Tres · last activity 11y ago by Uncle Tres
On an Earth-like planet, with the technological and cultural level of ancient Rome: What kind of terrain would be statistically best suited for a powerful city to be located?. The most important ...
5 answers · posted 11y ago by Uncle Tres · last activity 10y ago by Uncle Tres
As part II of anatomically correct myths here we have the Angel. Angels appear in many cultures and are most commonly seen as simply winged humans. Is there a realistic way that angels could evolve...
9 answers · posted 11y ago by Uncle Tres · last activity 7y ago by Uncle Tres
