Activity for undine_centimeter‭

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Question	—	Pressure suit design that would allow a low pressure-adapted being to survive on Earth? I have read questions such as these two about aliens adapted to environments with high atmospheric pressure experiencing negative effects when exposed to Earth's comparatively low atmospheric pressure. This question is different because I want to know how to prevent negative effects from occuring wit... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	Break-even distance for sending data at c versus sending an FTL hard drive? In the mid-21st century, humanity has an interplanetary colony system principally spanning the Moon, Mars, and Titan (as per usual). The furthest established colony is on Proxima b. Humans have FTL drives that can reach 12,500 times c without time dilation effects, and which can accelerate to this sp... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Question	—	Realistic fantasy slimes Foreword: I'm aware of the limitations of the square-cube law involved in sizing an animal up, as these limitations have been relentlessly stressed in every discussion of realistic fantasy creatures. In this case, I'm discussing not an animal, but a slime mold with animal-like motility. Slimes Sli... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Question	—	Is the vibrancy of the color of blood visibly affected by blood cell content? Part of this story I'm writing involves a human subspecies who are adapted to extremely high altitudes -- as high or higher than our real world's Tibetan population, let's say. I've done research that indicates that the Tibetan adaptation to high altitudes in part involves either a decreased red bloo... (more)	—	almost 9 years ago