Activity for moranâ€
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'Air' in Space & Planetary Rotation I recently heard that before anyone had begun to build practical aircraft of any kind, it was thought by some that once flight was achieved you would be able to simply fly to another planet. The discovery that space was a vacuum put paid to this idea, as did realisation of just how large the solar s... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
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Would a 'suppression device' for computer chips have health risks? One of the settings I've been working on is a retro-futuristic world with a technology level and aesthetic of the early cold war era, something quite similar to the setting of the Alien franchise in terms of technology. One of the reasons that technology has changed so much since then is the rapid... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |
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What engines would a bioship have? Bioships - biological spaceships - appear in a lot of SF, so I thought I'd have a go. However, in most books they are depicted as more powerful than conventional tech in all and any regard. This is unlikely as any given biological system can be outperformed by a mechanical or electrical one. Howev... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |