Activity for Bellerophon‭

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Question	—	What material should be used for a spaceship that doesn't need to re-enter? What is the best material to use for a near future spaceship. Assume that most materials in the solar system can be mined and used. The spaceship is 700m long, 500m wide and 500m high. It travels at around 1,212,062 m/s over long distances, say around 63 AU. The ship has the design shown below. ... (more)	—	about 7 years ago
Question	—	What material to use for a near-future armoured spaceship? In a setting with (mostly) near future technology what material would a top end naval spaceships hull be made out of? The hull must follow the following requirements: Able to withstand the strains of space travel (containing internal atmospheric pressures, radiation shielding, microscopic impacts ... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Question	—	Largest possible bat Quite simple really. How large can a bat grow before it is too big to fly. I would like a bat with a similar external and internal structure to a real bat just scaled up. I am willing to accept changes to the wing to body size ratio as I assume that bats can't get that much bigger than they currently... (more)	—	about 8 years ago
Question	—	Could a being able to draw energy from its surroundings have increased strength? A creature on my world can draw in energy from the sun and convert it into chemical energy with 100% efficiency. For the purposes of this question assume the animal has similar structure to a (photosynthesising) lynx. If we assume it has practically infinite energy can anybody give me some informatio... (more)	—	over 8 years ago
Question	—	Game physics in the real world In many games the characters, particularly the main character, has weird physics. I want to know how these things could happen in real life and whether current technology could make it happen. This question would be quite hard to answer so I have narrowed it down to three, jumping based questions. ... (more)	—	over 8 years ago