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Question	—	What is the cheapest way to move large amounts of trade goods to orbit? Given a world with similar size and atmospheric composition to Earth that has a commodity export, be it grain or oil etc, that has trade with other planets, what would be best way to orbit massive amounts of goods at the lowest per-unit cost. My goal is the separate the technology that drives ships ... (more)	—	over 5 years ago
Question	—	Allowing rural, isolated societies to maintain certain industrial capabilities? My society/area is set in a isolated wasteland where the primary income of people is ranching. However, I want my people to be able to at least be able to maintain technology at a 1916 level (the reason for 1916 is because airplanes, balloons, and dirigibles with war-fighting capabilities are integra... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Question	—	Scientific Theories for Personal short-range teleportation. The world I am designing contains several ancient artifacts that among other things, share the common trait of allowing users to short-range teleport (think the Blink ability from Dishonored). The humans of the world are bound by our laws of nature, and are in a 1890s - 1910 level of technology, so t... (more)	—	over 8 years ago
Question	—	How big would a farming spaceship have to be to support a country-sized population? In the Mass Effect Series, the Quarians have a population of 17 million individuals and they get all their food from 3 massive "liveships." I'll round this down to 5 million individuals supported by a single farming ship. Assuming the ship is only dedicated to the growing of crops, how large would th... (more)	—	over 8 years ago