Activity for Tom O'Daighreâ€
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Gravity-neutralising biological adaptation So, the end-point I want to work towards is a creature that lives on a high-gravity planet that has some sort of adaptation that neutralises the effects of that high gravity, ideally in a way that could offer respite from the high gravity for a human riding that creature. One thought I had was if pa... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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Phonosynthesis - ecosystem where "plants" extract energy from sound, not light I have an idea about a planet that is cold and dark, but very loud. Constant rolling storms, crashing glaciers and icesheets, earthquakes, volcanoes and so on. Instead of photosynthetic plants, as on Earth, I was considering whether it would be plausible to have some sort of phoNosynthetic life, i.e... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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Heavy water icebergs Imagine an Earth-like planet with oceans that are comprised roughly 50/50 of heavy water and normal water. My understanding is that while heavy water ice sinks in normal water, it would float on heavy water. But would it float completely below the surface in an ocean that is a mix of heavy and normal... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |