Activity for CaptClockobob
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Stasis chambers I'm attempting to write a story, in which the main character needs to be in stasis for a couple hundred years. Upon researching the idea of cyro-stasis I have found that there is really no way to plausibly make it work, so I set it aside. Recently, I learned that the closer one reaches to the speed o... (more) |
— | over 7 years ago |
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Constructing space-crafts without the use of electricity Would it be possible for a civilization with absolutely minimal knowledge and use of electricity (Light-bulbs, basic electric motors, and archaic radios) to reach space? I was thinking that a solid state rocket of some sort would be usable to reach orbit. Steering functions could be entirely mechani... (more) |
— | almost 8 years ago |
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Construction of Large Naval ships - Driving it onto land So, let's say that through a series of strange timey wimey events, I accidentally jump-start several technological revolutions in the early 1800's. So, at any given time, technology is 60 years ahead of where it should be, sans nuclear weapons (nuclear power does exist though). Now let's ... (more) |
— | about 8 years ago |
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Construction of Large Naval ships - Structural Here's the explanation These are the structural questions about my "Super Dreadnought". How wide would the ship have to be to be stable on the water? Would the Caterpillar treads hold the weight of the ship? What would be the approximate weight of the ship (without crew and ammunition). What would... (more) |
— | about 8 years ago |
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Recording Human Vision Follow up to this question. Is it possible to translate the inputs from the optical nerve to something readable by a computer? (more) |
— | about 8 years ago |
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Cameras replacing human eyes after an accident: Is there a limit to how high resolution the brain can process? Let's say my eyes were ripped out in some horrible accident, and were replaced with cameras. Over the years, the cameras get better and better... 4k... 8k... 16k... etc. Is there a limit to how high of a resolution our brains are able to process? (more) |
— | about 8 years ago |
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Dropping out of warp What would it look like for a ship with an Alcubierre drive to drop out of FTL both for the passengers, and to an observer (assuming they aren't obliterated)? (more) |
— | about 8 years ago |
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Railguns as a means of propelling people onto a battlefield (or to another ship) Would it be a good idea to use a railgun to propel a person into combat in a low/zero grav environment, Ã la human cannonballs in a circus? If a person was strapped into some sort of temporary frame, and launched out of a sizable railgun, would they survive the G-force shock unscathed? Could it be u... (more) |
— | about 8 years ago |
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Source of breathable air to fill Dyson sphere shell So let's say you have a Dyson sphere that is 5 kilometers thick . Now, it isn't solid. It's meant to be inhabited. There's the inner shell which is completely covered with solar panels and any other manner of power generation facing the star. It's 500 meters thick. There's the outer shell which aga... (more) |
— | about 8 years ago |