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Posts by SRM‭

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Q&A Effect of impact of a pure gas comet?

I'm not even sure if gas comets can exist naturally -- feel free to comment on that in the answers. But assume that somehow a large block of frozen hydrogen/helium/oxygen/nitrogen is tumbling throu...

4 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by SRM‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by SRM‭

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Q&A In modern world, what is the largest building that could be built overnight?

I've worked a couple of Habitat for Humanity mass builds where entire houses go from a poured foundation to complete in the course of a few days, and whole neighborhoods are built in a week. There'...

8 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by SRM‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by SRM‭

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Q&A Could a river on Earth be made of a liquid other than water?

So far as I can research, all rivers on Earth are flowing water. There are other substances that are liquid at room temperature. Are there any natural processes that could create a river of somethi...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by SRM‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by SRM‭

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Q&A Could some natural process on a moon do enough stationkeeping to sustain an impossible orbit?

I have several stories where I've wanted a moon in some weird orbit that is not allowed by orbital mechanics. In the past, I've had to change stories to bow to physics. Today, I had a thought whil...

4 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by SRM‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by SRM‭