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Question What would happen if all stars disappeared?
I'm imagining a hypothetical scenario based on the Big Rip theory of the end of the universe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BigRip), where eventually the expansion of the universe causes everything to fly apart from each other. In my framework, humans harness a kind of magic which affects the rate of...
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almost 5 years ago
Question Pre industrial form of rapid mass transit over land
I have a world that isn't an exact analogue to medieval technology, closer to the late 1700s in terms of culture and agriculture/metallurgy, only without gunpowder. I have them ahead of real history for this time period in some areas (e.g., medical and farm science), but behind in others (notably mil...
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about 5 years ago
Question Is it possible for people to live in the eye of a permanent hypercane?
Wikipedia lists a potential for a hypercane which can have an eye of up to 190 miles in diameter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercane Say there's an earthlike planet that for whatever reason has a permanent hypercane in one of its oceans (kind of like the big red spot on jupiter). This hypercane ...
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over 5 years ago