Activity for JTriptych
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Genetically engineered Moray Eel? Is it conceivable to genetically engineer a moray eel large enough to hunt and eat humans in its cave like habitat? It needs to have: armored skin that can withstand gunfire good all around swimming speed amphibious good sensory organs to detect humans (more) |
— | over 5 years ago |
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Transparent Carapace In Marine Organism Is it possible to genetically engineer transparent carapace to act as biological armor in marine organisms? I know that deep sea animals may have transparent skin to hide themselves in the lightless depths, but I havent seen any examples (so far) of transparent carapace. If you can make skin and org... (more) |
— | about 6 years ago |
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Marine Predator That Uses Sound as a Weapon? Let's say a bunch of crazy scientists develop the ultimate marine predator. How feasible would it to give this whale sized creature a sonic attack that can be a hazard to humans that use small submarines? (more) |
— | about 6 years ago |
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Could a Large Marine Organism Develop an EMP Capable of Disabling Watercraft? Let's say a genetically engineered organism (as large as a whale), capable of swimming and breathing underwater, have an EMP field as a form of defense against man-made watercraft like warships and submarines? Is this realistically plausible? How would it work if it did? (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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Is Space Algae Plausible? Is it possible for massive clumps of algae to evolve and survive in deep space? Let's say there is an expanding red star in a system with asteroids and planets once containing organic molecules, and these naturally evolve into a sort of organism that uses sunlight for consumption as well as electri... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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Can a biological creature detect and absorb electricity from power sources? Is it possible (either through genetic engineering or evolution) for a biological creature to be able to detect and absorb electricity from power sources like batteries or other animals? I know that a shark can detect electrical fields (via its Lorenzini ampulae) in water, but can a biological creat... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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Fire Hazard of Human Domed Cities on Planet with Methane CO2 Atmosphere? I'm working on a sci-fi book, and a chapter I'm currently on is about a guerilla attack on a human city on the planet. The outer atmosphere is mostly CO$2$ and methane. The aliens breathe methane (naturally) and fart O$2$. Air density is the same as Earth, as is the gravity. Now the humans live in ... (more) |
— | almost 7 years ago |
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Weather Effects in CO2 + Methane Atmosphere Planet? I'm currently in the midst of a trilogy of novels. The planet is a swamp world with $.87$ g's of gravity, no axial tilt, $15.12$ psi atmospheric pressure, and whose mass is $.92$ of Earth. Atmospheric composition: $74\%$ $CO2$, $20\%$ Methane, $5\%$ Nitrous Oxide, trace amounts of $O2$ and other gas... (more) |
— | almost 7 years ago |
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Building An Android I'm in the midst of writing a space opera, and there are several characters that are sentient androids and I need some help with their physiology. I have them set up with small fusion cores for power, quantum computing brains, and nanite self repair. They obviously have no need to breathe and only ha... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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Alternatives to radiators for spaceships I'm doing research for a space opera with some hard sci-fi elements. One faction does use radiators (dusty plasma particles held in magnetic fields- which would create the effect of glowing wings on warships) for their starships, while I'm thinking another faction would use something else so I'm open... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |
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Pottery Without Using Heat I'm currently writing a sci-fi trilogy on an alien world with a CO2 and methane atmosphere. The natives have pottery but since fires cannot work on the planet, how would they harden the clay without heat of any kind? Would say using an element like mercury be a possibility to leech the water from th... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |