Lot-Of-Malarkey
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See all 21 »A while back I saw this video talking about the habitability of double planets and Rocheworlds. I haven't seen any questions about the latter case here, so I decided to take a swing at it. For so...
1 answer · posted 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey · last activity 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey
When I was a kid, I conceptualized a post-apocalyptic story entirely starring Barbie dolls. One idea I had about how they would live and get around involved transmission towers, or power towers. Im...
1 answer · posted 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey · last activity 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey
I rediscovered this article recently and loved all the creative answers on how a mermaid might build underwater. This, for me, brought to mind Atlantis, the kingdom that sank into the sea. I've...
2 answers · posted 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey · last activity 8y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey
I've been conceptualizing a species of intelligent insects. They would have 6 limbs, they can fly, but they walk bipedally. I've been thinking of having them get down on all limbs of they need to g...
7 answers · posted 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey · last activity 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey
A couple days ago, I posted this question about what it would feel like to walk on a Rocheworld. For some background, a Rocheworld is a double planet system where the two planets are so close toge...
3 answers · posted 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey · last activity 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey
I think the idea of radially symmetric alien organisms is really exciting in the questions it raises about function and design. For those who don't know, humans are bilaterally symmetrical. If you...
5 answers · posted 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey · last activity 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey
So it's been a while since I've seen the Nightmare Before Christmas, but it's come up in my thoughts recently. Or at least one specific background character. (Source) This character is apparen...
2 answers · posted 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey · last activity 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey
I saw this video a while ago, and recently it's gotten me thinking. Towards the end of Artifexian's video on gas giants and habitable moons, he mentions the idea of having 2 habitable moons in a ho...
1 answer · posted 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey · last activity 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey
Saturnian moons Iapetus, Atlas, and Pan all have equatorial ridges. There's a few explanations as to why, but the theory behind why Iapetus has one is what intrigues me. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org...
1 answer · posted 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey · last activity 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey
I have been designing a species of elves with blue skin as one of their most striking features. I'm drawing inspiration from primates that also have blue skin. Think the scrotum of a vervet monkey,...
4 answers · posted 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey · last activity 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey
Ever since reading through the creative answers in this question (How can I explain alien skin being different colors?) I've been thinking about the logistics behind fantastical skin colors. Howe...
3 answers · posted 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey · last activity 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey
I've seen many questions here about humans being capable of photosynthesis. And I know, humans don't have enough surface area to power themselves full time. However, that's assuming that the energy...
5 answers · posted 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey · last activity 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey
Whenever people discuss mammalian-type merfolk, I usually see them be modeled after cetaceans like dolphins and whales. This is perfectly serviceable, but there is one piece of anatomy that I canno...
5 answers · posted 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey · last activity 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey
Not long ago I asked about pH indicators and their use in making fantastical skin colors (pH Indicators and Fantastical Skin Colors) In that question, I listed bromothymol blue as a type of indica...
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Towards the end of this article (https://io9.gizmodo.com/what-would-the-earth-be-like-if-it-was-the-shape-of-a-d-1515700296) there is mention of the different kinds of orbits the moon of a Torus wo...
1 answer · posted 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey · last activity 9y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey
