Activity for Richard Smith‭

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Question	—	Are there Drugs which Prevent Unconsciousness? When torturing people or executing them in slow and painful ways, your victims sometimes fall unconscious, which ruins the point of the exercise. After all, if they aren't feeling the pain, then what is the point of torturing them or having them boiled alive instead of just shooting them? Because of ... (more)	—	almost 5 years ago
Question	—	Why would a spaceship rely on hydroponics instead of algae for food? Currently, NASA is investigating the use of hydroponics, aeroponics, and other low soil techniques to grow regular plants for consumption and oxygen generation/CO2 removal on long voyages in space. Why is this? Aren't algae more efficient than land plants? According to Wikipedia, typical crops have a... (more)	—	about 5 years ago
Question	—	What Would Happen To A Dyson Swarm Without Maintenance? If an advanced race builds a Dyson Swarm comprised of millions of habitats and billions of solar collectors orbiting a star, and then are completely and inexplicably all killed with minimal damage to what they built, what would happen to their Dyson Swarm? Assume the swarm is located 0.3 to 1 AU from... (more)	—	about 5 years ago
Question	—	How to make an animal which can only breed for a certain number of generations? What would be the best way in which to genetically modify (or create through some other method) an animal which breeds normally for a certain number (50?) of generations before becoming sterile? Generations 1-49 would be normal, but generation 50 should be unable to breed. (more)	—	over 5 years ago