Activity for OneSurvivor‭

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Question	—	What would be helpful for survival in areas with temperatures just below the boiling point? I have a planet where the equator temperatures are near boiling point (90ËšC or 194ËšF) during the "summer". What qualities would an animal need in order to survive these kinds of temperatures to conserve water? A couple things to qualify: The animal is slightly larger than a coyote. It is naturall... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Question	—	The body build for a good spaceship technician I am designing a species specifically designed to be technician on spacecrafts, where their workspaces have low-gravity. Here is how they are currently designed: They have two pairs of arms instead of the current human design, two arms and two legs. They have a prehensile tail which can wrap around... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Question	—	Could natural armor plating protect a creature from radiation? I was wondering if a creature could use natural armor plating to protect itself from radiation. For some numbers, I would like the creature to survive normally very lethal radiation, 30 Grays, for up to a week. They should be comfortable with this kind of exposure for about 10 minutes to an hour. If... (more)	—	about 7 years ago
Question	—	Is there a way for a creature from earth to survive the vacuum of space for ten minutes? I was wondering if there was a way for a creature to survive the vacuum of space for ten minutes with only a tank of oxygen and a mask to breathe the oxygen with. The creature comes from an Earth-like planet, and how this creature evolved is not covered in this question. Question What changes to b... (more)	—	about 7 years ago
Question	—	Is it possible for a creature around 500-600 pounds (226-272 kg) lift around 2 tons (1814 kg)? Okay, I have a bipedal creature around 500 to 600 pounds (226 - 272 kg), and I wanted it to lift around 2 tons (1814 kg), preferably over its head, and throw the weight about 10 feet (3 meters) on Earth. I was wondering if this was possible, and if so, what kind of body plan it would have. I'd imagi... (more)	—	about 7 years ago
Question	—	Is it possible to have detachable natural armor? This is a partial extension to this question: What kind of natural armor would stop bullets? I was wondering if a creature could grow armor in such a way which would allow for it to detach a portion of the armor, and use it as a shield. It does not need to develop naturally, we have bio engineering ... (more)	—	about 7 years ago
Question	—	Is it possible to use a planet's magnetic field for transportation? On a planet, a species uses magnets (i.e. float in the air) instead of wheels for transportation. Roads are easy enough, just slap some magnets in it, at it works. But I was wondering about the feasibility of having transportation which uses the magnetic field of the planet to hover above the groun... (more)	—	about 7 years ago
Question	—	How to modify DNA without using computers? I would like for a civilization to be very good at bio-engineering, but I do not know how they would be able to modify DNA to suit their purposes, with greater things than breeding can bring. For example, giving natural armor to certain animals so they could take bullets. Or more important to this s... (more)	—	about 7 years ago
Question	—	Chemicals for a biorocket A civilization is very good at bio-engineering, and I was wondering if there was any kind of chemical an organism could produce which would produce viable rocket fuel. It has to do a of couple of things: Work at least half as well as modern rocket fuel. Too much less, and I worry the rocket will n... (more)	—	about 7 years ago
Question	—	What kind of planet would be needed to create aliens which are significantly larger and stronger than humans? I was wondering what kind of planet would lead to aliens being significantly larger and stronger than humans. From my understanding, a planet with lighter gravity would lead to larger creatures, but they would most likely be weaker, as it takes less effort to move stuff. But a planet with heavier gr... (more)	—	about 7 years ago
Question	—	Could a civilization go from the end of the stone age to the space age within a couple thousand years? I was wondering if it is plausible for a civilization to go from the end of the stone age to the space age from 6,000 years to 10,000 years. I was thinking this planet's star was starting to die, and the civilization had a absolute max of 10,000 years to get off the planet and move to another, hopefu... (more)	—	about 7 years ago