Activity for John Michailidis‭

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Question	—	Exploding fruit mechanism I'm designing an alien tree species that produces small purple fruits at the edge of its braches. Now a few seconds after one of these fruits falls from the tree it makes a small explosion so that its seeds can grow into new trees in a different location. My quiestion is, how could such a mechanism o... (more)	—	about 6 years ago
Question	—	Would an Earth-like planet have similar weather phenomena as Earth I'm designing an alien planet which is roughly similar to earth (continents, oceans, breathable atmosphere, plant and animal life on it), but i was wondering: Could a planet that is very similar to Earth have the exact same weather phenomena as we do, or could it have something completely different? ... (more)	—	about 6 years ago
Question	—	How would an advanced alien race go about preventing their sun from dying? I'm currently designing an advanced alien race that has found a way to prevent its host star from dying. But I'm not sure how exactly would that happen. So my question is, "How could you prevent the death of a star"? Note: Let's say that they're parent star is similar to ours. (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	On what conditions would a four-eyed creature evolve to have six eyes? I'm designing an alien world on which its creatures evolved from four-eyed early life forms. However, there is a fair amount of other beings that have six or even eight eyes. How could such creatures develop six or more eyes out of just four? Did their eyes sort of slit up into more like a dividing c... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	What would it take for a plant to produce electric shocks? I'm designing an alien plant soecies that has evolved to produce electric shocks, as a way to keep insects away from it. My question is, how would it produce electricity in the first place? Also, could such an energy source be extracted? Note: I've read about the way electric eels produce electricity... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	What would be the major differences on our planet and civilization if humans were exclusive insectivores? Let's say that in a different timeline, humans evolved to eat insects. How would that change the world today Note: Suppose that this didn't have any mass changes on our anatomy and that our species continued to develop technology. Edit: Now that I think about it, suppose that humans were herbivores ... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	Could a tetrapod evolve from a hexapod? I'm thinking of an alien alien world that has a vast biosphere. Now the creatures of this planet have evolved to be hexapods though there are a few creatures that are tetrapods (only have four limbs). Now I though it would be more logical to assume that the tetrapods evolved from the hexapods, but I'... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	Can Mars work as a wildlife sanctuary for animals? Suppose humanity manages to terraform Mars: we give it a magnetic field, an atmosphere, then Mars gains oceans, lakes and rivers and we plant forests there. So now Mars looks like another Earth and people have already colonized it. I was wondering though, after we colonize Mars we would bring anima... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	Could a habitable planet with lower gravity have a thick atmosphere? I'm designing a habitable earth-like planet that has oceans, forests and life. Now this planet is a bit larger in diameter than earth but its mass and therefore its gravity is a bit lower. This lower gravity has resulted into large lifeforms. Now, one of this lifeforms resembles in appearance a large... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	Could a humanoid alien have a tail? I'm designing an alien race that in structure to humans. One exception is that they have long muscular tails. I remembered while I was designing them, the reason why humans have no tails is because for us they were useless appendages. Which begs the question, "if they're humanoid as well, wouldn'... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	Could there be a helium based life form somewhere in the universe? I've been thinking, could there possibly be an organism that is based on the element of helium? If yes, what would it look like? (Images are welcome) (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	Could an advanced alien race prevent the death of the universe? We all know that the universe is going to die one day: all the stars will die, all the black holes will evaporate and life will be gone. But hypothetically speaking, if a super advanced alien race (let's say a few billion years more advanced than us) wanted to prevent this from happening, and protect... (more)	—	over 6 years ago