Activity for Niobium_Sage‭

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Question	—	Where would a technologically advanced group of people forced into space by a calamity obtain water from? The fleet in my setting are forced to leave the planet due to a volatile virus, and leave in pre-prepared spacefaring vessels capable of transporting ten million people per ship. The ships have algaculture-based farms for sustenance, but food isn't nearly as important as water. Water can be recycled ... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	Would it be possible to build numerous spaceships that could transport 10 million people in the late 2100's? The crafts would have to contain large farms in order to sustain the immense amount of people, and they'd obviously have to be large and spacious to have good living conditions. I did some research, and ships like the Death Star from Star Wars (Which can hold a billion people at the maximum) are unre... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	What conditions would be necessary to have all of the world's mainland animals be subjected to island gigantism? Most of the humans on my alternate universe's Earth have gone extinct due to a global war, leaving a handful of survivors and the buildings to serve as a reminder of how great they once were. This severely dropped humans on the food chain, and to make the overall world more interesting, I wanted anim... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	How would a cephalopod-like race breathe outside of water? Real-life octopi can travel outside of water for awhile, but not permanently. My race is amphibious, living underwater primarily, but also coming up onto the surface if their environment becomes too dangerous, or food becomes scarce. I don't want to them to be able to hold their breath for extended p... (more)	—	almost 5 years ago
Question	—	How would sulfur-based lifeforms behave physically and anatomically? This is completely ignoring the fact that lifeforms that aren't based on carbon are entirely hypothetical. Could these lifeforms breathe oxygen like us, or would they need to use some sort of technology to live in oxygen rich environments? How would a planet have to be if these were to be the main de... (more)	—	almost 5 years ago
Question	—	Could a terrestrial planet become a gas giant? I know that gas giants are much larger than terrestrial planets, but wouldn't several million or billion years allow for it to gain mass from collecting space debris and the like? (more)	—	about 5 years ago
Question	—	Could a futuristic group of people collect/farm nuclear pasta from neutron stars? Would it even be feasible under science fiction logic? It would allow nuclear weapons to be mass produced if the nuclear pasta could actually be collected and contained safely. (more)	—	about 5 years ago
Question	—	By any scientific/pseudo-scientific means could plasma be used to increase the lifespans of living creatures? In my semi-realistic science fantasy RPG, I want there to be a newly discovered chemical element that is perfect at generating plasma for use in various futuristic weapons and to increase the lifespans of creatures that remain in close proximity to it for extended lengths of time. I'm not too smart ... (more)	—	over 5 years ago
Question	—	In the late 1940's to early 1950's what technology was available that could melt a LOT of ice? In my story I've devised lore where Greenland becomes a US territory, and they begin populating the region. It initially just served as the hub for numerous military bases and airbases, but eventually as the machinery thawed out the ice of the island more people began to come in. I was wondering wha... (more)	—	over 5 years ago