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Posts by Niobium_Sage‭

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Q&A 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 eventua...

12 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Niobium_Sage‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Niobium_Sage‭

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Q&A 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 lifes...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Niobium_Sage‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Niobium_Sage‭

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Q&A 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.

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Niobium_Sage‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Niobium_Sage‭

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Q&A 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?

4 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Niobium_Sage‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Niobium_Sage‭

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Q&A 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 techn...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Niobium_Sage‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Niobium_Sage‭

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Q&A 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 to...

4 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Niobium_Sage‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by Niobium_Sage‭

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Q&A 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 ...

3 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Niobium_Sage‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Niobium_Sage‭

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Q&A 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...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Niobium_Sage‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Niobium_Sage‭

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Q&A 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 alg...

7 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Niobium_Sage‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Niobium_Sage‭