Activity for Cobbington‭

Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Question	—	Internal chemistry of a melon bomb I am a giant, intelligent, fortress-like, plant-based organism, able to forge many structures, defenses and organisms from my flesh by altering my own DNA and rapidly growing new constructs whenever and wherever I please. I have recently developed a new way to fend off the humans trying to kill me: a... (more)	—	about 4 years ago
Question	—	Why would an AI overlord want to give their robot citizens emotion? In my world, a hyper-intelligent AI has struck out on their own to form a perfect, mechanized empire, populated by loyal robot citizens, devoted to the overlord as a child would be devoted to their parent. Of course, most robots are emotionless machines, but these citizens have humanlike emotions. ... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	Is it possible to create an organism that is completely immune to radiation? Radiation is the ultimate bane of all organic life. Its particles punch holes in our DNA, causing mutations and giving us cancer. But, is there a way to make an organism that is unable to get radiation poisoning? I don't want it to have something like the Tardigrade's tun, in which it dehydrates its... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	How can an amorphous creature change viscocity at will? In my fantasy setting, slimes are a species of giant (about eight cubic feet), single-celled amoeba. They have the ability to freely change their state and viscocity, being able to "melt" into a slurpy fluid close to water, harden into a dense putty, or anything inbetween. What organic mechanism mi... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	Could a vehicle levitate through use of ultrasonic sound waves? This is a bit of a continuation of my previous question, could a form of acoustic levitation be used as artificial gravity? In that question, I referenced how some scientists use acoustic levitation to suspend substances in the air, and wondered if that method could act as artificial gravity by pus... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	How do wraiths control their bodies? In my fantasy world, wraiths are a species of shell-less, regressed crustaceans. They lay their eggs inside animal skulls, using them as shells. The wraiths' bodies are incredibly weak and they cannot move on their own. To be able to find food and defend themselves, they develop a vast number single-... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	could a robot fly with powerful enough electromagnets? The robot in question is a large, worm-like mining robot built for digging tunnels. It has electromagnets positioned throughout the segments of its body, for the purpose of pulling metals out of the surrounding earth as it digs. My question is, could this robot use its electromagnets to "push off" of... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	anatomy of a head-butting cyclops In my fantasy setting, cyclopses are large (about the size of a rhinocerus), carnivorous humanoids. They have a single blunt horn on their forehead, which is their primary tool for taking down prey. They utilize it by charging at their prey like a bull and head-butting them. What would their anatom... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	The anatomy of an organic microwave generator I have a concept for a species of arctic-dwelling organism (let's just call it a polar bear) that evolved an organ that was able to produce microwaves, which it uses to tunnel through ice. If such a thing is possible, my question is: which already-existing organ(s) would evolve into this new organ (... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	How big could a land-dwelling arthropod get if it wasn't limited by oxygen consumption? Insects and other land-based Arthropoda are stuck at the size they are due to how inefficient their respiratory system is. They were able to reach the size they did in the Carboniferous period because of the incredibly high oxygen content in the atmosphere back then. Let's say we were to, through ge... (more)	—	almost 5 years ago
Question	—	Is there an evolutionary advantage to having two heads? This is a classic of fantasy/sci-fi stories. A creature with two heads, two brains, two distinct personalities, sharing a single body. An entire race of Siamese twins. But the question is, what environment or constraints would cause this adaptation to come about? What would be the evolutionary advant... (more)	—	almost 5 years ago
Question	—	Is a reptile with diamond scales possible? I thought of a concept for a dragon or similarly gigantic reptile with a special adaptation, in which they're born with scales made almost entirely of carbon. Then, over an incredibly long life cycle, the reptile would shed these scales, and replace them with diamond scales that they had formed insid... (more)	—	almost 5 years ago
Question	—	Could a form of acoustic levitation be used as artificial gravity? So I heard about this thing on vsauce a while ago, where scientists use this thing called "acoustic levitation". They use ultrasonic frequencies to levitate various substances, for use of studying their properties in an isolated environment. But I had a thought: if sound can push against gravity an... (more)	—	almost 5 years ago