Activity for Aezyc‭

Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Question	—	How do my plants trap so much carbon? The boom-bust cycle answer I took for my question: Sustainability of Regular Global Wildfires due to Oxygen Rich Atmosphere pends on the atmosphere being rich in oxygen but poor in CO2. I, however, would like the biosphere of is world to be comparable in mass to that of earth, so the total amount of ... (more)	—	about 4 years ago
Question	—	How do I get strong storms on a slow rotator My planet has a day length of 52 earth hours. This means storms like hurricaines and thunderstorms will be weaker. How do I combat this and generate really strong storms and winds on a slow rotating planet? Or atleast storms comparable to those experienced on earth. Other details: 2-3x earth grav... (more)	—	about 4 years ago
Question	—	Alternatives to amino acids Amino acids, the building blocks of proteins and, therefore, one of the key components of life as we know it. There are many amino acids in nature, but they all stem from the same basic structure. They can polymerize into proteins, complex with metals, and bind to other important compounds. Ho... (more)	—	about 4 years ago
Question	—	High Mountains in High Gravity What would cause/allow a planet with very high gravity to have tall, sharp mountains? Mountain height is generally capped off by gravity, erosion, and the mountains composition. On a higher gravity world, mountains likely wouldn't be able to get very tall or jagged, but I love the idea of a planet h... (more)	—	about 4 years ago
Question	—	Through Uterus/Reproductive System Early life, and many modern organisms have what we call 'blind guts'. Food enters and exits via the same opening. However, that is inefficient and has been widely replaced with 'through guts'. Food goes in one opening and out another. Could an organism do something like this but with the reproduct... (more)	—	about 4 years ago
Question	—	Intelligent life from trial by wildfires In my question: Sustainability of Regular Global Wildfires Due to Oxygen Rich Atmosphere An answer was proposed for a kind of "Boom Bust Cycle". The atmosphere has little CO2 but a lot of O2. When land plants use up all the CO2, O2 levels get so high wildfires start but never go out. This purges ... (more)	—	about 4 years ago
Question	—	UHT Ceramic Geology Earth rocks are largely silicates, combinations of silicon, oxygen, and various other trace elements. What would a planets geography look like if the crust was primarily composed of ceramics like TiB2, WC, and B4C? Their hardness would lead me to believe it would be more mountainous and less erod... (more)	—	about 4 years ago
Question	—	Individualist Intelligence Under what circumstances could an inherently individualist species become intelligent and advanced? Usually, animals require social interaction for intelligence to develope. Or at least that's what is commonly assumed. Yet, many largely solitary animals like alligators and monitors are still smart, ... (more)	—	about 4 years ago
Question	—	Volcanic island generating its own storms Picture this, a highly volcanic island sitting in the middle of a temperate or sub-arctic sea, the heat generated by the magma beneath the island and the volcano heats the air enough to generate a constant thunderstorm or even hurricaine. Is this possible? I know volcanism can prevent the collecti... (more)	—	about 4 years ago
Question	—	Dinitrogen monoxide as a gaseous oxidizer for life Could alien life use nitrous oxide, N2O, as its oxidizing gas, like oxygen on earth? What biochemical reactions would be needed to produce and utilise this gas? I've also heard conflicting messages, one stating that it is very stable and only broken down by UV light in the upper atmosphere and the ... (more)	—	about 4 years ago
Question	—	Carbon Monoxide Rich Atmosphere I want to make an atmosphere rich in carbon monoxide, but as it doesn't stick around for very long, it will need to be replenished. I'm looking for concentrations comparable to those of carbon dioxide or greater. I have a previous question, Sustainability of Regular Global Wildfires Due to Oxygen R... (more)	—	about 4 years ago
Question	—	Emotion to replace fear I want to make an alien species evolve without fear, or atleast not fear as we know it. Intelligent life, as I understand it, requires fear to encourage an organism to keep itself alive. What emotion or sensation could replace it? Pain? Competition? Anger? What evolutionary path would lead to su... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	Biological Coolant System for Massive Organisms The larger an animal, the harder it is to cool down. Ignoring the problem of bone/muscle strength vs size/weight and saying an animal could get to outlandish sizes, would a second cardiovascular system specifically for thermoregulation help it regulate its core body temperature? What would the fluid ... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	Higher Gravity vs Higher Air Density Planets that are larger and have higher gravity tend to have thicker atmospheres, since it is easier to hold onto gases. Higher air pressure leads to a higher air density, and therefore, a greater the air resistance. So, on a planet twice the mass of Earth with a proportionally thickened atmosphere... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	Sleep Cycles on very fast and very slow rotating worlds Part 1 Related previous question. How would sleep cycles work on planets with day-night cycles greater than 48 hours or less than 6 hours? This part is primarily for wildlife that evolved there. Native animals might still sleep in sync with the day-night cycles, but those are so long, they'd have to slow ... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	Does day length determine metabolism? Would an organism that evolved on a world with a short day length have a faster metabolism in comparison to one that evolved on a slower rotating world? (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	What could cause Fluorocarbons to be present in an Earth-like atmosphere? Pretty simple (in theory that is) question for one of my worlds. I heard carbon fluorides are intense greenhouse gases but otherwise harmless and didn't lead to large issues (atleast none that I could forsee). What natural process could cause these gases to be present in the atmosphere of a mostly ... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	UTH Ceramic Bones/Exoskeleton? Why and how could an organism evolve to make its bones or exoskeleton out of a UTH (Ultra High Temperature) ceramic like TiB2, WC, B4C, or TaHfC? Is it even possible? (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	How to calculate atmospheric circulation cells Does anyone know an equation or something along those lines for calculating how many and the locations of atmospheric circulation cells for a planet? Also, does the planet's radius and atmospheric content affect it? This is my first question on here so I am open to constructive criticisms! (more)	—	over 4 years ago