Activity for Seraphim‭

Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Question	—	How big can a giant get before losing human level intelligence? In many fantasy worlds, giants are as intelligent as human beings and others races that they either avoid stepping on or step on regularly. However, due to the square cube law, giants have a limited size where they can exist; but due to again the square cube law, the larger you are, the harder it is... (more)	—	almost 4 years ago
Question	—	Evolved insect eyes In one question I asked how insects can evolve their base biology to grow in size here. Which was followed up by this question about how well the antennae would fare when increased in size here Now I'm trying to figure out how the eyes would evolve. At their current size now, the compound eyes s... (more)	—	almost 4 years ago
Question	—	How much volume does a liquefied human take? A group of aliens are off to save the human race from extinction caused by a Lovecraftian monstrosity. In order to accomplish this feat, they go to Earth in order to harvest as many humans as possible to restart the race while keeping as much diversity in the gene pool as possible. The thing is, ... (more)	—	almost 4 years ago
Question	—	How small and fast can a bullet go in atmosphere? In many sci fi universes that don't have handheld energy weapons, they instead use solid projectiles that either go big (Warhammer 40k) or really small (Mass Effect). The former I have a pretty good understanding off. It is the latter I want to know more about, namely; How small and fast can someo... (more)	—	almost 4 years ago
Question	—	Giant caves. How do they form? In many fantasy works, the world typically has giant caverns that house entire civilizations and ecosystems that are (mostly) disconnected from the world above. However, this concept, at least in an earth and non artificial setting, is practically impossible. With that in mind, what I'm asking is... (more)	—	about 4 years ago
Question	—	Scources for metastable Metallic Hydrogen Recently I've been looking into Metallic Hydrogen as a fuel for the vehicles of my fictional future world. The only issue is that I'm uncertain if the blasted stuff is metastable. And while I know that no one knows for sure if it is, I would like some sources on some of the latest findings for me t... (more)	—	about 4 years ago
Question	—	Hair as an olfactory organ: Feasible or dumb? Within my setting, insects, due to a rather long (millions of years) and convoluted (gods suffering from empty nest syndrome) series of events, have evolved their exoskeletons into an endoskeleton of sorts. During this transformation, which is explained in this question, many organs and sensory orga... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	Biology of mushroom creatures In many fantasy settings, a race of mushroom creatures are often encountered. They may or may not look humanoid but still have the biology of fungi. My question is how. How can a mushroom be mobile, how do the muscles and various systems work (lets do repository, circulatory and digestive systems... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	What is the difference between a pulsed particle weapon and a beam particle weapon? I'm considering adding a particle based weapon within my setting. It would be used in atmosphere and utilise [electrons] (http://www.projectrho.com/publichtml/rocket/sidearmenergy.php#id--ParticleBeam) for the beam. What i'm wondering is, what, if any, difference is their between a pulse and beam? ... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	How can a race that relies on echo location to "see" protect against sonic weapons? I am interested in adding a race that relies on echolocation to sense the world around them in my scfi/fantasy setting. What I'm wondering is, how can a race protect against highly advanced sonic weaponry that is designed to target their hearing? I would like to know if there is a way for them figh... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	Can insects evolve their basic anatomy to grow in size? In my fantasy world, there are several species - both sapient and non-sapient. They all originally evolved from a group of insects that, after millions of years of isolation and no competition, have managed to evolve out of their anatomical constraints such as their respiratory system and exoskeleton... (more)	—	over 4 years ago