Activity for RotNDecay
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Feasibility of six inch space-faring aliens I've recently been playing a alien game with various alien species. After playing for a bit, I wondered whether or not a 6-inch tall intelligent race could exist. I can already see some major disadvantages, one being the complications of requiring the necessary energy to power the body, especially t... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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Making Immobile carnivore I recently finished watching one of the Star Wars films, the one that features the sarlaac pit. When I saw it, I began to immediately think how such a thing would evolve. The sarlaac pit is essentially a carnivorous living pit that firsts begins its life as what we could define as spores, in which ... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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Possibly of achieving prolonged immortality Death, most if not all of us fear it. However, it may be possible to postpone death for a while, and hopefully entirely. One major way of postponing death for awhile is through the biological route, I.e, stopping the aging process. Many people think, including me, that this will be achieved in the ne... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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Could a red tree exist? I recently started to wonder what a tree would be like on an alien world, and one thing that popped in mind for these trees was their color. The hosts star and environment would have a effect on said tree, such as its color. So, let's assume their is an earth-like planet-it has water, plants, animal... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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Could my fungus exist naturally? My fungus starts out as an extremely small spore, this small spore will bury and implant itself near the spinal cord and cerebellum, and will then secrete an enzyme that hijacks and later puts it in control of the brain. After getting use to the body of its new host, it'll then slowly start to grow t... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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How much energy would be needed for a sentient plant species Let's say humanity is a type 1 civilization, ( essentially a civilization that can control there entire planet and harness its energy ), now let's also say humanity wants to make an intelligent species that we essentially require to survive, plants. I do know that the main problems that a intelligen... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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How could humans control a body made of nanobots? My species lives on a world that is filled with very few storms, lush environments, and naturally forming metallic monoliths. The species are like humans, but one thing that sets them apart from humans, or any other species is their body. Their body is made up of a complex colony of nanobots, in wh... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Could a species evolve to the point were they cause their own extinction We know that in biology, a species evolves to better survive its planet and its various climates and geography, which is mainly a result of natural selection. But, sometimes, this natural selection leads to consciousness, self awareness, and then intelligence. We know as a species, that life, or at... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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How would multiple minds control a single body? One trope seen in movies is mind control. This trope involves a person or thing taking over another person's body, whilst visual or auditory cues and friends try to help the original person regain their body's control. This trope, however, gave me a thought. How could multiple minds control a singl... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Could my a highly advance species exist without a written or spoken language One thing that nearly every multi cellular organism and complex thinking species is communicate, either it be pheromones, chemicals, chirps and sounds, symbols and shapes, to even complex sentences and languages. One thing that we would expect from All intelligent species is at least one of those me... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Could my species exist naturally The species I have created, are a species of gliding reptiles. They look primarily like horned lizards and measure up to 20 feet long, 7 feet wide, and 5-6 feet tall. however, they posses wings that stretch out over 1 mile and are 25 feet wide. My species do have secondary wings, these wings are a ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Why would my species expose their brains through a glass dome? The species I have created looks eerily humanlike, practically indistinguishable from human except for a reptile-like tail and an exposed brain. The top portion of the skull is replaced with a glass-like dome, which exposes the brain. The species I created lives on a planet filled with diseases and ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Could a creature evolve a cubic brain? One thing that is fairly common amongst nearly every macro-scale living thing on this planet is the brain. The brain controls when creatures breathe, move, talk, etc., but the brains of said living things have one major thing in common: they are all fairly globular in shape. Now, this got me thinkin... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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What problems would arise for the human species making itself into robots In modern day society, few or many people have been fascinated with integrating robotic parts to their bodies. But sometimes that idea is taken to the next step, in which people want to have their entire bodies become robotic in nature. So let's say that humanity is capable of doing that. Normal peo... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Growing organic tissue over a machine In a short story I created, humanity encounters a sentient and consciousness messenger that is alien in nature and origin. Upon further examination, it turns out that there is organic tissue grown over a mechanical skeleton and many other robotic systems. The organic components include a flesh, org... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Feasibility of an amoeba sea Humanity has discovered entire worlds filled with creatures that would question their understanding of biology, but one creature, if it can be called, has brought up many many questions. Appearance and behavior The amoeba sea is a massive colony of amoeba Like organisms that stretch across nearly 7... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Feasibility of a tree with a circulatory system I recently look at a question on this site that questioned if a "world tree" is feasible, Would a 'World Tree' be feasible in real life?. If i remember correctly, it stated that one way to distribute and transport nutrients and other valuable needs equally would be the use of a heart and circulatory ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Anatomically correct cockatrice In short summary A cockatrice is is essentially a a two legged dragon that has the head and body of a rooster, it also has a serpentine like tail and either has feather like wings or webbed like wings. what environmental pressures would lead to the existence of a cockatrice Also, I'm aware that w... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Feasibility of making a clone with the same identity So you decide to clone yourself, obviously the clone is a infant, but other wise looks perfectly identical. However, you start to think of how your new clone could be perfectly like you, in body structure, in thinking, and even personality. Now, you somehow create a environment that perfectly simul... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Is it possible for the body to turn to ash upon death Say you see a fellow human walking on the street, nothing special, nothing new, but suddenly, BLAM, they're dead. You reasonably run away from the scene out of fear, but when you look back, the body starts turning into ashes in only a matter of seconds. What conditions would be required to have the ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Feasibility of humanoids with bird heads Humanity has spread out in the cosmos, colonizing various worlds, cataloging countless creatures, the usual interstellar species activities. One day, however, humanity finds a species that is arguably like them, yet very very different. Appearance and behavior The species, reasonable named demons, ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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How to control a nanobot swarm Say you somehow invented 50 thousand nanobots that are the size of medium sized bottle caps. Each are capable of hovering for a limited amount of time but do recharge with both solar energy and plug ins. Now say you you want to control them and make them act like a single entity, to the point in wh... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Anatomically Correct Leviathan This is a submission towards the Anatomically Correct Series The leviathan, (in biblical terms), is describes as being a colossal serpentine like creature, it's back is covered in scales that are compared to the strength of shields. It is also capable of breathing fire and is capable of creating wa... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Feasibility of albino lizard people Recently, I've grown curious about this lizard men folklore, which revolves around lizard like beings that have the frame work of humanoids. Now this got me thinking of a more human like reptile species for a short story I wanted to create. On Earth, there are vast ecosystems, deep oceans, lakes and... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Could the Goliath monster from "Evolve" (the game) feasibly exist My first quest on this platform was, could the Kraken monster from "Evolve" (the game) feasibly exist, which I planned to follow up with the rest of the playable monsters. Appearance The height of the Goliath is said to be 20 feet, but when old, can reach heights of up to 60 feet. It's body is very... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Feasibility of leaf scorpions Recently, I've taken a small break to establish a story bound universe, so that these questions can actually prove useful in the future Recently, humanity has discovered a vast earth-like planet, with various ecosystems. However, in the desert, they find a creature that resembles one of Earth's man... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Feasibility of tzeentch inspired species Tzeentch, the weaver of destinies, the architect of fate, originates from the Warhammer 40K universe and is the god of knowledge, change, and evolution. However, I will take away the god like attributes and try to make tzeentch into an advanced alien species. Appearance and behaviour The species lo... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Feasibility of nurgle inspired species Nurgle comes from the Warhammer 40K universe, he is described as being the lord of plague or the god of diseases, decay, and destruction. I will, however, take away his god like attributes, and true to make nurgle into an advanced alien race. Appearance and behaviors The nurglonians are said to lo... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Feasibility of a species based on Nyarlethotep (of HP Lovecraft lore) Nyarlethotep (the crawling chaos, the evil with a thousand forms, the messenger of the outer gods) originates from the literature of HP Lovecraft and is by far one of the most evil, sadistic, and interactive with humanity. Like I said in the last question, which was (feasibility of yog sothoth), I wi... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Feasibility of a species based on Yog Sothoth (HP Lovecraft lore) in the Cthulhu mythos, yog sothoth is depicted as a mass of splitting and fusing orbs, it is the past, present, and future and seemingly knows everything. but for the sake of trying to make it realistic and more feasible, I'll take away the god like attributes and try to see if I can make it into a c... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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What's the energy required to traverse through dimensions Say in the future, humanity has developed technology to the point that it allows them to traverse through other universe, each universe having something either drastically different or not so different from our own universe. But let's say that humanity has the same somewhat problem here on earth, o... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Feasibility of flesh pillars In the future, humanity has discovered countless worlds, some filled with life and others not. Likewise, they discover another world that is habitable, they study its various ecosystems, it's various creatures, and many more. However, one day they discover a vast plain covered in pillars, upon furt... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Feasibility of space faring centipedes In the distant future, humanity has encountered, made peace and wars with countless advanced civilizations, but one civilization that still baffles them, is the race of intelligent centipedes. The centipedes possesses multiple appendages for holding items, utilities, and tools, while the others are ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Feasibility of a creature that can affect biology On a distant, habitable world, humanity has observed a biological marvel. A creature that is primarily carnivorous, roaming its planet jungles and deserts, has been observed to be capable of manipulating almost every creatures biology on its home planet. In nature the creatures looks fairly alien w... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Feasibility of a creature that leaves behind crystal like formations In a distant future, humanity has colonized and catalogued countless worlds in their home galaxy. However one day humanity has discovered a few habitable words in the Andromeda galaxy. After a while of researching the planets ecosystems and wildlife, scientists have stumbled upon one creature that ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Would a creature with a ceaseless hunger feasibly exist Say one day humanity has found a planet that supports life. It's filled with luscious forest and barren deserts, and various ecosystems that resemble Earthly ones. After a single year of researching a variety of the existing species, an unknown creature seemingly sparks out of no where and begins t... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Feasibility of the neuro strain The neuro strain is a virus that affects the nervous system in drastic ways. Firstly, when the host is infected, their body will grow bigger than it would have originally been but not much bigger - only about 1/2 times bigger. One major thing that'll change is that the host will become drastically... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Feasibility of the hypo-strain In the isle, a game about dinosaurs and a extensive lore, there are strains (viruses)that cause or inflict different effects on the affected dinosaur. The hypo strain is capable of making the body of any creature increase in size, making it almost twice as big as it would have originally been. It al... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Feasibility of the Spore Mantis In the movie, Kong: Skull Island, there is a species called the Spore Mantis. When stationary, the Spore Mantis looks like a giant, dead log. When active, it looks like a giant insect - a giant, yet slow mantis. As said, the exoskeleton or epidermis resembles wood, however, under this deceptive la... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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The Heptapods from ( The Arrival ) In the movie, Arrival, there is an advance alien race that arrives on are planet, with a few landing in specific places. The aliens species are called "heptapods" (by our standards). They have 7 appendages that they use for locomotion, with each having 3 major separate bones in them. At the end of e... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Feasibility of the rotten vale I recently asked a question about' "The feasibility of the coral highlands", which come from a game called "Monster Hunter World". In the game, there is another place, called, "The Rotten Vale", which is essentially a sea of dead body's. The Rotten Vale resides right under the coral highlands, and i... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Feasibility of the coral highlands In the game Monster Hunter World, there is a place called the coral highlands. The coral highlands is one of the most spectacular things to look at in the game, having a resemblance to a ocean without the salty water, or any massive bodies of water at all except ponds and rivers. The coral highlands... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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How could fungi evolve intelligence sufficient enough to develop a civilization In Stellaris fungoids are, well, intelligent funguses; some Earth-like, two looking like intelligent species infected by funguses, and the rest looking alien. Let's get into the actually basics and what the question asks: Is it feasible for funguses to evolve intelligence? Which real-world funguse... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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The Feasibility of Living Metal Recently I have been playing a lot of stellaris, " a strategy game that allows you to control a alien species and advance your way through the galaxy". In the game there is something called "Living Metal", which the game description of it says that it shows characteristics usually seen in biological ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Could insects learn ( part 2: tools ) Tools Tools are the most used thing known to man kind, they help us build, eat, sleep, learn, and much much more. However I've grown to be curious if insects could use tools, so far to my knowledge some insect use tools, such as the Leafcutter ant, being able to use leaves to grow food. But I want ... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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Could Insects learn ( Part 1: Agriculture ) Agriculture One of if not the most important factor to our survival, it allows us to feed the very animals that we eat and in general it allows us to survive. But could insects learn or evolve to develop agriculture? As seen today there are a few insects that have been able to do something similar,... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |
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Could the kraken monster from "Evolve" (the game) feasibly exist? "Evolve" is a game that revolves around two teams, the hunters and the monsters. The hunters job is to kill the monster and simply survive; the monsters job is to kill the hunters and survive. There are many hunters, each in there own categories, but there are only 5 monsters, with only 3 having play... (more) |
— | about 5 years ago |