Activity for Jerry‭

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Question	—	Would it be possilble to light the dark side of a tidally locked planet using fiber optics from the right side? Assume planetary-scale cables are easily constructed, and subsequently ignored. I am assuming these cables would run just under the surface of the planet from one side to the other for minimal maintenance from weathering. (I am also assuming minimal tectonic activity.) Would this be able to light ... (more)	—	almost 5 years ago
Question	—	What is the fastest that an ordinary biological system could be digested / disintegrated / liquefied by another (plausible) biological system? How quickly could a bacterial colony / virus / pool-'o-prions / [whatever] digest, disintegrate, or otherwise liquefy an ordinary terrestrial biological system? Think something along the lines of "The Blob." The 'eating' organism(s) can be the result of amazingly advanced genetic engineering, but... (more)	—	almost 5 years ago