Activity for user2352714‭

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Question	—	Would a sapient being sensitive to polarized light be able to see the angle of polarization in a photograph? Many animals have the ability to see polarized light (or rather, are sensitive to the direction of polarization), most notably birds and bees but also a wide range of other animals including cephalopods, many arthropods, and some vertebrates. Several of these species are thought to navigate by using ... (more)	—	almost 4 years ago
Question	—	How could a humanoid species with non-retractable claws strike someone with a fist/closed hand gesture? In my story there are a species of humanoid bipeds (i.e., two arms, two legs) that have a more-or-less human arm anatomy but differ in having non-retractable claws instead of nails on all five fingers. Some members of this species gets in several fights over the course of the story, but some of these... (more)	—	almost 4 years ago
Question	—	Do dead human bodies have a particular smell? I'm working on a story where there is a crime scene where the protagonist (who has a superhuman sense of smell) notices a scent that smells like human corpses due to their abilities. I'm wondering how exactly to describe this smell, and if there is any way that human bodies smell different from those... (more)	—	about 4 years ago