Activity for Topcode‭

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Question	—	How can a massive ship be partially destroyed in reentry, but have the top part still intact? In my world a giant ship attempts to land on a planet, sadly it fails. Fortunately the top half is intact but the bottom is ripped up, holes all over it, basically destroyed except for some lucky spots. I want the bottom of the ship destroyed but the top intact, meaning people in the top won't die. s... (more)	—	almost 4 years ago
Question	—	What might cause a civilization to be unable to colonize a large moon but live in space stations around it instead? In my world a moon is reached and colonised but only in space stations for a long time. They gain the ability to reach the surface and then story happens. It needs to be something that can be bypassed so the main characters can get down to it. Some important things to know are: it is similar to Tit... (more)	—	about 4 years ago
Question	—	Could triangular DNA exist? This is sort of a follow up on my question Could a "multicellular" virus exist? in which part of the consensus was that viruses simply can't hold enough DNA. In theory, could DNA form in a structure such that instead of looking like a line on the end it looks like a triangle? This would then have thr... (more)	—	about 4 years ago
Question	—	Could a "multicellular" virus exist? When I say multicellular I mean it's made of more that one viruses. Basically it's a bunch of viruses that act like viruses but use the viruses made by infected cells to build a "multicellular" lifeform (which would break up into smaller copies of itself and the cycle repeats). My thoughts are it wou... (more)	—	about 4 years ago