Activity for DonielF‭

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Edit	Post #279974	Initial revision	—	almost 4 years ago
Question	—	Why would a race constantly deafened by ambient noises still hear? In a story that I'm writing, there is a giant waterfall which flows down a cliff face. The waterfall is extraordinarily large, and the torrents of water which flow over the side are deafening. Behind this waterfall, within the rocky face, is a cave system in which a race of humanoid fae lives. Whi... (more)	—	almost 4 years ago
Edit	Post #277252	Post edited:	—	over 4 years ago
Edit	Post #277252	Initial revision	—	over 4 years ago
Answer	—	A: Magnet strong enough to rip the iron out of your body feasible? This question was discussed by Kyle Hill in his early video on the scene in Days of Future Past in which Magneto rips out iron from the security guard. He begins by noting that the large majority of a person's iron is bound in hemoglobin, and nearly all of the rest in proteins in the spleen, bone mar... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Answer	—	A: How would a species in one dimension with its own properties go to another dimension with slightly different properties? The Dimensions are in neighboring areas in four-dimensional space As an analogy: Let's say that you live in New York, and you want to get to Los Angeles. How do you get there? Well, the simplest route is to fly, but if you want to take a longer route, you could drive. How would you drive? You would ... (more)	—	about 6 years ago
Answer	—	A: How plausible is a 'tilted axis' planet with a "south pole" constantly facing toward its star? As discussed here, a sun technically can orbit a planet with a sufficiently small sun or large planet (at that point brown dwarf). By doing so, you can theoretically avoid the issues mentioned in the other answers by having the planet and the sun orbiting a third body. (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Could sweet and hot peppers come from the same plant? This could serve as a defense mechanism. Fruits are designed so that there's plenty of sugar for the seed when it grows, which gives it a better chance at survival. Even when an animal eats the fruit, if it eats the seed, too, the seed is designed to withstand the stomach acids and simply pass right ... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Question	—	Could the Tower of Babel actually stand? As recorded in Genesis 11:1-9, the ancients allegedly built a tower to the skies in a valley in Babylon (near present-day Baghdad), and God scattered them across the Earth as a punishment. According to the sources brought in this question and this one, both at Mi Yodeya, measurements of its height ar... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: How would deafening as punishment be carried out? Most of the answers above suffer from two problems: possibility for infection, and that they're permanent. If you don't care about that, fine, but if you do, let me offer an alternative. Cochlear implants are real-life devices used to help people who are deaf. There could be some minor side effects,... (more)	—	over 7 years ago