Activity for Vylix‭

Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Question	—	How strong could a land of ice clouds be? In my world, there is a forest of giant trees on both poles. The trees create a canopy that is perpetually covered in ice. This frozen canopy extends so high that it supports a "land" of frozen clouds. There live the Yeti of this world. How strong could this frozen cloud land be? Is it strong enough... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	What could make a species evolve downward facing ears? To give an illustration of what I mean with downward ear, here's an illustration taken from mtrakholisova's Pinterest. I want to make a species with downward facing ears. They cannot be moved facing upward or horizontal, but can be slightly moved upward (I hope you get it). What I have in mind in... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	How can a desert have high humidity? Deserts are known to be hot and dry places. In my desert, I need a high humidity in the air. It doesn't have to be near the ground, but at least the atmosphere below 1 km should have a layer of high humidity. This should be a consistent condition throughout a season if throughout it is not feasible t... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	How can a lava-eater metabolism explained? Inspired by A.C.A.C's comment, how can the metabolism of an animal that is harnessing the heat from magma or lava be explained? I'm thinking of conventional "eating lava or magma", but it could be an unconventional method by absorbing the heat by skin. I'm also thinking whether this method can be us... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	How would a plant convert magma to energy? A follow up question for What is the method to produce food within a volcano caldera? How can a plant harness magma's heat to "photosynthesize"? It is very different from an animal, which can move freely. The plant should have a different mechanism to harness the heat, then store the harnessed energ... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	Is it plausible for self-destruct button to trigger a countdown? Inspired by this question, and this article, activating self-destruct mechanism disengage coolant system for the ship's main reactor, which then increases the core temperature and triggers explosion. However, I find it strange for such sequence to trigger an accurate 10 seconds countdown, especially... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	How plausible is a system of clans of pure-blood wizards? In this medieval world, I want to set up a clan system that builds up every kingdom. Every kingdoms will have at least 3-4 big clans/families, each is unique to the theme of the magic they use. For example, clan Warr'og specializes in blood magic. Magic power is inherited, and people know "exactly" ... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Question	—	The Moon has a magnetic field instead of the Earth; what are the changes in navigation? I'm curious as to what the implications to any navigation system are: ship trekking aviation etc. Will their compass change shape (as being spherical), or might they dump the compass alltogether and use other navigational methods instead? The Moon will have a north and south pole along its axia... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago