Activity for F1Krazy‭

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Answer	—	A: Why would an AI overlord want to give their robot citizens emotion? I wasn't sure about making this an answer, but @Alexander convinced me. Your AI may be hyper-intelligent, but it lacks the creativity to construct an entire civilizational structure from scratch. So it models its "perfect empire" on human societies, with the necessary changes to make it "perfect" as... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Answer	—	A: Anatomically correct banshee Resonance. You know that trick where opera singers can shatter a wine glass? They do that by singing at the glass's resonant frequency, causing it to vibrate until it shatters. The same principle has been responsible for the collapse of multiple bridges, and is theoretically capable of collapsing en... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Answer	—	A: How could a volcanic island last for 100 million years? By being an island arc volcano. You seem to be referring to hotspot volcanoes, which are fed by abnormally hot regions of the Earth's mantle. As the continental plates drift by overhead, the area fed by the hotspot changes over time, and so you end up with an island chain in which the older, dormant... (more)	—	over 4 years ago
Question	—	Could a species with a lifespan of 20 years achieve enough technological progress to reach space? I'm current planning a story which includes a race of diminutive humanoid aliens, one of whom crash-lands on Earth. They're fully sentient, and have the same average intelligence level as humans. The other main difference from humans, besides their height, is that their lifespans are much shorter. U... (more)	—	over 5 years ago
Answer	—	A: Logical reason why this creature saves its digested victims consciousness? I feel like the answer to this one is already in the question. It was created many thousand years ago by a hyper advanced race that created it as a sort of biological torture mechanism. You're correct that in evolutionary terms, such an expensive digestion system makes no sense. But since we're... (more)	—	over 5 years ago
Question	—	What required secondary powers does my speedster need in order to be able to accelerate at 2,250 ft/s^2 without harmful effects? This question was originally posted in the Sandbox. It's set in the same world as this question, but is not related to it. I have a speedster character whose top speed is Mach 2. She holds back a lot of the time, but at full tilt she can accelerate to that speed - or slow to a stop from that speed... (more)	—	almost 6 years ago
Question	—	Purple soil - how would it be possible? For one of my projects, I'm developing an inhabited Earth-like world, with the key visual difference being that much of the land is purple, instead of the brownish colour it is on Earth. My question is: how would this be possible? Constraints: The soil must be fertile, and capable of supporting bo... (more)	—	about 6 years ago
Answer	—	A: Reasons that make a spaceship forced to land at the nearest planet? Electrical failure. The ship's communication system is, presumably, powered by electricity. Interrupt that supply, and boom, comms are down. If the same electrical supply is used to power a bunch of other important stuff, and that gets knocked out as well, you've got a) a very badly-designed electri... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Answer	—	A: Does mass affect orbit size? As I mentioned initially in the comments: no. To the best of my knowledge, the mass of an object only affects how much energy is needed to get that object into a specific orbit. It doesn't affect the actual distance at which that object can orbit. So realistically, the lowest your ship can orbit is j... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Answer	—	A: How to poison a creature that measures more than a dozen meters? Get hold of some poison dart frogs. Careful when handling them: they're among the most poisonous creatures on the planet. Get hold of some dead sheep/cows/virgin females/whatever your dragon's preferred snack is. Hide the poison dart frogs inside the corpses. Offer the corpses to the dragon as a pea... (more)	—	over 6 years ago
Answer	—	A: Is this habitable moon possible? Let's break this down into the individual requirements. The moon would be 12000 kilometers wide, so it is big enough to have its own small magnetosphere. That's nearly twice the diameter of the largest known planetary moon, but it's not out of the realm of plausibility, so sure. You could say... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Multi-purpose Fictional Chemical Element Needed I would say yes. There's already a real-world element that does at least the first three and its name is uranium. Naturally occurring in the universe, rare though. Yep. In fact it's one of the heaviest naturally-occurring elements. Primary source of energy for ecosystems evolved to... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Could a super volcano cause ragnarok like events? Yes and no. A volcanic eruption can cause all three of the things you specified, but I'm not certain it can cause all of them at the same time. A "Great Winter" lasting three years The eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815, one of the largest eruptions in recorded history, led to the "Year Withou... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Why don't future civilizations develop their A.I. to integrate with biology so they can make a sustainable world? @Amadeus' answer is incredibly in-depth, but I'd like to look at it from the opposite direction. Let's say we did program our AI like you suggest, taking the feelings of humanity and the needs of the planet into account. Would that prevent it from potentially going rogue and trying to kill or enslave... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Question	—	Solid material made from human blood Is it possible to create a room-temperature solid made from 100% human blood? One of my stories features a girl who has the passive ability to block the superpowers of anyone in a 100-meter radius. The government decides that this would be quite a nice power to have - for example, building a super... (more)	—	almost 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Building a city on top of, alongside and inside a coastal cliff (NOTE: I started writing this answer before @amflare posted theirs, and before @AlexP posted his comment.) The existing answers do a good job of demonstrating that you can build a city on the side of a cliff, so let's look at whether you should. The main problem you'll have is that cliffs erode. Th... (more)	—	about 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: What could be a valid reason for an entire section of a continent to remain unexplored and undiscovered, by the rest of the world in medieval times? People do discover it. They just never report back. It's one thing to sail all the way to a new continent. It's quite another to land there, chart the territory, and then sail back home again to tell people what you've found. Perhaps the coastal waters are exceedingly treacherous and the ships keep ... (more)	—	about 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Sky color on a planet with an atmosphere consisting mainly of nitrogen Since your planet orbits a red dwarf, the light hitting it from the sun will be mostly red. And since its atmosphere is quite thin, the light won't be scattered as much and the sky will appear quite dark even during the day. Any particles suspended in your planet's atmosphere will also affect the way... (more)	—	about 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Why would a colony need to relocate? Here's a rare, but plausible scenario that nobody seems to have thought of yet: Meteor Strike We're already tracking all known comets and meteors in case any of them have even the slightest chance of striking Earth. We're also tracking the millions and millions of bits of space debris in orbit, to ... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Why would any interstellar starship still bother with streamline body design? It's a combination of several factors, most of which have already been mentioned but I'll put them all together anyway, with some helpful analogies. 1. Aesthetics/Rule of Cool For this I'll use the analogy of a skyscraper. The most efficient design for a skyscraper, in terms of using all the availa... (more)	—	over 7 years ago
Answer	—	A: Ejectable heat sinks for spaceships? Let's break this down a bit. What conditions would render disposable heat sinks necessary? As has been noted already: combat and stealth. Radiators can be damaged, and will give your ship a nice big heat signature that'll stand out against the vacuum of space (assuming your ship's thrusters don... (more)	—	over 7 years ago