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How much Power ("energy") can a human body metabolize?

(Inspired by many other questions that I'm not going to try to list...) According to most sources I've seen, a "typical adult human" burns around 10-15 kcal/min while doing "strenuous"...

Asked on 09/03/2021

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Are Saturn's rings a safe place for adolescent space-hoppers?

Are Saturn's rings a safe place for adolescent space-hoppers? As you know, space-hopper toys are based on the real-life creature. These are roughly balloon shaped and have two "horns". The...

Asked on 09/03/2021

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At what point does exertion cause Bad Things?

(This is closely related to this question, but I didn't want to hijack it because it was asked by someone else...) Let's say that I have some "technomagical" device...

Asked on 09/03/2021

1 answer

Signs of wealth in a world where private planet ownership is common

In my far-future world, owning a planet or moon is as common as owning a house. People usually have a large house, with an adjacent farm for their own sustenance...

Asked on 09/03/2021

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What it looks like inside a nebula from a spaceship?

People love nebulas and all in sci-fi, specially for space battles and all so the background looks more interesting than just black. But I am wondering, if you are inside...

Asked on 09/03/2021 by speeder

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What conditions might produce creatures that don’t believe in choice?

Whether or not “free will” exists, and whether or not the future has multiple “possible” outcomes, is a very deep philosophical question with a long history. One of the reasons...

Asked on 09/03/2021 by Franklin Pezzuti Dyer

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How Would A Tribal Chiefdom Govern a Colossal Land Area?

In the book series I'm currently working on, there's an archipelago around the size of Australia that is headed by a single tribal chief in the capital city of Jubenar....

Asked on 09/03/2021 by The Weasel Sagas

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orbital ring in slow decay, what's the fallout?

An orbital ring was just bombed by a terrorist group, causing just enough damage to push the ring out of orbit too far for a readjustment to save it. Assuming...

Asked on 09/02/2021

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Keeping the horde of nanomachines at bay?

So, there are three major powers in the setting that can be reasoned with, and a fourth that is just there to destroy. I have a problem with balancing them....

Asked on 09/02/2021

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Is it possible for Earth to have evolved quicker than it did in terms of socialness and technology?

As a writer, I've created a world where the year 1786 is equivalent to 2019 but is a little more advanced in a few ways. Scientifically, would it be possible...

Asked on 09/02/2021 by Shaylee Speare

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