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Invisibility versus transparency. What is possible with plausible advanced technology?

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think science fiction often confuses invisibility with transparency. Even if somehow we could make a human being transparent, this wouldn't make them invisible,...

Asked on 11/22/2021

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Anatomically Correct Creatures that can't be effectively dispatched with guns, but only swords, spears, clubs, quarterstaffs and their like

The safe word is "combined arms". This is extra-true for fantasy elements in a modern setting. Dragons and tengu are helping with recon for their squads along with setting...

Asked on 11/22/2021

7 answer

Detriments to mechanical extremities

I want to make a short story, examining the difficulties when augmenting bodies because it’s interesting and to see if I can write. what are the physical and mental detriments...

Asked on 11/22/2021 by Trioxidane

5 answer

What kind of hazardous alien waste would tear apart society trying to obtain it?

An unpowered alien pod drifts into our solar system. No particularly advanced technology is present on it. But the pod is full of ejected hazardous waste (say, between 10-1000 tons)...

Asked on 11/18/2021 by DWKraus

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How soon can the first stars form?

IntroductionIn our universe, the cosmic microwave background was formed approximately 400,000 years after the Big Bang. It was hot, but within a few million years after the...

Asked on 11/15/2021

2 answer

Ideal material for Von Neumann Probes

So, I understand that a common way to explore the universe and colonise worlds is through Von Neumann Probes. Self-replicating and efficient... except for the fact that, as far as...

Asked on 11/15/2021 by CYCLOPSCORE

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How could an animal evolve with carbon nanotubes?

Is it biologically feasible for an animal to evolve in a way that allows the body to produce carbon nanotubes? How could this happen? What advantages would it give?...

Asked on 11/15/2021

2 answer

Is using the Sun as a sort of 'garbage dump' safe?

Is it safe for my civilization to launch rockets full of hazardous material into the Sun? This question applies to all stars, really, not just the sun. By hazardous materials,...

Asked on 11/15/2021

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Is it possible for a creature to change forms by turning into a liquid then a solid?

I've wondered if this was possible. A possibly rodent-like creature who is able to completely liquify itself, move into a different build, then solidify itself. Seeing how bone structure would...

Asked on 11/15/2021 by The Eclipse's Shadow

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How to induce artificial gangrene?

A crazy dictator is once again bored of the most gruesome execution methods invented by the leading torturers and doctors of the country. He tasks the employees of his favorite...

Asked on 11/13/2021

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