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What (modern) weapons could be used to destroy skeletal enemies as completely as possible?
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What makes small-scale private star-harvesting profitable?
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What would a mountain and desert made out of diamond, glass, or a see-through fantasy material look like?
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What is the best term for a species that originated on another planet?
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Is There a Lower Limit on the Size of Fusion Reactor?
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How would computers develop in a society where a Cherokee-like language is the dominant lingua franca?
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Necessity of army and navy in a space warfare setting
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What would be a way to make uploading a mind into a computer an actual transfer instead of just making a copy?
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If money were no object, is there an element or alloy that would make for better train tracks than common steel?
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General rule to spacing towers on a medieval city wall
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Can an airforce be developed in secret?
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What would it take for a spacecraft to travel to the sun's nadir and stop?
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Are stainless steel railway tracks worth it?
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Are stainless steel railway tracks worth it?
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Feasibility of electrically heated steam engine
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Is a society where children are entirely raised by boarding schools sustainable?
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Can selective breeding maximize human intelligence without major complications?
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What would justify the use of homing pigeons in a world where sending digital messages is a viable option?
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How are sapient crows utilized if there are phones for communicating?
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Would the "Rods from God" satellite actually create an explosion?
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Why would cyborgs, assuming they are rare, be found in the lower classes rather than the elite?
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Why would cyborgs, assuming they are rare, be found in the lower classes rather than the elite?
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Can a war in an 1800's level society kill a billion people in 17 years?
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How big would a dog like the one described need to be to survive an attack by the big cat I’ve described?
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Can lenses defend against lasers in space combat?
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How long would it take for a civilization to forget how it began?
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A weapon to kill angels
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My Medieval kingdom has birth control, why is the population so high?
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An atmosphere that gets denser with increasing altitude, to support these flying creatures
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Is it possible for a group/clan of 10k people to start their own civilization away from other people in 2050? Like the Amish but with more technology?
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How do I keep my futuristic racing hovercraft from becoming airplanes?
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Can 21 sports kits be visually distinct?
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Would a non-round eye, one that doesn't look like a circle from the outside, be possible and functional?
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Realistic fantasy slimes
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Does the inclusion of common non-humanoid alien species make rare humanoid alien species more believable?
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Are there any good alternatives to firearms for 1920s aircrafts?
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Alternative chalk board materials
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Engines capable of surviving a highly destructive space battle
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Is it possible to design a bottle that can always be "full"?
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Is it possible to design a bottle that can always be "full"?
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Is it possible for a civilization that has fusion and has spread to other lifeless worlds to die out naturally if they lose their homeworld?
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Is it possible to design a bottle that can always be "full"?
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By what mechanism could a planet be locked into permanent solar eclipse?
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Would it be possible to make a custom zoomable world map (kinda like google maps)?
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How to appease the Goddess of Traffic Lights
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I have a superpower that no-one can say "no" to me. How can I get informed consent?
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How to appease the Goddess of Traffic Lights
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Grenade that makes you see all black (opposite of flashbangs)
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Would crab-cavalry work?
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How to appease the Goddess of Traffic Lights
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There's no space to construct a runway. Are early planes still useful and promising technology?
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Potential problems with magic creating energy
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Is there a scientifically sound faster-than-light travel system for a spaceship?
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There's no space to construct a runway. Are early planes still useful and promising technology?
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Will disallowing inheritance reduce corruption?
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How can my weapons kill enemy soldiers but leave civilians/noncombatants unharmed?
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How long would humanity survive if a sudden eternal night occurs?
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What would happen to a person if their DNA was swapped for someone elses?
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How long could a person survive on nothing but water, salt, and sugar?
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How Would Linguists Plan to Overcome the Language Barrier in a First Contact
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