Worldbuilding

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How feasible is a man-portable firearm capable of incapacitating a large dinosaur with twentieth-century technology?
Awarded Sep 18 at 11:57
If you lived 5,000 years, would you notice the continents moving?
Awarded Sep 10 at 3:38
"Globe to draw on" software?
Awarded Aug 22 at 14:37
What would justify hunting dragons that are made with real physics, with melee weapons?
Awarded Aug 20 at 19:20
Could 14th century Europe protect a knight from an M1911 pistol?
Awarded Aug 19 at 5:17
How effective would wooden scale armor be in a medieval setting?
Awarded Aug 9 at 14:15
What can the government do with its clone army after the war is won?
Awarded Aug 8 at 11:36
How would an order of Monks that renounce their names communicate effectively?
Awarded Aug 7 at 16:42
Is there a standard terminology for female equivalents of terms such as 'Kingdom' and if so, what are the most common terms?
Awarded Jul 26 at 8:05
What would an immortal-run American bank have to do to secretly maintain bank accounts for immortal customers?
Awarded Jul 14 at 10:25
What would happen to the universe if gravity became slightly stronger? [duplicate]
Awarded Jul 8 at 18:36
How do I store enormous amounts of mechanical energy?
Awarded Jul 7 at 16:56
Black hole as a storage device?
Awarded Jul 7 at 14:55
You're superstrong but you still weigh the same. What happens when you hit things?
Awarded Jul 6 at 4:26
Can you shoot someone with a bullet... from orbit?
Awarded Jun 23 at 19:19
Despite slain monsters continually yielding gold coins, why does gold's trading value seem to remain constant over the years?
Awarded Jun 13 at 9:57
How could a human be corrupted into a demon?
Awarded Jun 12 at 22:27
How do I explain that an interstellar spaceship still requires risky spacewalks?
Awarded May 24 at 17:15
What clothes would flying-people wear?
Awarded May 23 at 18:57
Can a world where everyone has a time machine be consistent?
Awarded May 23 at 11:58
How would a person see with an adjustable cross-shaped pupil?
Awarded May 16 at 0:42
What could a smart phone still do or not do and what would the screen display be if it was sent back in time 30 years to 1993?
Awarded May 11 at 13:26
How long could a nuclear warhead remain functioning underground?
Awarded Apr 30 at 18:55
Elemental magic - which is strong against which?
Awarded Apr 4 at 14:41
Why would the mouth of a creature evolve to be away from the head?
Awarded Apr 2 at 21:57
If there are water oceans, must there be oxygen in the atmosphere?
Awarded Mar 4 at 11:12
How to modify the human eye to see into the ultraviolet and infrared bands?
Awarded Feb 27 at 14:05
What is the maximum size of a flying creature?
Awarded Feb 6 at 18:17
What body armor protects against a laser?
Awarded Feb 5 at 22:33
What effects would a change in the nature of human sexuality have on society and infrastructure
Awarded Jan 12 at 14:27
How can we catch a teleporter?
Awarded Jan 8 at 11:43
Anatomically correct Arachne
Awarded Dec 20, 2022 at 3:31
I can shrink myself to 3 mm and teleport into someone else's body. How can I make them die of a "natural" cause?
Awarded Dec 16, 2022 at 6:48
Only the Swiss Are Left - Can They Survive?
Awarded Dec 2, 2022 at 7:32
How far in the past could a highly-trained survivalist live?
Awarded Dec 1, 2022 at 9:30
Other, non-synthetic materials for drum heads besides animal skins
Awarded Nov 26, 2022 at 15:27
How could you disable a chip within your own brain?
Awarded Nov 24, 2022 at 20:42
How to replace a fictional element to the periodic table?
Awarded Nov 22, 2022 at 17:09
World where gender roles are swapped
Awarded Nov 19, 2022 at 22:35
Overpowered magic "specialists" exist; why don't governments extensively use them?
Awarded Nov 19, 2022 at 1:26
Are there any ways to allow some form of FTL travel without allowing time travel?
Awarded Nov 16, 2022 at 7:30
A planet you can take off from, but never land back
Awarded Nov 10, 2022 at 17:19
Could a Human Ride a Raptor?
Awarded Oct 27, 2022 at 6:09
What would a Giant’s voice be like?
Awarded Oct 21, 2022 at 2:25
In space, do "shipping lanes" make sense?
Awarded Oct 20, 2022 at 18:32
What makes a dragon's scale so tough?
Awarded Oct 10, 2022 at 2:16
If people were the size of cats, and the land was scaled down accordingly, what would the size of England be?
Awarded Oct 9, 2022 at 3:57
How does an immortal vampire king hide his vampirism and immortality?
Awarded Oct 5, 2022 at 23:30
How deep can underground tunnels be within the scope of science?
Awarded Sep 26, 2022 at 14:40
If humans were the size of ants could we have campfires?
Awarded Sep 22, 2022 at 17:03
Create "gold" from lead (or other substances)
Awarded Sep 19, 2022 at 14:42
Should castle walls be circular or square?
Awarded Sep 13, 2022 at 2:56
Could you make Bat wings shaped like the different kinds of Bird wings?
Awarded Sep 10, 2022 at 3:21
What could make an area of land be accessible only at certain times of the year?
Awarded Sep 6, 2022 at 10:50
How far back in time can I go before people stop accepting my money from the future?
Awarded Sep 3, 2022 at 18:40
Creating Fictional Slavic Place Names
Awarded Aug 29, 2022 at 12:08
Would humans be able to derive nutrition from foodstuffs found on alien planets?
Awarded Aug 29, 2022 at 3:52
How big can a town get before everyone stops knowing everyone else?
Awarded Aug 15, 2022 at 14:25
How effective would a full set of plate armor be against wild animals found in temperate regions (bears, snakes, wolves)?
Awarded Aug 13, 2022 at 6:11
What are the advantages of four wings over two wings?
Awarded Aug 12, 2022 at 17:27
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