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Tagged with survival apocalypse
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How to survive the heat death of the universe?
The eventual heat death of the universe is an awful time to be alive considering you wouldn't have long left after the last star finally fades away.
In this scenario there is a small group of about a ...
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What kind of land transportation can be used for plowing through hordes of zombies?
Set in a zombie apocalypse world somewhere in Chennai, India.
News report shows an estimated 90% of the population here has turned into zombies overnight, soldiers setup a human chain perimeter ...
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How to prepare for a huge asteroid strike?
The scenario is the following: a civilization with technology level similar to humanity's current, on a planet similar to Earth, shall be hit by a massive celestial body in approximately one year.
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The Frozen Star - Can U-238 reactors be used as a energy source for 10,000 years?
I was watching this Minecraft Animation video based on a scientific concept about what would happen if we froze the Sun - What happens if we Freeze The Sun- Portrayed by Minecraft.
In this video, ...
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How could a small fantasy world survive hundreds of years of darkness?
Setup: A small fantasy world -- with about three cities, five sizable towns, typical medieval technology, a low amount of magic, and some typical monsters living in the uncivilized parts -- is plunged ...
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Why might someone be the last person alive in the galaxy? [closed]
I'm writing a science fiction story about a man who has to rebuild civilization from the ground up after all intelligent life in the galaxy is destroyed. (Using gene samples, seed banks, etc.). But I ...
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What problems would one have to face if one is the only person left alive? [closed]
Suppose that due to unobtanium instability one wakes up tomorrow to realise that one is the only person left alive. Every other life form except for humans is left intact. Let's assume that all ...
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Most effective strategy for surviving the zombie apocalypse? [closed]
It's happened! The undead have risen and as more of us die, more of them appear. That crazy neighbour with the doomsday shelter doesn't seem so crazy now does he? Bet you wish you went to his meetings....
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What size of near-earth asteroid could break up in the atmosphere to do sufficient damage to a city without destroying it?
I need a meteor to deliver an extraterrestrial algae-like cellular life form to an urban environment/city.
The meteor needs to be far enough that it will not impact the Earth and will not cause ...
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