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Is it possible to mix vacuum tube-based technology with modern small computer boards?
We've done that for some time. We didn't move from tubes to chips overnight, there have always been issues with backwards compatibility. Digital logic is the same, whether it's implemented with vacu …
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Alternative Power Systems
Pneumatic
You have a compressor in the basement (powered by whatever) and a rigid pipe system in the house, pressurized to several atmospheres. You have wall plate valves where you can attach flexibl …
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Building a bridge from one side
2 miles for a group of poor refugees? We can barely do that with every bit of materials engineering and construction know-how that we have in the year 2017. The largest suspension bridge in the worl …
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What Planetary resources would be most valuable for a Space Exploration world?
All of Them
Spaceflight occurs at the end of a large, interconnected web of technological development.
You need chemistry, refrigeration, pumps, metallurgy, electronics, computers, precision manufac …
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How to keep water out of a trench civilization
They would slope the trenches so that they would naturally drain to a sump. They would also build French Drains as part of their trench systems - layers of gravel or other quick-draining porous mater …