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For questions that ask if a given concept is consistent, or being used consistently, in the context of the referenced world rules. Answers should say yes or no, with supporting info. This tag should not be used with the science-based, hard-science, or science-fiction tags. Comparisons to the real world should use the science-based tag. This tag may not be used alone. This tag may not be used with the science-fiction, science-based, or hard-science tags.
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What's the most reasonable way to fit Monsters in your Pocket?
Because of conservation of mass your monster beast will still weigh just as much before as after, so assuming the monster is actually inside it and you're not cheating your requirements, you're going …
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Practicality of chainsaws as weapons in the medieval-ages and how to improve them?
To quote Miguel Valdespino on Quora about using them in combat...
Chainsaws make poor weapons. While they cause a lot of damage to the
enemy, they suffer many problems as weapons.
They …
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I don't want to live on this planet anymore
I remember a few years ago reading an article which stated that a manned trip to Mars (with return) for a couple of people could be as high as 1 trillion USD (1,000,000,000,000). This group you're sup …
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Super Spies Reality Check
It's a common trope that during the Cold War (and afterwards) America, the UK, the USSR, and sometimes nations beyond these developed super spies, capable of acts of espionage, sabotage, and direct mi …
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Are gunswords feasible?
Modern Era
The western world is moving clearly away from even mounted bayonets, and there's no way we'd do a 180 and then a full sprint to get to a sword gun. So they're not practical. Any soldier wo …
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Reality Check: Batman
One of the most popular types of superheroes breaks down to the "highly skilled, highly intelligent, (sometimes well funded) martial artist," with the most well known example of this superhero trope b …
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Can a split personality itself have split personalities?
Dissociative identity disorder (DID; split personality) is one of the most controversial psychological conditions and professionals can't really agree on a formal diagnosis process. Professionals gene …
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How could I have modern computers without GUIs?
Stop the push to put a computer on every desk; TUIs can be used by experts, but GUIs were all but required to make the jump from "specialist equipment" to "general use equipment."
Never see a capital …
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Preventing dragons from being too overpowered
Limited ability to breathe fire - ammount, distance, breadth
Slow/limited reproduction rates - force dragons on the defensive for the survival of their species; if one generation is 200 years vs huma …
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Why would super-advanced aliens go undercover as humans?
I am a bit of a tech junkie. For this reason I, in my household, have more advance technology than some small organizations in third world countries possess.
This being said the idea of me conquering …
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Guns against regular people
I'll presume since you didn't list the superpowers, and you specifically describe them as "only slight," they're not going to decide this outcome, but perhaps give them an edge in certain situations. …
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Seeing into the past
It should be noted you never are actually seeing an object, you always, technically, see light reflected off the planet. This is similar to how if you get a letter in the mail you aren't getting the l …
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Currency that can stand extreme temperatures
Simple.
Have a currency based on substance, and not prefabricated pieces.
Have the society artificially establish the value of a substance (could be gold, could be something else) that can easily mo …
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How do I defeat a master of the elements
The cheapest way?
Live him to death.
Assuming he doesn't make miraculous advancements in medical technology, and understand the absolutely precise mechanics to increasing his lifespan (which we're c …
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Golden/Silver Age Superhero Societal Acceptance Reality Check
Following the general trope with Silver/Golden Age Superheroes' relationship with society, law enforcement, and government we can get the following:
Superheroes may or may not work directly with law …
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