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For questions that require plausible (better than suspension-of-disbelief) answers based on Real World science that are not necessarily constrained to the known limits of Real World science. Contrast with the hard-science, science-fiction and internal-consistency tags. This tag may not be used alone. This tag may not be used with the science-fiction, hard-science, or internal-consistency tags.
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Mosquito Armageddon
Mosquito predators. Something already exists called "fly predators", which are a parasitic wasp which kill fly larva, but which are themselves invisibly tiny and harmless. Breed them in a lab and spre …
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What are the consequences of wishing for 'all' the gold?
Even ignoring all the other catastrophic effects (magic fixes them all, say), you now have a really, really huge "mountain range". Depending on how much it sinks/spreads out, it still has a really goo …
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How do I divide a year into months?
Brute force.
Small assumption: There should be at least 10 days in a month (at most 100 months). The computer could easily handle much larger numbers but they probably wouldn't be useful.
Put numbers …
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Physics of a metal-poor world
It turns out that the Earth is actually low in gold and silver, compared to the rest of the solar system. The type of magnesium found on Earth is also different (tends to be heavier) than magnesium fo …
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How dangerous are animals with no history of human contact?
Closer to C, but not quite the way you have it. There isn't such a thing as a safe/not-safe species, but predators will always look for the safest circumstances to hunt. Basically looking for lunch th …
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What methods might an ancient civilization use to desalinate sea water?
Does the night time temperature fall below freezing at least part of the year? They can freeze distill their water.
Get a bunch of salt water. Let it sit out in freezing temperatures. You will then h …
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How would giant mermaids wage raids/warfare against ships?
Ram them with a mer-boat.
A mer-boat is actually more like a mer-raft or even a mer-submarine. It needs enough floaty stuff to achieve approximately neutral buoyancy. At colder latitudes, ice would be …
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What would a bear species isolated on an island look like?
Your bears will be either small or extinct.
The territory size of a female black bear is 2.5 to 10 square miles and females do not overlap territories with each other.
The size of Hawai'i is ~11000 sq …
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