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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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What possible scientific reasons could there be for a vampire to only be killable via wooden...

I'm going to riff on Tim B's answer and say it's about the vampire's regenerative process, which creates highly localized, intense heat. Normally this isn't a problem, but you add intense heat to wood …
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Why do dragons like shiny stuff?

Let's look at where this is found in the world we know: ravens. From Wikipedia (emphasis mine): Common ravens are known to steal and cache shiny objects such as pebbles, pieces of metal, and golf …
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My characters have been killing the same demons over and over again. How come the demons nev...

Why do some people serially engage in abusive relationships? I doubt there are therapists for demons, but my layman's take is that even though they know it's a bad idea they are blind to the patter …
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Possible Long Term Effects of Frequent Teleportation

Aging differently You are reassembled perfectly on the other end, but somehow your telomeres, which are believed to control aging, are affected. Teleportation causes your telomeres to unravel ever so …
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