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For questions that allow fanciful, creative or imaginative solutions based on or rationalized by real world science, but not necessary limited by real world science. Entirely magical solutions must use the magic tag instead. This tag should not be used with the science-based, hard-science, or internal-consistency tags. This tag should never be the only tag on a question, because this tag frames how a question should be answered, not the topic.
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Why are escape pods used instead of transporters whenever an alarm sounds to abandon the ship?
Since nothing is said about what "transporter" means, I will assume it is something like in Star Trek, a sort of matter-to-energy conversion of the object/person to be transported, some sort of energy …
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Is it possible to perform surgery on your own spine?
All in all, it's pretty unrealistic. Then again, if it's SciFi, why not.
Even the documented real cases where people have (allegedly) done surgery on themselves are for the most part somewhere in bet …
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Why Laser "Guns"?
In addition to the excellent reason given by Daniel B, there are other considerations with the look, expectations and usability issues. Guns, like knifes or spears, have two ends, a good one and a bad …
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How can I create explosions without using oxygen?
Getting an explosion in absence of oxygen is no big trouble.
The first obvious way is to use an explosive that already has its oxygen stored within. Pretty much everything used in present-day guns or …
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What would happen if a small island nation became the strongest country in the world?
Being a part of the world implies having embassies, which conflicts with "no one from a different country will be allowed". Embassy staff will, without doubt, consist of at least 50% spies and saboteu …
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Why not use futuristic pavise ballistic shields for protection?
You need to carry them around which hampers your ability to remain undetected and move quickly. Plus, given modern technology, they're limited in their usefulness:
It's not the US independence war …
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Surviving inside a space station crashing into a planet
Your problem is that with traditional, present-day technology, to stay geostationary, the station has -- depending on its altitude -- a speed of something like 10,000 km/h (this is the speed of a "typ …
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