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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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With an extra bright moon hanging above us, would stars still be visible in the night skies?
This depends on how bright this extra bright moon is. Naturally it could block out the stars if it was bright enough, just as the Sun prevents us from seeing the stars in daytime on Earth. If the ques …
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Does the Triopticpelorovenatorius Baromassobrachiosaurus have a realistic muscle and bone st...
Unfortunately this creature cannot be changed to be realistic without massive changes. The design does not offer any evolutionary benefit, and it has quite a few disadvantages:
Wide body doesn't help …
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Could a large plateau surrounded by continuous waterfalls form?
No, it can't appear in nature because there is no addition of new water, and as the water falls off at the water falls, it is not replenished. The only way to achieve this would be with a colossal pum …
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How many years would it take for a single tribe of about 10,000 related humans to become gen...
200,000 years is roughly 40 times all or recorded history. No single nation has survived this long, so there is absolutely no reason to believe these people would have a unified nation. Actually given …
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Calculating the Resistance of Water, for Purposes of Violence
I mean easier than doing the calculations, you can go underwater and try to throw a punch, and you'll see it doesn't really work. You generally need a weapon to fight underwater, and then a cut basica …
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Conditions for ideal/quick terraforming candidates that cannot currently support life
No it is not possible for a planet to be incapable of supporting life simply by removing one gas from the atmosphere to prevent it from being breathable. Earth actually used to lack oxygen, but prehis …
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Age Reversal Accident - how will this affect the person?
Death! Attempting to somehow reverse a person into the body of a ten year old would almost certainly kill them. The only way to get around this would be time travel, or ludicrously complicated technol …
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Repurposing a reactor from space to surface
Unless I am greatly mistaken, there isn't even a need to move the reactor. You can simply route cables from the reactor to other buildings or tools in order to give them electricity. I assume this shi …
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Language mixing, shifting, and drifting (Space colony lingua franca)
In the second generation all children would likely be taught English first, and the reason for this is simple. If your child speaks a different language then all the other children on the ship, they c …
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Stabilizing a McKendree Cylinder Habitat
The best way is the way you mentioned. If you simply don't need that much space, consider multiple smaller cylinders. If you are opposed to this for aesthetic reasons though I supposed we can consider …
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