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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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How large can a fantasy empire/city be before it collapses?
One limitation on how large an empire can go is how fast information can travel through it. How long until orders from the capital reach the outlying provinces? How long until taxes paid in the provin …
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Is it realistic to believe an apocalyptical setting can last 500+ years?
After an apocalyptic event, one of the first things to go would be the internet, right? I mean, it requires electricity at the client end, electricity at the servers ends (multiple servers), electrici …
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Russia and France: Could they be allies?
Russia and France were on very friendly terms right until Napoleon attacked Russia. @AlexP mentions the Treaties of Tilsit. Lev Tolstoy in War and Peace describes how Russian nobility very much respec …
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What is needed for people not to carry swords?
My setting is inspired by fantasy-Persia: think Shahnameh, or if you're unfamiliar with that, 1001 Nights. Middle-eastern setting, no gunpowder. An element I want in my story is that people (noblemen …
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Virtual Reality and Physical Trauma
Like Cort Ammon says, it would depend on how your VR functions. The brain has mechanisms that prevent what's going on in your brain to affect your body in any way: that's what happens when you're drea …
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Is this a viable/realistic imaginary species?
There is a major problem with this species: a plant needs nutrients to grow. Not just sunshine and CO2, but water, minerals, proteins etc. Normally, those would be acquired from the soil and/or from s …
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How long would life on Earth survive without any animals?
If all the fauna on earth has been killed (vertebrates and invertebrates), there are no pollinators left. Which would kill off many plants. (That is, make them unable to reproduce, so once they die, t …