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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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What would the temperature be like in a black desert?
A slightly different approach here.
The area is actually a desert BECAUSE it is black and normally that area would be a more temperate climate if it had normal soil and sand.
(This might go against …
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Invading a universe made of absolutely nothing
If such a universe existed and you travelled to it, you would quickly die.
In such a universe there would be no heat sources and the equilibrium of your heat vs. your surroundings would quickly try a …
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What kind of sports would be possible in zero to low gravity?
Ender's Game
A good portion of my favorite bits of Ender's Game was the description of their war games in zero-g. This sounds like a perfect sport to run for fast interesting spectator sport.
Rules
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Is It Possible to Make a Computer Virus That Acts as an Anti-virus?
The short answer is yes.
A virus can do whatever it is programmed to do. If you want it to install itself as an anti-virus you can absolutely do that. If you want it to attempt to "infect" other host …
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Could my a highly advance species exist without a written or spoken language
Impossible
Everything that allows creatures to develop even the most basic things requires communication. Noticing if a creature is hostile is a visual or audio communication (low crouched predator = …
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Could shocking grasp be used as a defibrillator?
Attempting to hit the heart with an offensive combat spell is stupid.
Regardless of the elemental nature of the spell being similar, A spell intended for the killing and destruction of ones enemies wo …
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How can I make my often-lightning-struck mesa sound like giant drums?
The way I see it, the only way to get that "drum like resonance" is to have the lightning make a second jump from ceiling to floor inside the hollowed out mesas.
Even then, if only hollow with no outl …
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Shaped Wind Charges
It's not possible.
At least, not with the restrictions provided. With only the ability to create compressed sources of gases, we have lost the ability of most of science to help us model the effects f …
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Is a sword that deflects bullets feasible?
If we were to create a sword for the sole purpose of deflecting bullets, I would argue for a differently designed sword rather than a special material. A sword with wider blade Machete-style, would gi …
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Why would people bury their dead in tombs when they might become zombies?
The undead that come back can still earn glory for their clan.
Protecting the riches of their clan is a prestigious position that can earn glory and honor beyond the grave. If you sneak in the front …
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Could a mass-proportional physical speed limit on projectiles "nerf" guns but not ruin archery?
How about a Momentum nullifying shield instead?
For the first object to hit the shield its effective directional momentum becomes 0. A bullet (consisting of all one piece) would be completely stopped …
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Can my civilization be totally isolated by deserts?
It seems to me that the easiest way to ensure that this happens is to limit things essential to cross desert travel.
Water
Perhaps, the only oasis is centered in the desert and this is where your popu …
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