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What's the smallest change to physics required to allow magic?

answered Apr 29, 2016 at 13:32

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Would a wound from a monomolecular blade instantly heal?

answered Sep 1, 2016 at 19:44

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What could cause an avian species to become intelligent?

answered Oct 23, 2014 at 21:33

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On the immediate effects of a small, short term black hole

answered Jan 29, 2015 at 3:59

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Papers, please: Can characters trapped in our reality acquire enough paperwork to be legal?

answered Jul 10, 2015 at 11:25

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Time travel, assassination, and stunting technological growth

answered Jul 21, 2016 at 14:31

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How would annually making all crime legal for 12 hours on the same day every year affect the US economy?

answered Sep 28, 2015 at 16:01

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How long can a person survive solely on his own raw excrement and urine?

answered Sep 5, 2016 at 9:15

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How could two species (human and halfling) live side by side in the same society, without conscious integration of the two?

answered Jan 21, 2015 at 20:04

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How to Defeat a Precognitive Warrior?

answered Feb 26, 2015 at 19:45

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Could communism become a strong alternative to capitalism in the future?

answered Nov 11, 2014 at 19:34

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How long would it take to remove all trace of a civilisation, with malice and intent?

answered Nov 24, 2014 at 22:53

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Why would a civilisation choose to inhabit a single enormous vessel instead of maintaining interstellar colonies?

answered Jul 18, 2016 at 15:24

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Is it possible for a large pre-electricity empire to stay in touch?

answered Sep 9, 2016 at 8:52

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Why would a scientifically advanced future community believe in multiple gods?

answered Jan 12, 2017 at 16:06

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Why would spaceships still practice venting precious air?

answered Jul 7, 2020 at 12:19

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How do elves make their way into the modern age?

answered Sep 2, 2016 at 13:08

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Form of currency where precious metals are difficult to obtain?

answered Mar 15, 2016 at 19:07

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How does one prove rulership in a rural illiterate world

answered Oct 22, 2015 at 16:06

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Could I have a culture where stealing is not wrong?

answered Nov 17, 2015 at 11:41

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What is the fastest way for a robot with superhuman capabilities to make money?

answered Jul 21, 2016 at 18:43

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How can magic be used to drive someone insane - later

answered Nov 24, 2014 at 17:50

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How would society react if the existence of a god was scientifically proven?

answered Feb 11, 2015 at 14:57

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In the magic==math trope, how do "they" know when we're doing spells?

answered Aug 12, 2016 at 10:43

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Randomised bank accounts

answered Aug 9, 2017 at 1:00

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How to make a city car-free?

answered Sep 26, 2016 at 15:15

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What does Earth have to offer for an alien civilization

answered Jul 22, 2016 at 3:41

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How to reconcile a feudal system with a congressional/parliamentary democracy...?

answered Jun 28, 2016 at 9:57

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Which acid to choose when designing a world with acid seas?

answered Feb 5, 2016 at 2:51

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Is it possible for one star to orbit another?

answered May 26, 2016 at 12:06

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What's the smallest change to physics required to allow magic?

Would a wound from a monomolecular blade instantly heal?

What could cause an avian species to become intelligent?

On the immediate effects of a small, short term black hole

Papers, please: Can characters trapped in our reality acquire enough paperwork to be legal?

Time travel, assassination, and stunting technological growth

How would annually making all crime legal for 12 hours on the same day every year affect the US economy?

How long can a person survive solely on his own raw excrement and urine?

How could two species (human and halfling) live side by side in the same society, without conscious integration of the two?

How to Defeat a Precognitive Warrior?

Could communism become a strong alternative to capitalism in the future?

How long would it take to remove all trace of a civilisation, with malice and intent?

Why would a civilisation choose to inhabit a single enormous vessel instead of maintaining interstellar colonies?

Is it possible for a large pre-electricity empire to stay in touch?

Why would a scientifically advanced future community believe in multiple gods?

Why would spaceships still practice venting precious air?

How do elves make their way into the modern age?

Form of currency where precious metals are difficult to obtain?

How does one prove rulership in a rural illiterate world

Could I have a culture where stealing is not wrong?

What is the fastest way for a robot with superhuman capabilities to make money?

How can magic be used to drive someone insane - later

How would society react if the existence of a god was scientifically proven?

In the magic==math trope, how do "they" know when we're doing spells?

Randomised bank accounts

How to make a city car-free?

What does Earth have to offer for an alien civilization

How to reconcile a feudal system with a congressional/parliamentary democracy...?

Which acid to choose when designing a world with acid seas?

Is it possible for one star to orbit another?