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My mysterious “ruins” wander around and change on their own, what'd be a rational way for them to do that?

science-based engineering
Dec 20 at 15:35 Dexyan 334
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Why would a dragon's underbelly be so vulnerable?

science-based creature-design dragons natural-defenses
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My characters have been killing the same demons over and over again. How come the demons never adapt to them?

science-based modern-age strategy demons
Dec 18 at 3:18 Alendyias 5,456
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How can I make the supporting pillars of an underground city less obstructive?

science-based engineering architecture underground
Apr 30 at 3:12 Community♦ 1
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Are dragons useless when there are guns?

science-based military dragons
Oct 28 at 13:02 distracteded 331
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What could dragons do in modern-day combat?

science-based warfare dragons modern-age
Jul 19 at 5:53 L.Dutch - Reinstate Monica♦ 177k
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How could a dragon-proof toy work?

science-based dragons
Apr 22 at 17:15 Matthew 10.3k
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Making sense of possessed dolls: how could they actually kill people? [closed]

science-based tactics
Nov 11 '19 at 18:20 ArmanX 11.9k
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Could a living creature produce graphene?

science-based biochemistry
Mar 2 at 2:52 Drakio-X 999
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A nation is using a dragon in sieges. How could they neutralize ballistas without putting the dragon in danger?

science-based medieval siege
Mar 4 '20 at 14:14 Glorfindel 1,461
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Silver needs to make contact with the skin to be effective, but vampires are wearing armor. What now?

science-based weapons medieval vampires
Dec 9 at 1:22 Teak 718
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Dragon forelimb placement

science-based creature-design dragons bio-mechanics
Apr 6 '19 at 23:09 Mazura 3,212
 
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How can The Temple of Elementary Evil reliably protect itself against kinetic bombardment? [closed]

science-based military-defense
Mar 12 '19 at 21:40 Community♦ 1
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How can my powered armor quickly replace its ceramic plates?

science-based robots armors
Mar 1 '19 at 20:34 Patrick Hughes 151
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Dragons can spray up to 5 liters of concentrated sulfuric acid. How screwed is a dragon slayer if it gets on them?

science-based weapons chemistry dragons
Apr 7 '20 at 8:53 Community♦ 1
 
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How can my vampires hide in public?

science-based clothing vampires
Mar 28 '20 at 1:29 Will Crawford 240
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Lizardfolk and the problem of balance and anatomically sound tails

science-based creature-design bio-mechanics
Mar 16 '20 at 1:46 John 57.9k
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Dragons have a constraint on muscle mass that isn't dedicated to flight. What's the best natural physical weapon for them?

science-based creature-design dragons bio-mechanics natural-weapons
Feb 10 '20 at 11:22 Congenital Optimist 744
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A sufficient justification for the infantry using lethal, directed energy weapons

science-based science-fiction weapons near-future military
May 24 '19 at 19:49 Community♦ 1
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What would martial arts for dragons look like?

science-based dragons bio-mechanics martial-arts
Jan 4 at 17:01 Daron 15.4k
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Is it a good idea to shove your arm down a werewolf's throat if you only want to incapacitate them?

science-based biology martial-arts
Nov 3 at 20:45 David Hambling 11.5k
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How could werewolves trap themselves until full moon is over?

science-based society medieval
Apr 12 at 8:43 Community♦ 1
 
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Dragons have an armor that is similar to that of sungazer lizards. Why would the dragons have the spikes as well?

science-based creature-design earth-like dragons
Oct 17 '19 at 16:28 Community♦ 1
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Keeping the horde of nanomachines at bay?

science-based robots nanotechnology viruses
Jul 23 at 18:48 Carsogrin 91
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Making an obsidian weapon that is actually durable

science-based science-fiction weapons
Jun 13 at 15:10 Community♦ 1
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Nanomachines exist that enable Axolotl-levels of regeneration - So how can crippling injuries exist as well?

science-based biology weapons
Apr 8 '20 at 14:08 Community♦ 1
 
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Limbs where muscle composition is 90% fast-glycolytic and 10% slow-oxidative. Would it be too specialized to be practical?

science-based reality-check creature-design
Sep 28 at 14:41 Redbud201 1,021
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Robots with (specifically red) blood

science-based robots blood
Apr 18 '17 at 4:03 JDługosz 66.1k
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Increasing respawn times. How?

science-based military balancing-magic-systems
Oct 1 at 18:53 Demigan 26.5k
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A human civilization genetically altered themselves to specialize in certain roles, why would it be naturaly undone after said civilization vanishes?

science-based humans genetic-engineering
Aug 16 at 14:38 Fivesideddice 657
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