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Why are escape pods used instead of transporters whenever an alarm sounds to abandon the ship?

answered Sep 25, 2017 at 6:17

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How to build a trap to last the ages?

science-based

answered Apr 10, 2018 at 1:40

108 votes

How would you bring wealth back to the past?

economy time-travel

answered Jun 3, 2018 at 23:59

104 votes

How can a person be kept alive while being periodically drained of blood?

internal-consistency biology blood

answered Oct 22, 2018 at 0:30

86 votes

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Aftermath of a Midas-weapon war - what to do with all that gold?

metals currency strategy

answered Aug 6, 2018 at 1:06

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Best species to breed to intelligence

science-based biology evolution intelligence

answered May 8, 2019 at 6:17

77 votes

Practical reasons to have both a large police force and bounty hunting network?

internal-consistency law-enforcement police

answered Mar 5, 2019 at 5:20

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How does an all-female medieval country maintain itself?

medieval genetics low-fantasy female

answered Oct 30, 2019 at 5:10

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Plausible reason why my time machine can only go back a certain amount of time?

time-travel

answered Jul 30, 2018 at 3:49

59 votes

Seven Deadly Sins As Virtues?

culture psychology

answered May 2, 2018 at 5:12

58 votes

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Efficient way to transport a Stargate

transportation colonization scientific-development

answered Mar 28, 2019 at 2:12

57 votes

Werewolves have the same fur color as their human form's hair color. What gave humans the idea that they're all gray?

mythical-creatures mythology werewolf

answered May 13, 2021 at 6:19

54 votes

How can a dictatorship government be beneficial to a dictator in a post-scarcity society?

government politics far-future post-scarcity dictatorship

answered Jul 8, 2019 at 2:24

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Is It Possible to Make a Computer Virus That Acts as an Anti-virus?

science-based internal-consistency computers

answered Oct 3, 2019 at 0:40

49 votes

Why would magic users not try to take over kingdoms?

society magic

answered Jun 22, 2018 at 6:14

49 votes

How can a hive mind secretly monetize its special ability to make lots of money?

super-powers hive

answered Nov 1, 2020 at 1:34

47 votes

Rite of Winter: How to Stop Crescian Couples from Mutual Assassination

answered Nov 29, 2019 at 0:37

46 votes

I'm on the Titanic, what should I do to survive?

time-travel survival ships

answered Oct 15, 2019 at 1:57

44 votes

What would sway all humans to stop having kids cheerfully, painlessly, voluntarily?

humans alternate-history

answered Oct 16, 2019 at 4:25

43 votes

Can a generation ship withstand its own oxygen and daily wear for many thousands of years?

science-based materials generation-ships oxygen

answered May 16, 2019 at 6:24

42 votes

Personal Teleportation: From Rags to Riches

economy super-powers teleportation

answered Apr 3, 2019 at 2:26

39 votes

Would this system work to purify water?

internal-consistency water generation-ships

answered Aug 22, 2019 at 6:27

39 votes

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What's the ideal era for harvesting resources by an advanced society?

technology science-fiction time-travel history natural-resources

answered Oct 26, 2018 at 2:23

39 votes

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Allowing "drop of the hat" spacewalks?

science-based space-travel

answered Nov 2, 2020 at 22:25

35 votes

Why Would Adventurers and Mages Wear Impractical Clothing?

magic low-fantasy clothing

answered Aug 20, 2021 at 0:00

34 votes

How would criminals be punished in a world where everyone can teleport?

society crime teleportation

answered May 27, 2021 at 3:12

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Why couldn't/wouldn't people use someone else's summoned familiar, ordered to obey them, rather than their own?

magic

answered Sep 11, 2018 at 1:21

33 votes

How could simple but cheap robots be used in combat?

warfare robots

answered Aug 9, 2021 at 6:45

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How discreetly can a small spacecraft crash land?

physics spaceships

answered Sep 14, 2021 at 5:45

31 votes

How to prevent powered armor from letting people carry bigger guns?

science-based warfare armors

answered Jul 10, 2020 at 4:30

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Why are escape pods used instead of transporters whenever an alarm sounds to abandon the ship?

How to build a trap to last the ages?

How would you bring wealth back to the past?

How can a person be kept alive while being periodically drained of blood?

Aftermath of a Midas-weapon war - what to do with all that gold?

Best species to breed to intelligence

Practical reasons to have both a large police force and bounty hunting network?

How does an all-female medieval country maintain itself?

Plausible reason why my time machine can only go back a certain amount of time?

Seven Deadly Sins As Virtues?

Efficient way to transport a Stargate

Werewolves have the same fur color as their human form's hair color. What gave humans the idea that they're all gray?

How can a dictatorship government be beneficial to a dictator in a post-scarcity society?

Is It Possible to Make a Computer Virus That Acts as an Anti-virus?

Why would magic users not try to take over kingdoms?

How can a hive mind secretly monetize its special ability to make lots of money?

Rite of Winter: How to Stop Crescian Couples from Mutual Assassination

I'm on the Titanic, what should I do to survive?

What would sway all humans to stop having kids cheerfully, painlessly, voluntarily?

Can a generation ship withstand its own oxygen and daily wear for many thousands of years?

Personal Teleportation: From Rags to Riches

Would this system work to purify water?

What's the ideal era for harvesting resources by an advanced society?

Allowing "drop of the hat" spacewalks?

Why Would Adventurers and Mages Wear Impractical Clothing?

How would criminals be punished in a world where everyone can teleport?

Why couldn't/wouldn't people use someone else's summoned familiar, ordered to obey them, rather than their own?

How could simple but cheap robots be used in combat?

How discreetly can a small spacecraft crash land?

How to prevent powered armor from letting people carry bigger guns?