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Is it possible to kill all life on Earth?

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Does my shipboard computer slow down as I approach light speed?

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What are the safety margins for destroying a planet from space?

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How can Santa defend himself?

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Is it realistic to believe an apocalyptical setting can last 500+ years?

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Is there any material today that could withstand the impact of a baseball at 0.05c?

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Managing heat dissipation in a magic wand

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My magic system “pays the price” by drawing its energy from the future: should that affect luck, heat, or life?

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What does the view outside my ship traveling at light speed look like?

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How would prolonged use of augmented-reality combat gear affect soldiers?

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Plausibility of an Implausible First Contact

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Would it be reasonable that vampires cannot drink just any blood type save O-? [closed]

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What would the night sky look like for a world on the upper plane of the galaxy, near its rim?

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Are there physiological traits common to all tool-building species?

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Is there a habitability zone between the primary and secondary stars of a binary star system?

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Is there anything about photons and/or space-time that would allow the detection of an energy-based attack from a distance of ten light seconds?

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Is it possible to make high-compressive-strength cement on Mars?

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Would interplanetary transmissions in the Wolf 359 star system be detectable by Earth?

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Feasibility of a purely mechanical grayscale “computer monitor”

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Can a collision with a neutron star make a planet via the can-o-snakes method?

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Habitability of a world inside a dark nebula

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What technologies might lead to or support “perfect recycling”

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Could an astronaut in a near-future space ship survive transit through our asteroid belt?

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Smartphone camera resolution can image a human retina: can we save retina biometrics?

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How much energy is needed to grow an acre of wheat entirely indoors?

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How close can I bring a beam of light to a black hole before the information the beam contains is corrupted?

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I cast my stop-time spell and really, really, really want to punch my sworn enemy - which of these two scenarios is more believable?

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48 Questions

A list of worldbuilding resources

Is it possible to kill all life on Earth?

Does my shipboard computer slow down as I approach light speed?

Can I produce a true 3D orbit?

What are the safety margins for destroying a planet from space?

How can Santa defend himself?

Is it realistic to believe an apocalyptical setting can last 500+ years?

Is there any material today that could withstand the impact of a baseball at 0.05c?

Managing heat dissipation in a magic wand

My magic system “pays the price” by drawing its energy from the future: should that affect luck, heat, or life?

What does the view outside my ship traveling at light speed look like?

How would prolonged use of augmented-reality combat gear affect soldiers?

Plausibility of an Implausible First Contact

Navigating storm fronts in space

Would it be reasonable that vampires cannot drink just any blood type save O-? [closed]

What would the night sky look like for a world on the upper plane of the galaxy, near its rim?

Are there physiological traits common to all tool-building species?

Is there a habitability zone between the primary and secondary stars of a binary star system?

Is there anything about photons and/or space-time that would allow the detection of an energy-based attack from a distance of ten light seconds?

Is it possible to make high-compressive-strength cement on Mars?

Would interplanetary transmissions in the Wolf 359 star system be detectable by Earth?

Feasibility of a purely mechanical grayscale “computer monitor”

Can a collision with a neutron star make a planet via the can-o-snakes method?

Habitability of a world inside a dark nebula

What technologies might lead to or support “perfect recycling”

Could an astronaut in a near-future space ship survive transit through our asteroid belt?

Smartphone camera resolution can image a human retina: can we save retina biometrics?

How much energy is needed to grow an acre of wheat entirely indoors?

How close can I bring a beam of light to a black hole before the information the beam contains is corrupted?

I cast my stop-time spell and really, really, really want to punch my sworn enemy - which of these two scenarios is more believable?