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How can powerful telekinesis avoid violating Newton's 3rd Law?

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Why would a civilization's biotechnology be far behind all its other technology?

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answered Feb 7, 2020 at 19:31

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How do guilds incentivize veteran adventurers to help out beginners?

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Pragmatically, what is the ideal shape for enchanted jewelry to take?

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How would merfolk society dispose of their dead? And would disposing of the bodies in the ocean have any negative effect on marine life?

Why is there only one wizard's guild?

Why Laser "Guns"?

How to defeat a pyrokinesis user using tech and science

How would a real life force field work?

They made first contact and sent us engine plans, but how can we possibly build it?

How would an entity benefit from a contradictory origin story?

Playing cards in zero-g

Why would people in the 23rd century appreciate 20th century music and fashion?

What would a guerrilla band of authentic female medieval archers look like?

99.9% of the flight-capable birds died at once. How screwed is the rest of the world?

Anatomically Correct Carnivorous Tree

How can powerful telekinesis avoid violating Newton's 3rd Law?

How could you create a 95% effective global emergency broadcasting system?

Are there any heavier-than-air gases that could be made using medieval tech and have military applications?

Is it possible for nature to create bubble wrap?

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

Best way to smell-proof a revolver in 1998?

Why would a civilization's biotechnology be far behind all its other technology?

Dragons have a constraint on muscle mass that isn't dedicated to flight. What's the best natural physical weapon for them?

Flames with Unusual Colors

How would an underground society measure time?

How do guilds incentivize veteran adventurers to help out beginners?

I want to build a weapon targeting Interstellar distances. How viable are railguns?

The Infinite Sea, how narrow can that be?

What vehicle would be the best one to start a >1000 km travel in a post apocalyptic zombie situation?

What would a giant corpse island actually be like?

Why would the devil give someone immortality in exchange for them maintaining a diary?

How to avoid cursing myself with my black magic?

Pragmatically, what is the ideal shape for enchanted jewelry to take?