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In a cyberpunk world where corporate upper class citizens can work virtually through implants, why would they build corporate mega-skyscrapers?

answered Mar 20, 2022 at 17:44

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Would a non-round eye, one that doesn't look like a circle from the outside, be possible and functional?

answered Jul 8, 2022 at 15:38

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There's no space to construct a runway. Are early planes still useful and promising technology?

answered Aug 23 at 1:03

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XO Commanding a cruiser

answered Mar 10, 2022 at 2:41

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Can a habitable world rain glass?

answered Feb 23, 2022 at 2:05

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Would copper swords work better than regular swords against fungal monsters?

answered Nov 1, 2019 at 22:33

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Would it be possible to turn off a small country's internet from the outside?

answered Jul 19, 2022 at 1:27

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All arsenic not in the ground is magically removed. What effect would that have?

answered Sep 2 at 18:52

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Non-lethal firearm that could throw an assailant backwards a couple feet

answered Mar 18, 2022 at 21:10

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Why would prey creatures not hate predator creatures?

answered Nov 15, 2019 at 22:22

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Ideal Firearms for time travel or low tech universe exploration

answered Nov 12, 2019 at 3:37

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What changes might happen if a group of people began living in a cave full-time?

answered Feb 14, 2022 at 2:02

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Material Plausibility of Optical Smelter

answered Mar 6, 2022 at 4:52

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How would a secret tunnel be kept entirely secret?

answered Mar 12, 2022 at 3:37

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How would I modify a coffee plant to grow outside the tropics?

answered Jul 19, 2022 at 1:46

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Detectability of a Type III Civilization with a specific set of conditions

answered Aug 16 at 16:43

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Is it reasonable to use the rate of radioactive decay as a new way of measuring time

answered Aug 19 at 3:33

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Everyone is sent into the future via regularly scheduled timejumps. How can I make sure I survive?

answered Aug 14 at 22:13

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Protecting rifled barrels from high friction

answered Mar 13, 2022 at 17:53

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What does human vapor smell like?

answered Mar 18, 2022 at 17:05

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What are some ways combat will occur in 0 gravity

answered Mar 23, 2022 at 13:53

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Plausibility of a car running on noble gasses

answered Apr 8, 2022 at 17:24

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What is the biggest possible size a boned sea creature could get?

answered Feb 14, 2022 at 6:38

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Why might a vampiric race have low birthrates?

answered Oct 24, 2019 at 22:47

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Flash-heating humans

answered Oct 28, 2019 at 18:01

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Locating rogue planet in deep space based on astronomical observations from its surface?

answered Nov 4, 2019 at 14:37

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What’s the fastest possible speed a human could move in a single step without some form of augmentations or assistance?

answered Nov 5, 2019 at 5:35

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A perpetually foggy forest at the base of a mountain range

answered Nov 7, 2019 at 21:53

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Does magic speed up technology?

answered Aug 9 at 15:15

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What event could nullify nuclear weapons use?

answered Mar 15, 2022 at 15:57

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In a cyberpunk world where corporate upper class citizens can work virtually through implants, why would they build corporate mega-skyscrapers?

Would a non-round eye, one that doesn't look like a circle from the outside, be possible and functional?

There's no space to construct a runway. Are early planes still useful and promising technology?

XO Commanding a cruiser

Can a habitable world rain glass?

Would copper swords work better than regular swords against fungal monsters?

Would it be possible to turn off a small country's internet from the outside?

All arsenic not in the ground is magically removed. What effect would that have?

Non-lethal firearm that could throw an assailant backwards a couple feet

Why would prey creatures not hate predator creatures?

Ideal Firearms for time travel or low tech universe exploration

What changes might happen if a group of people began living in a cave full-time?

Material Plausibility of Optical Smelter

How would a secret tunnel be kept entirely secret?

How would I modify a coffee plant to grow outside the tropics?

Detectability of a Type III Civilization with a specific set of conditions

Is it reasonable to use the rate of radioactive decay as a new way of measuring time

Everyone is sent into the future via regularly scheduled timejumps. How can I make sure I survive?

Protecting rifled barrels from high friction

What does human vapor smell like?

What are some ways combat will occur in 0 gravity

Plausibility of a car running on noble gasses

What is the biggest possible size a boned sea creature could get?

Why might a vampiric race have low birthrates?

Flash-heating humans

Locating rogue planet in deep space based on astronomical observations from its surface?

What’s the fastest possible speed a human could move in a single step without some form of augmentations or assistance?

A perpetually foggy forest at the base of a mountain range

Does magic speed up technology?

What event could nullify nuclear weapons use?