User WasatchWind

16 votes

5 answers

3k views

Would merfolk gain any real advantage from mounts (and beasts of burden)?

asked Oct 11, 2022 at 7:18

13 votes

4 answers

3k views

How stable would a rogue star system be?

asked Sep 5, 2023 at 16:27

12 votes

3 answers

1k views

What unique phenomena would be observed in a system around a hypervelocity star?

asked Aug 30 at 0:25

12 votes

17 answers

6k views

What would cut off a Mars base from Earth's support for an extended period of time?

asked Oct 18, 2021 at 9:09

8 votes

5 answers

763 views

What negative effects would stem from a world having many inland seas rather than large connected oceans?

asked Jan 10, 2022 at 20:01

7 votes

4 answers

2k views

How would you slow the speed of a rogue solar system?

asked Sep 3 at 21:04

6 votes

3 answers

2k views

How would an element behave that's a plasma at room temperature?

asked Jun 5, 2022 at 18:16

6 votes

3 answers

1k views

Where would be the most likely location for an early Mars base?

asked Oct 16, 2021 at 9:13

6 votes

3 answers

289 views

What infrastructure would be needed to "farm" merfolk scales?

asked Sep 11, 2021 at 21:15

5 votes

2 answers

156 views

Is my story's treatment of tuberculosis realistic?

asked Sep 11, 2021 at 23:05

5 votes

2 answers

240 views

Would merpeople contract diseases from land?

asked Oct 9, 2021 at 20:40

5 votes

3 answers

202 views

Could you detect extrasolar intelligence using a non radio-telescope or other instrument?

asked Jan 10, 2022 at 7:46

4 votes

4 answers

550 views

Could I keep buildings heated during multi week long hibernation?

asked Mar 15, 2023 at 7:22

4 votes

3 answers

427 views

Would merfolk have pale skin?

asked Aug 3, 2022 at 2:32

4 votes

2 answers

175 views

Would seasons be affected on two planets sharing the same orbit?

asked Mar 26, 2022 at 6:19

4 votes

4 answers

150 views

Energy generation via seismic activity

asked Dec 14, 2021 at 21:37

4 votes

3 answers

839 views

Are the railroad and the telegraph inseparable inventions?

asked Dec 15, 2021 at 8:21

4 votes

3 answers

156 views

Can two planets orbit a star in a binary fashion?

asked Jan 7, 2022 at 19:21

4 votes

4 answers

589 views

How can I make my underwater crops more aquatic in nature?

asked Sep 21, 2021 at 15:05

4 votes

1 answer

137 views

How can I improve my pressure based magic system?

asked Sep 11, 2021 at 21:56

4 votes

3 answers

281 views

Would merfolk kept in captivity suffer from lack of oxygen?

asked Nov 13, 2021 at 3:59

3 votes

4 answers

164 views

What habitat is the most likely to be used in this location and state of development on Mars?

asked Oct 22, 2021 at 21:31

3 votes

1 answer

206 views

Could you build a depth charge in the early 1800s?

asked Sep 17, 2021 at 22:03

3 votes

1 answer

1k views

Could a pre-industrial society make a heavy load neutrally buoyant?

asked Jul 13, 2023 at 3:24

2 votes

3 answers

292 views

What's a practical use for a gravity based magic system? [closed]

asked Sep 16, 2021 at 5:12

1 vote

1 answer

105 views

Does this world sound realistic? (more tectonic activity)

asked Oct 27, 2021 at 7:00

1 vote

6 answers

430 views

How to best defend against someone with a knife while unarmed? [closed]

asked Nov 7, 2021 at 20:44

1 vote

2 answers

210 views

Would merpeople be able to survive in relatively still water?

asked Mar 13, 2023 at 7:01

0 votes

1 answer

138 views

How would plant life be affected by rapid fluctuations in temperature?

asked Nov 17, 2022 at 2:21

0 votes

3 answers

153 views

What would this character potentially be charged with in this situation? [closed]

asked Dec 2, 2021 at 19:44

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32 Questions

Would merfolk gain any real advantage from mounts (and beasts of burden)?

How stable would a rogue star system be?

What unique phenomena would be observed in a system around a hypervelocity star?

What would cut off a Mars base from Earth's support for an extended period of time?

What negative effects would stem from a world having many inland seas rather than large connected oceans?

How would you slow the speed of a rogue solar system?

How would an element behave that's a plasma at room temperature?

Where would be the most likely location for an early Mars base?

What infrastructure would be needed to "farm" merfolk scales?

Is my story's treatment of tuberculosis realistic?

Would merpeople contract diseases from land?

Could you detect extrasolar intelligence using a non radio-telescope or other instrument?

Could I keep buildings heated during multi week long hibernation?

Would merfolk have pale skin?

Would seasons be affected on two planets sharing the same orbit?

Energy generation via seismic activity

Are the railroad and the telegraph inseparable inventions?

Can two planets orbit a star in a binary fashion?

How can I make my underwater crops more aquatic in nature?

How can I improve my pressure based magic system?

Would merfolk kept in captivity suffer from lack of oxygen?

What habitat is the most likely to be used in this location and state of development on Mars?

Could you build a depth charge in the early 1800s?

Could a pre-industrial society make a heavy load neutrally buoyant?

What's a practical use for a gravity based magic system? [closed]

Does this world sound realistic? (more tectonic activity)

How to best defend against someone with a knife while unarmed? [closed]

Would merpeople be able to survive in relatively still water?

How would plant life be affected by rapid fluctuations in temperature?

What would this character potentially be charged with in this situation? [closed]