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Russian Dolls - How do they reproduce?
science-based
reality-check
population
reproduction
asked Jan 31, 2019 at 10:23
worldbuilding.stackexchange.com
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Best (law-abiding) ways to inconvenience cold callers?
technology
pest-control
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Would a Moon made of water pose a threat to Earth during eclipses?
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asked Nov 25, 2018 at 16:59
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If the insects declared war, who would win?
warfare
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Why can we hear a choir?
waves
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Making a sword in the stone, in a medieval world without magic
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asked Mar 12, 2019 at 10:51
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Back in 1984 I wrote some games for Spectrum - Will they still be playable?
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asked Aug 16, 2020 at 18:51
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Wooden sticks are the only allowed weapons in a technological society - how far would these weapons have progressed by now?
technology
warfare
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weapons
asked Aug 4, 2015 at 10:40
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Why does carbon dioxide not sink in air if other dense gases do?
density
gas
asked Jan 31, 2021 at 11:45
physics.stackexchange.com
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The magical map - how to stop it being too powerful
magic
map-making
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Anatomically Correct Strange Women In Ponds Distributing Swords
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What (modern) weapons could be used to destroy skeletal enemies as completely as possible?
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How can I explain a world where everything is working together to kill the protagonist?
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What does the phrase, a person (who) is ���a pair of khaki pants inside a Manila envelope” mean?
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Spiders In Space: How to design a space suit for an arachnid?
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My PI is publicly humiliating me: Why would a PI do this and what can I do to mitigate the damage from this?
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A word for "mature and stable but neither modern nor outdated"
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How to not starve gigantic beasts
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One word for playing on the violin with a bow
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What is the proper term for when an animal is "pregnant" with eggs instead of live young?
english.stackexchange.com
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A hang glider, sudden unexpected lift to 25,000 feet altitude, what could do this?
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"I broke my arm" vs "my arm was broken"
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Stigma of virginity and chastity loophole
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Why would a land animal need to move continuously to stay alive?
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A word or a phrase for "completely optimised, thoroughly researched technology"
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What is the best way for a skeleton to impersonate human without using magic?
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46
Is it ok to use informal contractions (wanna, gotta, kinda) in an interview?
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How does Santa eat every cookie?
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Universal Language
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Parachute equivalent when there is no ground
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How long would it take to dismantle a city by hand?
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Is there a word for "all but the first one"?
english.stackexchange.com
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To tell the name of a person I met in the past
english.stackexchange.com
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What is this swastika-looking symbol in John Hancock's family papers from circa 1762?
english.stackexchange.com
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Why use "the" in "than the 3.5bn years ago"?
english.stackexchange.com
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How can a mute cast spells that require incantation during medieval times?
worldbuilding.stackexchange.com
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What does children mean in “Familiarity breeds contempt - and children.“?
english.stackexchange.com
35
One word or phrase to describe something good at start but then gradually becoming worse
english.stackexchange.com
34
What does "you're no rainbow-pooping unicorn" mean?
english.stackexchange.com
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Is there an English equivalant to the Russian saying "the baker never buys his bread"?
english.stackexchange.com
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