Timeline for What Stars Do I Need to Make a Railgun?
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| Oct 6, 2023 at 2:44 | comment | added | Mazura | "how strong of a magnetic field ... to make a Railgun?" isn't WB. "Could the concentrated power of Earth's magnetic field be used to make a railgun?" - I'd assume if the earth was a grain of sand with the same field strength, it'd be quite spectacular. - The title is really annoying... whole thing actually, but someone just had bang it out for you in one go.... +/- zeros for everybody. | |
| Oct 5, 2023 at 1:18 | comment | added | skout | Exactly. I break the question down into parts to make it clearer what one question I am asking. I just made it all closely related enough that you only need to give one answer. | |
| Oct 4, 2023 at 19:55 | comment | added | IT Alex | So despite it being "4 questions" They are all adjacent enough that its really not a chore to get most in one fell swoop. In asking "What is the lowest level of magnetically active planet/star that I can harness for a railgun?" it covers how strong of a magnetic field, can stars railgun, what the least magnetic object is required to railgun, and if a planets field would be enough to railgun. so despite "asking" 4 questions it can non-trivially be one question and IMO doesn't need a VTC | |
| Oct 4, 2023 at 15:44 | comment | added | JBH | (a) Second paragraph, four questions. Pick one. (c) I ran a publishing house for 10 years. The scientific specifics don't matter when you're writing fantasy. The consistency of your world does. (c) The rules exist for a reason, Skout. If you don't want VTCs, follow the rules. I'm happy to help you edit your question to conform with the rules, but it's fairly juvenile to complain about a speeding ticket when you've been caught speeding. | |
| Oct 4, 2023 at 2:01 | comment | added | skout | @JBH a) I am asking one question, one that was already answered, essentially what kinds of astronomical objects are magnetically powerful enough to make a railgun. b)randon Sanderson. c) the specifics matter because it allows the world to write itself. If you can't answer a question just say that, don't VTC cause you have no answer | |
| Oct 4, 2023 at 1:59 | vote | accept | skout | ||
| Oct 3, 2023 at 23:24 | comment | added | John | you may want to look up a type of star called a magnetar. | |
| Oct 3, 2023 at 15:47 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Oct 3, 2023 at 15:31 | comment | added | JBH | (a) VTC:Needs More Focus. You are allowed to ask one and only one question per post. (b) You're trying to mix science and magic? People have been trying to do that forever, and it rarely works. (c) Why are the specifics important to you? A PhD in physics or astronomy might realize that you've created a scientifically implausible situation, but nobody else will. What's the difference between your "railgun" and a telekinetic throwing rocks? None. I'd focus on balancing your magic system and not science. Tightly focused stellar wind would win out over railguns every time. | |
| Oct 3, 2023 at 7:32 | answer | added | TheDemonLord | timeline score: 5 | |
| Oct 3, 2023 at 6:58 | comment | added | Daron | I can't help but feel that you want to use the least destructive aspect of a star to do your dirty work. | |
| Oct 3, 2023 at 6:11 | history | asked | skout | CC BY-SA 4.0 |