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For questions that require plausible (better than suspension-of-disbelief) answers based on Real World science that are not necessarily constrained to the known limits of Real World science. Contrast with the hard-science, science-fiction and internal-consistency tags. This tag may not be used alone. This tag may not be used with the science-fiction, hard-science, or internal-consistency tags.
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What causes the bubbles of marshes and swamps?
Swamp Gas, decomposing plant material in the bog or swamp.
Wikipedia
Methane is the primary gas that makes up the product colloquially
known as "marsh gas". Much of the biogenic methane produced in n …
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What industrial facilities are needed to support a largely self sufficient interstellar mini...
I don't see any worker facilities such as retail, entertainment, medical,higher educational. Infrastructure such and water treatment / sewer, reservoirs. Security / safety (police fire?) as well as go …
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Realistic protection for spaceships against kinetic projectiles
I have always been a fan of ice. It's easy to come by, space is cold anyway. It works well as an ablative armor either stand alone or as a type of pykrete. Can be used as fuel radiation shielding and …
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On a world that is ravaged by Carrington Events, is there any way for the inhabitants to dev...
Acceleration of knowledge of electrical phenomenon with monthly recurrences is almost certain. Vacuum tube tech would hold on longer since the are intrinsically more resistant to EMP. (The Voyager pro …
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Methods for mitigating impact of a large high speed cloud of dust in space
Ionize the dust?
Depending on available power, and no hard science tag content here. you could using an ion beam ionize the dust field and generate a powerful magnetic field around the ship to divert …
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What would the climate of this habitable world be like?
Ocean currents play a huge role in climate. Air and ocean current are the planets way of trying to equalize the temperature of the whole planet. This is as we all know impossible but nevertheless it i …
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Are My Ocean Currents Realistic for a Supercontinent?
The only problem I can see with the map as it is and without any depth indication, is that perhaps the small gulfs (top center and bottom right). One would expect in general those areas to be more sha …
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How would a blind intelligent species navigate space?
If they are blind, mayhap they developed as a subterranean species. Hence could have some advantages over humans in traveling in confined spaces like spaceships. Although disadvantages besides the obv …
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What feature of Earth would be most likely attract the interest of aliens?
This was going to be a response to the answer from @Lyall Stewart in Agreement with @Nosajimiki. but became a bit long.
In the galactic population, are predator or prey species the type that generally …
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How to Sneak Von Neumann Probes Past the Enemy?
If nano tech is available(?).
You covered pretty much all of the bases, so the only thing I can think of is, to deploy small swarms nanites into the systems Ort Cloud / Kuiper Belt. Each swarm is task …
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How would the human brain aid a human computer interface/implant in solving complex problems...
Speaking generally, nearly any job done by the current manifestation of how AI might operate would likely benefit from input from a human intelligence.
Though areas were ambiguous outcomes from from n …
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Could an alien civilization discover electricity before fire, if their planet lacked signifi...
MAAAAYBE?
If the creatures just need to "get off the ground" with tool making, and some metallurgy to harness lightning. perhaps they could use geothermal to get to at least pottery? pottery/ceramics …
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Thorne Zytkow Planets $-$ Can a Gas Giant have a Neutron Star core?
Type Ia supernova
A Type Ia supernova is usually created in Binary star systems when the white dwarf pulls enough matter from its sister star onto its surface to achieve Chandrasekhar mass (critical m …
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How might derelict space ships/stations be only partially salvageable?
Normal degradation outside of micro/meteoric impacts in most materials will be retarded in space. This applies mostly to those materials that exposed to vacuum and cold.
However many components and sy …
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What kind of substance that existed in the Middle Ages could, when ignited, potentially dest...
Right, coal or more specific coal dust. Look up dust explosions or fuel
air bomb All you need is a confined area a source to allow oxygen into the area and a fine dust or particle mist.
Even these or …
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