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For questions that ask if a given concept is consistent, or being used consistently, in the context of the referenced world rules. Answers should say yes or no, with supporting info. This tag should not be used with the science-based, hard-science, or science-fiction tags. Comparisons to the real world should use the science-based tag. This tag may not be used alone. This tag may not be used with the science-fiction, science-based, or hard-science tags.

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Is it believable to store information in live DNA for billion years?

The mutation rate in human DNA is round about 1E-4 to 1E-6. That means that in each copying of DNA, there is between 1 in 10,000 and 1 in 1 million errors in copying the sequence. It means that, if th …
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Is it viable to have a school for warriors or assassins that pits students against each othe...

Such a scheme would be radically unstable What you are training is negative concern for the lives of other members of the hierarchy. That is, other members of the same group are fixed as legitimate ta …
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Have I missed any obvious applications of my portal superpower?

In most game systems I have been involved in, the game master has a "cheese detector." This is a process whereby any aspect of the game that "makes swiss cheese" of things gets ruled out. Portals are …
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