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Logical reason why my dystopian government exiles rebels instead of killing them?

answered Jul 31, 2018 at 5:14

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Why might the government keep the gold at Fort Knox, even though super-villains steal it all the time?

answered Jul 11, 2018 at 1:45

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Are "Midas" swords useless for warfare?

answered Jul 29, 2018 at 5:18

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How would an order of Monks that renounce their names communicate effectively?

answered Jun 23, 2019 at 5:44

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How to make a metal with extraordinary property worthless?

answered Dec 4, 2018 at 12:15

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Putting Ant-Man on house arrest

answered Apr 22, 2019 at 16:48

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How dangerous is a 500-year-old nuclear warhead?

answered Dec 10, 2018 at 18:33

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Would the US government of the 1960’s be able to feasibly recreate a modern laptop?

answered Oct 28, 2019 at 22:59

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Mutually invisible foes. How can they fight?

answered Dec 2, 2018 at 11:00

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Would using carbon dioxide as fuel work to reduce the greenhouse effect?

answered Jul 21, 2019 at 21:00

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How to trigger explosive arrows?

answered Jun 11, 2018 at 14:42

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How can a defecting pilot improve their odds of survival?

answered Jul 17, 2018 at 8:11

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The erosion problem on floating islands

answered Jul 19, 2021 at 22:31

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Is it possible to have a strip of cold climate in the middle of a planet?

answered Mar 23, 2019 at 19:57

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Where would space habitats get their oxygen from?

answered Sep 2, 2018 at 23:40

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Listening to Your Computer - Infering Software Use via Acoustic and Electronic Noise

answered Apr 18, 2022 at 4:43

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Why would "dead languages" be the only languages that spells could be written in?

answered Jul 1, 2019 at 23:58

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Logical reason why dystopian government controls what people wear?

answered Aug 1, 2018 at 3:29

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Why would Dune sand worms, or their like, be attracted to even the smallest movement?

answered Nov 21, 2021 at 3:16

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Why might the dystopian government make its policemen patrol in fours?

answered Aug 20, 2018 at 23:51

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Why combat machines in this world are colorful

answered Aug 23, 2021 at 23:38

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I want to build a weapon targeting Interstellar distances. How viable are railguns?

answered Mar 18, 2021 at 19:42

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Elves have alcoholic blood

answered Nov 1, 2018 at 15:46

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Use Mercury as quenching liquid for swords?

answered Mar 8, 2019 at 14:55

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Is it possible to remotely hack the GPS system and disable GPS service worldwide?

answered May 22, 2019 at 17:47

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Would it be possible for hunter gatherers to accidentally colonize an exoplanet, from an asteroid knocking a rock containing a cave into space?

answered Jul 30, 2020 at 14:43

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Energy sheathed bullets: What's the point?

answered May 2, 2022 at 4:50

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Why could the militaristically superior dwarves who are the only ones with magic weapons be isolationist?

answered Feb 28 at 15:00

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Can an airforce be developed in secret?

answered Nov 4, 2023 at 8:35

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Why would the devil give someone immortality in exchange for them maintaining a diary?

answered Apr 30, 2022 at 8:44

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Logical reason why my dystopian government exiles rebels instead of killing them?

Why might the government keep the gold at Fort Knox, even though super-villains steal it all the time?

Are "Midas" swords useless for warfare?

How would an order of Monks that renounce their names communicate effectively?

How to make a metal with extraordinary property worthless?

Putting Ant-Man on house arrest

How dangerous is a 500-year-old nuclear warhead?

Would the US government of the 1960’s be able to feasibly recreate a modern laptop?

Mutually invisible foes. How can they fight?

Would using carbon dioxide as fuel work to reduce the greenhouse effect?

How to trigger explosive arrows?

How can a defecting pilot improve their odds of survival?

The erosion problem on floating islands

Is it possible to have a strip of cold climate in the middle of a planet?

Where would space habitats get their oxygen from?

Listening to Your Computer - Infering Software Use via Acoustic and Electronic Noise

Why would "dead languages" be the only languages that spells could be written in?

Logical reason why dystopian government controls what people wear?

Why would Dune sand worms, or their like, be attracted to even the smallest movement?

Why might the dystopian government make its policemen patrol in fours?

Why combat machines in this world are colorful

I want to build a weapon targeting Interstellar distances. How viable are railguns?

Elves have alcoholic blood

Use Mercury as quenching liquid for swords?

Is it possible to remotely hack the GPS system and disable GPS service worldwide?

Would it be possible for hunter gatherers to accidentally colonize an exoplanet, from an asteroid knocking a rock containing a cave into space?

Energy sheathed bullets: What's the point?

Why could the militaristically superior dwarves who are the only ones with magic weapons be isolationist?

Can an airforce be developed in secret?

Why would the devil give someone immortality in exchange for them maintaining a diary?