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How can I transition from a democracy to a dictatorship, from within the government?

answered May 8, 2015 at 16:29

8 votes

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Could a bird be a match for a small airship?

answered May 11, 2015 at 22:53

6 votes

Most effective long-term zombie killing weapon

answered May 13, 2015 at 17:17

6 votes

How would a society isolated by monster attacks get food?

answered Feb 21, 2018 at 15:51

5 votes

Must magic be tied to medieval tech?

answered May 13, 2015 at 0:21

5 votes

Economic feasibility of RTGs for base power

answered May 20, 2015 at 17:32

5 votes

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Under a single planet-wide ruling power, would war be inevitably present?

answered Apr 30, 2015 at 18:26

4 votes

A weapon(preferably hard scifi) that will limit velocity of space ships in a wide region temporarily

answered Apr 18, 2017 at 18:45

3 votes

How could a humanist civilization favor the selfless?

answered Jul 21, 2017 at 22:25

3 votes

How long would it take to nuke an alien spaceship in orbit?

answered Nov 21, 2018 at 18:23

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How would this country react to an unprepared war?

answered May 12, 2015 at 16:11

3 votes

Rationalizing Villainy in Demons

answered May 8, 2015 at 0:28

2 votes

Economy of a worldwide totalitarian regime

answered May 20, 2015 at 21:16

2 votes

Is hand to hand combat the destined to make a comeback in space?

answered May 8, 2015 at 19:00

2 votes

If our universe were a simulation, what could a bug look like?

answered May 5, 2015 at 22:59

2 votes

How to keep an authoritarian state from scientific stagnation?

answered Apr 30, 2015 at 17:11

2 votes

Could machine guns be produced in the 14th century?

answered Nov 27, 2018 at 20:28

2 votes

Could a technologically advanced society exist as a feudal monarchy?

answered Dec 2, 2019 at 16:43

2 votes

What kind of weaponry and tactics would be effective against a plant based species?

answered Feb 26, 2018 at 17:36

2 votes

Escaping a dying planet

answered May 25, 2015 at 15:44

2 votes

Flat world with land only between the tropics

answered May 28, 2015 at 21:44

2 votes

A sufficient justification for the infantry using lethal, directed energy weapons

answered Mar 14, 2017 at 19:34

2 votes

How to conceal my immortality without hiding for a hundred years?

answered Mar 23, 2017 at 17:36

1 vote

A radar-invisible stealth car?

answered Apr 20, 2016 at 15:16

1 vote

Would a sapient species have to be the dominant species?

answered May 20, 2015 at 16:27

1 vote

How can I make humans NOT WANT to investigate how a supernatural ability works in an intelligent, non-human creature?

answered May 27, 2015 at 22:19

1 vote

Is a world without any animals except humans possible and what would be the impacts?

answered Mar 27, 2017 at 22:56

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How could a plant generate harmful (only to other species) radiation, or similar effect?

answered Apr 25, 2015 at 0:11

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How should I go about inciting a civil war in a primitive, isolated country?

answered May 12, 2015 at 16:23

1 vote

Preventing an AGI from becoming smarter

answered May 22, 2015 at 20:46

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36 Answers

How can I transition from a democracy to a dictatorship, from within the government?

Could a bird be a match for a small airship?

Most effective long-term zombie killing weapon

How would a society isolated by monster attacks get food?

Must magic be tied to medieval tech?

Economic feasibility of RTGs for base power

Under a single planet-wide ruling power, would war be inevitably present?

A weapon(preferably hard scifi) that will limit velocity of space ships in a wide region temporarily

How could a humanist civilization favor the selfless?

How long would it take to nuke an alien spaceship in orbit?

How would this country react to an unprepared war?

Rationalizing Villainy in Demons

Economy of a worldwide totalitarian regime

Is hand to hand combat the destined to make a comeback in space?

If our universe were a simulation, what could a bug look like?

How to keep an authoritarian state from scientific stagnation?

Could machine guns be produced in the 14th century?

Could a technologically advanced society exist as a feudal monarchy?

What kind of weaponry and tactics would be effective against a plant based species?

Escaping a dying planet

Flat world with land only between the tropics

A sufficient justification for the infantry using lethal, directed energy weapons

How to conceal my immortality without hiding for a hundred years?

A radar-invisible stealth car?

Would a sapient species have to be the dominant species?

How can I make humans NOT WANT to investigate how a supernatural ability works in an intelligent, non-human creature?

Is a world without any animals except humans possible and what would be the impacts?

How could a plant generate harmful (only to other species) radiation, or similar effect?

How should I go about inciting a civil war in a primitive, isolated country?

Preventing an AGI from becoming smarter