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4 foot diameter black hole comes to rest in Kuiper belt - then what?
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Wigner's Friend and algorithmic information
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Altered Carbon Season 2 -- Better to have read the novel or not?
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Some hypothetical limits for the Star Wars universe?
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Light sabers from the movies to the piste
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Finding the Strongest Low-Density Material
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L. Ron Hubbard - the art, not the man
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Destiny: space does not exist, only time and a suite of commands?
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Maximum mechanical actuator strength allowed by physics
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Teleporting a modern smartphone in 1980
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Fooey, 'Underwater' is not the movie I hoped it might be....
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Mass of the Earth Traveling at 500,000 mph?
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Different Loudness Sound Waves and Destructive Inteference
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Star Wars Episode 9 - The Rise of Skywalker (Spoiler thread)
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What are your thoughts on 'Ad Astra' and Will Smith's upcoming Gemini Man?
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How plausible would be an object like The Way from Greg Bear's Eon?
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Star Wars Episode 9 - The Rise of Skywalker (Upcoming)
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Which of these would be the hardest to do (based on known science)?
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Is ablative laser propulsion a better option than Ion engines?
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DS9's Odo and Other Shape Shifters
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I'm attempting to train a quantum dog (Rusty), suggestions?
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Terminator: Dark Fate Movie Review
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Can Telekinesis Replace Magnetic Fields in Lightsaber Design?
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Is the New Terminator's Technology a Step Backward from T2?
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep vs Blade Runner
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The Mandalorian (upcoming Star Wars tv series, 2019)
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Did 1950's sci-fi have it right?
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Can the Invisible Man Reboot Exceed the Success of Kevin Bacon's Hollow Man?
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Ghost in the Shell (1995 & 2017)
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Sci-Fi Reboots that are lemons
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Empire Strikes Back Documentary (1980)
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Was KSP a somewhat accurate space flight simulator?
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Earth-like planet with 2x surface area, but same surface gravity?
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Do you have to be beyond smart to be an engineer in the Star Wars galaxy?
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Can the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) Dephase?
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The Origins of Vampires and Werewolves: Tracing the Myth Throughout History
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Building a Planet: Considerations for a Habitable Solar System
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Can the big bang be compared to how video games start?
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How Can Drones Create Holograms in the Sky?
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The Matrix and quantum mechanics
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Can a Death Star weapon actually be built?
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Krypton Humanoids: The Possibility of Aliens Evolving to Look Like Humans
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Is is just me, or is FTL dead in SF?
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Is the New Meg Movie Scientifically Accurate?
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Tidal force in the sci-fi book "The Integral Trees"
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China Develops Laser Gun Like Star Wars: Burns Through Skin
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Implications of a closed universe and recollapse
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Air leak on a Star Trek-style shuttle - what happens?
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Exploring the Mysteries of Avatar II-V: The Top Movies of the Century
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Creating slag through magnetic compression
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What avenue of physics can a scientist in the Star Wars galaxy study?
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Could living things survive on radioactive energy?
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Horror Movies that give you chills
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TV shows, movies, and books that are ruined for you by physics
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What will the world be like with immortal Hitlers?
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How do 3-D wormholes work/shift space compared to 2-D portals?
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Culling Humans: The Science of a Perfect Consumer/Predator
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Can constant electrical current heat water?
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Gravity and Life: What's Too Much for Existence?
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What would happen if a Pokéball expelled 999.8kgs of air in 1 second?
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Anyone watching Game of Thrones? (spoilers)
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Is it madness if someone thinks that telepathy is possible?
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Asimov on Science Fiction: the Reaction, not the Action
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Theoretical Higher spatial dimensions question
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New metal gear 3D model in Blender
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Surviving the Apocalypse: The Future of Computing Technology
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Exploring the Fun of Alternate Realities: A Retrospective
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Is Yellow Submarine Still a Must-Watch 50 Years Later?
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Star ship building: What elements are needed to build the ship?
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How easily can a high amperage electric fence be shorted out?
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Good sci-fi movies about the afterlife
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Handwavium and other precious elements
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Top Sci-Fi TV Shows: Manifest, Legacies, A Discovery of Witches, and More!
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Novel About Terraforming Ceres
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Other hypothetical types of life
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Calculation of the distance between planets on a given date
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Plasma Projectiles Versus Metal Armor
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Virtual Revolution Sci Fi Movie [2016]
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Question about incandescence
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Can the Heat Radiation Formula Enhance Magical Fireballs in Tabletop Gaming?
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Engine design -- Fusion powered rockets
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Neutrino vs. Photon Momentum at Fixed Energy
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EM Wave Amplitudes and Fictional Force Field
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Are Sci-Fi Movies Accurate Depictions of Aliens?
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Aliens with Control over Gravitons in the KHz Range
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G-Force Tolerance and Heart Rate
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Artificial Gravity in Science Fiction
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Engineering (Science) Fiction - An Introduction
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Why are Armor Piercing Rounds Pointy?
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This arxiv.org article talks about a "maximum force"
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Solo: A Star Wars Story (Upcoming)
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No Charge Matter: Understanding Ki Blasts in Games
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Dragon Ball GURPS: Calculating Force Field Kinetic Energy
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"Ant Man" and the Planck scale
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Swinging a Hollow Tube vs. Solid Cylinder
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