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Unraveling the Mystery of Harry Stephen Keeler's Webwork Plots
- EagleNebula
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Survivable change to the earth’s orbit
- Slarty
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Eye of Moon: Planet Orbiting a Double Star
- Tomp115
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Jestilla Atilla's Journey Through the Warp: A Warhammer 40k Tale
- Drakkith
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Writing: Input Wanted Warp Drive System: Could Powerful Lasers Reach Warp Speed?
- jackyruth
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Writing: Input Wanted Future travel with the tachyon field
- jackyruth
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What are the potential uses and properties of gravitons in quantum theory?
- svenand496
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What happened to the respectful discussions in physics?
- JeTSpice
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Space ships turning+time dilation
- willbell
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Orbital Mechanics Question - Speculative
- MrMattHoffman
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Possible different paths for evolution
- Czcibor
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Call for examples of 'coincidences' in physics
- icvotria
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Check my work please: Jupiter as power station?
- critchdizzle
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Scifi Author Needs Answer to Question
- kamalayka
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Science fiction inventor with another science fiction question
- schonovic
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Writing: Input Wanted Community writing project PF choose-your-own adventure
- Greg Bernhardt
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Writing: Input Wanted Community writing project PF MadLib
- Greg Bernhardt
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Einstein's Field Equations - SF Writer needs general answer
- Ring Gate
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Music School Draft: Competing for a Spot in the Top 16 Universities
- Catria
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Future Energy Sources & Weapon Systems Ideas
- BlindSniper
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Writing: Input Wanted Paul Goznac the Ornithological Statistician
- Khantazm
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Understanding orbital characteristics of a moon of a gas giant
- Kirshy
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How could you remove all the oxygen from Earth's Atmosphere? Hypothetically
- RobinsonJ
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How Does Physics Apply to Superhuman Scenarios in Sci-Fi Writing?
- TheGunslinger
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Long term genetic outcome of one time very harsh unnatural selection on humans
- Czcibor
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Which technologies or ideas should survive civilization collapse?
- Czcibor
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What Secrets Could a Giant Spaceship Uncover in Saturn's Rings?
- willbell
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Best Shot at FTL Travel in 21st Century?
- MattRob
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Physics Lecture for a screenplay
- lucifervandro
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How would vehicles for Mars differ from Earth's?
- CCWilson
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Division of hunting roles arising from sexual dimorphisms - plausible?
- onomatomanic
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Writing: Input Wanted From IT Tech to English Adventure: My Story
- r4z0r84
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What cosmological event could snuff out the sun without destroying Earth?
- CCWilson
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Exploring Superhero Shenanigans: Perception and Speed
- chasrob
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Writer looking for help in space
- leahwelch1929
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Practical for a civilian to build a space suit?
- CCWilson
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Can a Superhero Use Earth's Rotational Force as a Power Source?
- Subject39
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Tidal implications of eccentric planetary orbit
- onomatomanic
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Could this hypothetical xoplanet support life?
- KTevolved
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Community SciFi writing project #1
- 256bits
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Community SciFi writing project proposal
- Nimbian
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Universal-Expansion Hypothesis Query
- drshi
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How Bright Must an Asteroid Be to Catch an Amateur Astronomer's Eye?
- chasrob
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How Does a Magical Cloud Factory Create Supercells?
- LuckyStampede
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Science-Fiction: What could impede the use of electricity on half of Mars?
- Rando
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Questions about a planet with two moons
- jack5000
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Faster Than Light Travel, Theories.
- Nimbian
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Posting stories in the Writing forum?
- GregJ
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SciFi writer needs space travel help
- jashton
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Simulated Gravity, Am I calculating it properly
- Nimbian
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Soft SF writer wonders: How might a hot chick conjure a traversable wormhole?
- Shephardmoon
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Developing writeer needs two moons
- Spindle
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Exploring Physics & Fiction: Is Consciousness Possible?
- Tievka
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Feasibility of pregnant birth: xenobiological
- onomatomanic
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Could anything artificial survive from the Mesozoic era?
- dilletante
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How Much Impact Can a -200 Degrees Centigrade Ice Shield Withstand?
- schonovic
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How Does Weather Behave Inside a Rotating Cylindrical Spaceship?
- gendou2
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Can Parallel Universes Theoretically Interact and Impact Each Other?
- trishwriter
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Largest possible size for a goldilocks zone planet with near Earth Gravity?
- Lowkea
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How Do You Calculate the Destructive Energy on a Kamikaze Spaceship?
- schonovic
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Writer looking for help regarding death prediction
- barnot
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How long would it take for an interstellar spaceship to reach Alpha Centauri?
- QuickTactical
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Personal Handheld Computers 500 years from now.
- lakers20
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Sci Fi writer with question about sound inside of tunnels.
- Sci-Fried
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Hypothetical Planet in the Alpha Centauri System (Book research)
- williamsusaf
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Sci-Fi: speculation about a desert planet
- JQP
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Futuristic space travel between star systems
- tmcphd
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Science fiction writer needs help on sci-fi weapon
- schonovic
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Graphic Novelist Wanting to Verify Info
- cruggero
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Are My Sci-Fi Population Estimates Realistic?
- LuciusTritus
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Should We Create a Board for Sci-Fi Novelists Seeking Science Advice?
- cephron
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I have a question regarding a science fiction story I am writing.
- GalacticDFNDR
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Can a Giant Moon and Enclosed Desert Planet Coexist Realistically in Sci-Fi?
- ann-omaly
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What would a dimension with unstable forces be like?
- scifiwriter
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Help with Math Question: Calculating Time Dilation
- benjonesart
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Sci-Fi Story Idea: Avatar Autonomy & Black Hole Singularity
- drew500
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SF Writer in need of assistance - SPACESHIP FUEL
- connectivity
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Time dilation question for a sci-fi story premise
- lendrick
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I need some ideas for a sci-fi essay related to the accident of a LHC.
- Chaste
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Writer's quantum entanglement Qs (help)
- GeekWriter
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Roller Coasters-help a writer out?
- CynthiaC
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Writer Has a Medical question(s)?
- Hebi Kumo
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I am Writing a scifi story. Is my hypothetical neuron at least plausible?
- mihna
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Pro Writer Needs Help To Develop Paper
- chimichan9a
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Ukrainian writer in need of your knowledge
- Mike Air
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Formulas needed for science fiction book
- Firesmith
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A writer's (not a physicist's) question
- davewe
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Can Heroes Use a Lunar Rock's Angular Momentum to Safely Land a Spacecraft?
- CaptKronos
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Sci-fi writer needs help with unusual problem
- dydx
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Another question from a sci-fi writer
- Alistair Maxwel
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Help a fiction writer with EMF field removal
- angelbear
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Budding SciFi Author with many questions
- Nostredame
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What Is the Best Science Fiction Movie Ever?
- Maxwells Demon
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Fiction Writer Looking for Some Astronomy Help
- mf3201d
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Fiction Writer Looking for More Astronomy Help
- mf3201d
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Fiction Writer Looking for Astronomy Help
- mf3201d
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Quantum Questions from a Sci Fi writer
- Alistair Maxwel
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Time dilation question for short scifi story
- strongarm
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Madonna's Life: Writer from Ukraine Asks What Do You Know? - Svetlana Shmidt
- Uksvets
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Questions on space travel for a sci-fi story
- StarkRavingMad
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