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What happened to the respectful discussions in physics?
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Space ships turning+time dilation
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Orbital Mechanics Question - Speculative
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Possible different paths for evolution
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Call for examples of 'coincidences' in physics
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Check my work please: Jupiter as power station?
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Scifi Author Needs Answer to Question
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Science fiction inventor with another science fiction question
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Writing: Input Wanted Community writing project PF choose-your-own adventure
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Writing: Input Wanted Community writing project PF MadLib
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Einstein's Field Equations - SF Writer needs general answer
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Music School Draft: Competing for a Spot in the Top 16 Universities
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Future Energy Sources & Weapon Systems Ideas
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Writing: Input Wanted Paul Goznac the Ornithological Statistician
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Understanding orbital characteristics of a moon of a gas giant
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How could you remove all the oxygen from Earth's Atmosphere? Hypothetically
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How Does Physics Apply to Superhuman Scenarios in Sci-Fi Writing?
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Long term genetic outcome of one time very harsh unnatural selection on humans
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Which technologies or ideas should survive civilization collapse?
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What Secrets Could a Giant Spaceship Uncover in Saturn's Rings?
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Best Shot at FTL Travel in 21st Century?
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Physics Lecture for a screenplay
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How would vehicles for Mars differ from Earth's?
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Division of hunting roles arising from sexual dimorphisms - plausible?
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Writing: Input Wanted From IT Tech to English Adventure: My Story
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What cosmological event could snuff out the sun without destroying Earth?
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Exploring Superhero Shenanigans: Perception and Speed
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Writer looking for help in space
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Practical for a civilian to build a space suit?
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Can a Superhero Use Earth's Rotational Force as a Power Source?
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Tidal implications of eccentric planetary orbit
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Could this hypothetical xoplanet support life?
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Community SciFi writing project #1
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Community SciFi writing project proposal
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Universal-Expansion Hypothesis Query
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How Bright Must an Asteroid Be to Catch an Amateur Astronomer's Eye?
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How Does a Magical Cloud Factory Create Supercells?
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Science-Fiction: What could impede the use of electricity on half of Mars?
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Questions about a planet with two moons
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Faster Than Light Travel, Theories.
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Posting stories in the Writing forum?
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SciFi writer needs space travel help
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Simulated Gravity, Am I calculating it properly
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Soft SF writer wonders: How might a hot chick conjure a traversable wormhole?
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Developing writeer needs two moons
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Exploring Physics & Fiction: Is Consciousness Possible?
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Feasibility of pregnant birth: xenobiological
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Could anything artificial survive from the Mesozoic era?
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How Much Impact Can a -200 Degrees Centigrade Ice Shield Withstand?
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How Does Weather Behave Inside a Rotating Cylindrical Spaceship?
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Can Parallel Universes Theoretically Interact and Impact Each Other?
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Largest possible size for a goldilocks zone planet with near Earth Gravity?
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How Do You Calculate the Destructive Energy on a Kamikaze Spaceship?
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Writer looking for help regarding death prediction
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How long would it take for an interstellar spaceship to reach Alpha Centauri?
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Personal Handheld Computers 500 years from now.
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Sci Fi writer with question about sound inside of tunnels.
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Hypothetical Planet in the Alpha Centauri System (Book research)
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Sci-Fi: speculation about a desert planet
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Futuristic space travel between star systems
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Science fiction writer needs help on sci-fi weapon
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Graphic Novelist Wanting to Verify Info
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Are My Sci-Fi Population Estimates Realistic?
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Should We Create a Board for Sci-Fi Novelists Seeking Science Advice?
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I have a question regarding a science fiction story I am writing.
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Can a Giant Moon and Enclosed Desert Planet Coexist Realistically in Sci-Fi?
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What would a dimension with unstable forces be like?
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Help with Math Question: Calculating Time Dilation
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Sci-Fi Story Idea: Avatar Autonomy & Black Hole Singularity
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SF Writer in need of assistance - SPACESHIP FUEL
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Time dilation question for a sci-fi story premise
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I need some ideas for a sci-fi essay related to the accident of a LHC.
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Writer's quantum entanglement Qs (help)
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Roller Coasters-help a writer out?
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Writer Has a Medical question(s)?
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I am Writing a scifi story. Is my hypothetical neuron at least plausible?
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Pro Writer Needs Help To Develop Paper
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Ukrainian writer in need of your knowledge
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Formulas needed for science fiction book
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A writer's (not a physicist's) question
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Can Heroes Use a Lunar Rock's Angular Momentum to Safely Land a Spacecraft?
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Sci-fi writer needs help with unusual problem
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Another question from a sci-fi writer
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Help a fiction writer with EMF field removal
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Budding SciFi Author with many questions
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What Is the Best Science Fiction Movie Ever?
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Fiction Writer Looking for Some Astronomy Help
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Fiction Writer Looking for More Astronomy Help
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Fiction Writer Looking for Astronomy Help
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Quantum Questions from a Sci Fi writer
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Time dilation question for short scifi story
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Madonna's Life: Writer from Ukraine Asks What Do You Know? - Svetlana Shmidt
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Questions on space travel for a sci-fi story
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Exploring Science Fiction Concepts: Space Combat, Plasma Mirrors, and More
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Relativity question for Hard SciFi writing
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What Should The Next Science Fiction Monster Be?
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Sci-Fi Prisoners Build a Boat: Windmill and Propeller Construction Tips
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What Qualities Do You Find Common To Great Science Fiction?
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The ultimate Science Fiction quiz.
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Can String Theory Powers Make a Comic Hero Invincible?
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