Recent content by modus

Thanks for the answers so far, very heartening to know this is in the realm of possibility. 50,000 years in the grand scheme of things isn't too terribly long. This is a little above me but thanks, I understand the underlying concept. I was also lead to an article about the Pioneer Plaque...

Is it at all possible for radio communication to travel from the obscured part of our galaxy to Earth? If so, about how long would it take to reach us? I have an idea for fiction where we're able to receive communications from the far side of the Milky Way, but we can't figure out how to...

I don't remember that from Avatar. Is that even plausible, though? An element with anti-gravity properties? That's a great way to do the floating continent thing. Seems like if I want to defy anything, I can just fabricate an element for it, haha. Very convenient, but I'm sure certain extremes...

Right. Well I've always had a small obsession with sky themes. There's some books and games that depict floating continents, and I wanted to try and demystify that sort of environment. Not easy. Thanks for your help, everyone.

That... is a good point. Up wouldn't be up anymore. I was applying my idea to objects but not people. Not sure what I was thinking.

Ick, yeah, this is exactly what I thought would happen. Too many problems to explain, too distracting in terms of trying to tell a story. However, I still don't want a gravity-free environment. I'm looking to achieve a reverse-gravity environment while maintaining a life-sustaining atmosphere...

So some form of foreign element en masse finds its way into our atmosphere and becomes trapped there, creating an encompassing layer. It changes gravity from the crust upward but still allows the atmosphere to be contained. That's what I'm getting from your answer, but I don't think I understand...

I'll start off by saying I have ZERO scientific background. I'm very interested in having a general working knowledge of physics and such, but I'm more concerned with creative applications for writing at the moment. Ever seen a movie with way too many scientific impossibilities? Yeah, I'd like...