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If 30% of global military spending for the next 30 years were instead spent on an "intelligent life" backup colony, where should we site it and why?Originally posted (and subsequently closed)...
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I have posted this question in sandbox because:I'm not sure whether this is more suited to worldbuilding or the math stack-exchange site.This question, while simple to me, may feel convoluted because...
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Title:Is this time travel mechanic plausible?I was trying to ask a question for a novel I am trying to make, but it was closed for many reasons. I need help making it ask-worthy. This is my question...
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This is a brainstorm.In my world-building project, I'm crafting a deity known for its excess, and I want to develop rituals that convey the dark and macabre aspects of the faith of its worshipers....
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What qualities would an AGI need to gain legal protections today?Sandbox notes:This question was closed as "opinion based" however it is important to my many other AGI questions. I need this world...
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Title:Scientifically plausible way to bring the Earth to a 28- to 30-hour solar dayDoomsday clocks are sort of a common theme in my stories. When I saw @eHaraldo post the sandbox question about slowing...
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No Zombie Cannibalism Allowed!So we have a virus that turns people into technically living zombies. They need to breathe, eat, drink and sleep just like a normal human. However due to limbic system...
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Stars in Alien SkysSo for various plot reasons, belief in astrology plays a large part in the story. I am well aware I could make up my own star patterns or exclude them and just refer to the symbols...
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This question may be part of the anatomically correct series, although as a new user I'm not sure.In a Earth-like setting, what differences from real slime molds would this organism have? The defining...
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Lengthening Earth’s Day/Night CycleTagsgeophysics hard-science post-apocalypse humans science-basedProposed QuestionWhich of these is the most scientifically plausible way to bring the Earth to a 28-...
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Graduated Questions ListIn accordance with Sandbox policy, answers containing graduated questions will be deleted. This answer is designed to be a repository for all those questions that have...
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The Sandbox works best if you sort posts by "active" (click here to do so).Welcome to the Sandbox!This "Sandbox" is a place where Worldbuilding.SE users can get feedback on prospective questions they...
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What industry can only exist in zero G?Wile populating and building the framework for my near future world (~+75-125 years from present), I came to realize that I don't have a real grasp of what...
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What techniques can be used to keep magic weapon technology secret?In a previous question I had asked how I could ensure that they would not wish to go all imperial and stay isolationist despite the...
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Species that never became immune to its own venom - is it plausible?Tags: Science-based, creature-designI am developing a fictional species for a video game I want to develop for a personal project....
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The problem: as per the plot, a group of six teenagers heard about a mysterious new cave with a glowing pool inside and went to check it out. Long story short, they ended up trapped inside a magic cave...
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How could an intelligent aquatic humanoid species hunt underwater?I plan on creating a humanoid aquatic species with still human-like legs instead of merfolk tails, but I ended up realizing after a...
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A while ago i posted this question which was closed due to being "too story based". Since then it has undergone multiple edits which all failed to resolve the issue. For now i do not know what else to...
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