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Why not use futuristic pavise ballistic shields for protection?

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Given early 1800's level technology, is it feasible to extract salt and fresh water from the ocean?

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What Kind of weapon would create a scar like this?

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Throwing away muscle memory to make brain backups smaller. Would it work?

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Prolonging a siege indefinitely by tunneling

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Robbing the past to pay the future: Where do the resources go? How to balance the books?

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How to dry an ocean planet and NOT turn it into a salty desert?

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In what way could a small, non-magical force hold a castle against a larger, magically-abled force?

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How far could a society technologically advance without using iron?

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Solar expansion and habitability

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Dragons are supposed to have a “smart” breath weapon. How could that work?

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How the weather would look like on a planet with H2O Vapor(steam) atmosphere?

science-based reality-check atmosphere

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Anatomically correct Quetzalcoatl

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