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How to defend yourself against blood magic

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

economy ocean industrial-age

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Would a Liquid-Metal battery be practical for powering an airship

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Reasons for using monsters as bioweapons

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How can a boneless creature make temporary supports?

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What's the largest space ship that couldn't support its own weight?

science-based science-fiction spaceships city

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

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What are the upper and lower year lengths for a habitable planet of 40 Eridani A?

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How far could a society technologically advance without using iron?

technological-development civilization

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