Questions tagged [extreme-terrain]
For questions regarding extraordinary geographical features.
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Is a worldwide rain shadow effect possible?
Let's say there is one massive ocean that takes up a large portion of the eastern/western hemisphere. Rain shadows are caused by mountains blocking moist air from blowing into areas. So, let's say a ...
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How can a mushroom based leather be treated to create 'viable/safe' climbing equipment?
Basically, imagine a village that is living on entirely artificial man-made concrete platforms. Because of reasons, each platform contains a smaller taller platform that requires a sheer climb of some ...
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What would a glassed planet really look like?
While the Halo franchise has used it a lot, other franchises have also mentioned/threatened with the idea of glassing a planet. The sheer heat of the attacks used on the planet to make it ...
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Believably Enhancing Actuator Machinery Performance through Ground Detection Techniques in Articulated Mechanical Racehorse Hooves
My hero is an ingenious technician held captive in a pirate enclave and serving them in the mechanical maintenance of their steampunk race horses. Similar to pod racing in Star Wars I: The Phantom ...
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The Smallest Sun
What is the smallest sun that can exist in nature? Could a civilization develop an artificial sun that will fit inside the planet?
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What planetary conditions would lead to a rough terrain?
I'm designing a world where humans find it easier to travel using arachnoskeletons, exoskeletons that have 8 spider-like legs. I thought that these legs would be the most effective for traversing ...
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Algorithm for creating realistic flying (voxel) islands [closed]
I am currently working on a part of a game that has voxel-based terrain, a bit like Minecraft. There are different kinds of „blocks“ like stone, dirt, sand, etc. But the story/setting requires that I ...
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What kind of horseshoes work best on a molten lead track?
There is a horse race happening in Hell. Hell is very rocky and prone to earthquakes, so the best place for the racetrack is on a river of molten lead. This makes for a flat course with obvious ...
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How to make a pump for lots of molten lead?
If I had a steady and powerful wind source and wanted to run a continuous flow of liquid lead, what method would work best to lift the fluid?
One benefit of this fluid is that the machinery will be ...
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How to maintain large ships in hostile atmosphere?
The simplest effective method for maintaining large flying vessels is needed
My society is a pirate haven which has low technology and resources. They have jury-rigged some system to keep the fleet ...
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Why can't the military stop my hidden pirate haven from illegal gambling and smuggling?
My pirate safe haven runs gambling rings, horse races, and trades contraband but no one can find it or penetrate it. Why?
I've got a story revolving around pirates and a rescue. The pirates have a ...
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Why do people blow up here?
My organolithium environment planet needs to be chemically stabilized
But I don't know which compounds could physically evolve on a planet to form an atmosphere and seas wherein humans would ...
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Midway through Terraforming Venus
I was watching a quite interesting Kurzgesagt video, Here. How would the surface of Venus look after freezing the CO2 out of the atmosphere? At around 5:28, we see that the atmospheric pressure is 3 ...
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Replacing heavy cranes with airships for alien city building? Pros/cons?
We are doing construction on an alien world with unbreathable air
This creates a very big problem for a growing city which needs to expand. Workers cannot go outside safely for long periods.
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Method of expanding a city in toxic environment
A city on an alien desert needs to expand, here is the method I feel should be cost-effective and cheap.
Use the image below for reference.
A square area is mapped out and leveled off for the ...
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