User Greg Burghardt - Worldbuilding Stack Exchange

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How does a government that uses undead labor avoid perverse incentives?

answered May 30, 2023 at 23:39

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Why would an AI overlord want to give their robot citizens emotion?

answered Jan 14, 2020 at 17:07

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Why isn't my beautiful city of light full of smog from the factories right below it?

answered Nov 15, 2024 at 0:48

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How could a tropical saltwater lake, turned to freshwater, become salty again?

answered Jan 12, 2025 at 1:26

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How slowly can things be delivered?

answered Feb 1, 2025 at 0:33

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Using ultrasound to destroy buildings

answered Feb 6, 2025 at 19:11

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Why do high-orbit space stations fall once destroyed?

answered Nov 8, 2024 at 4:09

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What are plausible faster than light methods for a far advanced civilization that aren't a warp drive

answered Aug 7, 2020 at 1:50

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Could a Black Market exist in a cashless society (digital currency)?

answered Jul 9, 2024 at 0:44

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What animals would sapient cats domesticate?

answered Nov 11, 2024 at 1:27

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Why Do My Super-Soldiers Constantly Mutter Their Thoughts Out Loud?

answered Jan 20, 2022 at 19:15

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Impact of a massive and static super predator in migration path

answered Oct 25, 2021 at 17:23

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Would a creature that can change its shape and has temporary limbs have a default/resting body shape?

answered May 31, 2022 at 16:47

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Avoiding nutritional imbalance in a densely populated 'concrete jungle' overly reliant on food parcels

answered Nov 14, 2025 at 1:41

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Can a planet rotate on a 90 degree axis and be tidally-locked?

answered Jan 30, 2025 at 0:33

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Why would my quantum resurrection work best in a vacuum?

answered Sep 27, 2024 at 2:05

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Is it realistic for a town to completely disappear overnight without a major crisis and massive cultural/historical impacts?

answered Feb 15, 2021 at 15:08

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What are the consequences of the amount of salt in the ocean?

answered Jul 31, 2024 at 20:14

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How does a government that uses undead labor avoid perverse incentives?

answered May 31, 2023 at 23:11

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How would a sentient species without technology derive General Relativity?

answered Mar 5, 2024 at 18:16

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How can I use time manipulation in the battlefield?

answered Feb 23, 2025 at 2:50

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Would there be any notable physiological effects of 24/7 artificial light exposure on children?

answered Aug 12, 2025 at 21:23

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How can the stars be wrong, so that an observer realises they're not in our world anymore?

answered Mar 26, 2024 at 17:46

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What's a persistent weather condition that could justify being unable to use the Sun to obtain a bearing?

answered Aug 11, 2022 at 23:11

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How can blind worm aliens travel into space if they cannot even see stars?

answered Nov 13, 2022 at 2:41

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Why would you build slow moving vehicles instead of faster ones?

answered May 30, 2024 at 17:51

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26 Answers

How does a government that uses undead labor avoid perverse incentives?

Why would an AI overlord want to give their robot citizens emotion?

Why isn't my beautiful city of light full of smog from the factories right below it?

How could a tropical saltwater lake, turned to freshwater, become salty again?

How slowly can things be delivered?

Using ultrasound to destroy buildings

Why do high-orbit space stations fall once destroyed?

What are plausible faster than light methods for a far advanced civilization that aren't a warp drive

Could a Black Market exist in a cashless society (digital currency)?

What animals would sapient cats domesticate?

Why Do My Super-Soldiers Constantly Mutter Their Thoughts Out Loud?

Impact of a massive and static super predator in migration path

Would a creature that can change its shape and has temporary limbs have a default/resting body shape?

Avoiding nutritional imbalance in a densely populated 'concrete jungle' overly reliant on food parcels

Can a planet rotate on a 90 degree axis and be tidally-locked?

Why would my quantum resurrection work best in a vacuum?

Is it realistic for a town to completely disappear overnight without a major crisis and massive cultural/historical impacts?

What are the consequences of the amount of salt in the ocean?

How does a government that uses undead labor avoid perverse incentives?

How would a sentient species without technology derive General Relativity?

How can I use time manipulation in the battlefield?

Would there be any notable physiological effects of 24/7 artificial light exposure on children?

How can the stars be wrong, so that an observer realises they're not in our world anymore?

What's a persistent weather condition that could justify being unable to use the Sun to obtain a bearing?

How can blind worm aliens travel into space if they cannot even see stars?

Why would you build slow moving vehicles instead of faster ones?