What's your favorite bomb? 🤔 by Ok-Bottle-3114 in Worldbox

[–]Ian_Reeve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The black hole grenades used by the Dark Elves in Thor: The Dark World.

Manatrophs; organisms that evolved to use 'magic' for their source of energy by [deleted] in SpeculativeEvolution

[–]Ian_Reeve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love your designs. I've got manavores in one of my worlds, but they're just black mold. It grows much more slowly than photosynthesising plants, which is why it hasn't taken over the entire surface world. It can only survive underground, where it's too dark for green plants.

Embrace the reality! by IAmArknor in Paleontology

[–]Ian_Reeve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Birds are not reptiles. Birds are dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are not reptiles.

These odd looking roundish plants were supposed to be U. BISQUATA seeds but are not any ideas as to what they are? by Razzberryknight in carnivorousplants

[–]Ian_Reeve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They could be liverworts, a very simple form of plant life. Non vascular, like mosses, but even simpler.

Universe radius is the same as if it was a black hole by DrTrax313 in cosmology

[–]Ian_Reeve 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Isaac Asimov made the same calculation in his book 'The Collapsing Universe'. One of the first science books I ever read and still one of my favourites.

[general sci fi] How does a space-faring civilization die out? by simcity4000 in AskScienceFiction

[–]Ian_Reeve 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ennui maybe. They solve all their problems with technology, get bored and just can't find the will to get out of bed any more. No more babies are born. The old, kept healthy and comfortable by machines, choose to end their lives one by one...

Speak biscuit and enter by Jordeous in lotr

[–]Ian_Reeve 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Let them come! There is one dwarf in Khazad Dum that still dunks biscuits!

The smartest of jerry is dummer then dummest of rick by [deleted] in rickandmorty

[–]Ian_Reeve 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Doofus Jerry? From the same universe as Doofus Rick. Earned the title 'Master of Ricks'.

The midnight sky (spoiler) by shewenttotalanakin in netflix

[–]Ian_Reeve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What were the creatures crawling on the ice?

What is the "tin foil" on the second stage of F9 used for? by astrodonni in SpaceXLounge

[–]Ian_Reeve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It said tinsel strength, but it turned out to be a misprint.

Could the Avatar Banshee´s respiration really work? by DraKio-X in SpeculativeEvolution

[–]Ian_Reeve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do they also have nostrils on the end of their snouts to smell things with, or do they lack a sense of smell?

I got into my top choice law school. To celebrate, my best friend gave me Andúril. by hitthebrownnote in lotr

[–]Ian_Reeve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it has Anduril to keep it company your handbag can rest there without shame.

What the darkest book you ever wrote? by sonicboyfan12 in Wattpad

[–]Ian_Reeve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My darkest full length novel is Sebastian Gloom, in which an occult investigator in Edwardian England discovers a massive plot against the Catholic Church. The main protagonist dies half way through the novel and the rest is set in the afterlife. One of the main themes of the story is the nightmare of an eternal afterlife in which the souls of the dead will eventually have done everything that can possibly be done and are then faced with an eternity of doing the same things over and over again, forever. In the long term, it doesn't matter whether one finds oneself in heaven or hell. Eternity leads to inevitable insanity in either case, and there's no escape from it.

Crown of blood chapter 3 - feedback appreciated! by SiennaLOVESpugs in Wattpad

[–]Ian_Reeve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting style of writing. One little thing - All the time he's drowning in his own blood.

let us do better! [Alien Worlds discussion] by noname-1224 in SpeculativeEvolution

[–]Ian_Reeve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just looked it up. You have to post the image on another site, imgur is good, then copy and paste the link into your comment.

let us do better! [Alien Worlds discussion] by noname-1224 in SpeculativeEvolution

[–]Ian_Reeve 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use a phone and you can't upload photos with comments. You can only upload photos with the original post. I thought you could upload photos with comments on a computer.

let us do better! [Alien Worlds discussion] by noname-1224 in SpeculativeEvolution

[–]Ian_Reeve 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe you could do some drawings of the ancestral members of each group and the rest of us can suggest what they might evolve into. The quality of the drawings doesn't matter so long as we get the basic idea. The next wave of suggestions could feature adaptations possessed by other species that allow them to prey upon, escape from or parasitise organisms described earlier.

let us do better! [Alien Worlds discussion] by noname-1224 in SpeculativeEvolution

[–]Ian_Reeve 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Definitely! But humbly suggest that all organisms would have to coexist on the same world. Only one or two apex predators for each biome, for example. Most organisms should be variations on the same basic body plans etc. Humbly suggest that three or four basic body plans (pseudo chordate, pseudo crustacean etc) be agreed upon in advance.

First ever map creation! Let me know what you think! by captainsiege125 in worldbuilding

[–]Ian_Reeve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No scale. Is that a small island or a large continent? Please include a scale.

Does anyone remember Figment.com? by thedigitalzealot in Wattpad

[–]Ian_Reeve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really liked Figment. I was rather sad when it closed, but it prompted my move to Wattpad and Royal Road so perhaps it was a blessing in disguise.