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| Topic Started: Aug 17 2011, 03:32 PM (8,760 Views) | |
| lamna | Aug 17 2011, 03:32 PM Post #1 |
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We all have cool ideas for things we'd love to do or make, art, novels, films and so on. But unless you actually have something to show us such as concept art or a first draft I think you should discuss it here so we don't have dozens of topics of people talking about their cool ideas. |
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| Russwallac | Oct 10 2011, 01:24 PM Post #136 |
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"Ta-da!"
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At this point, if you chucked a human into the wilderness, they'd probably have a life expectancty of, oh, about five minutes. Okay, that was a joke. But "wild" humans probably lived about the same length as chimpanzees; at least if menopause is anything to go by. |
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| Thriving_Doc_Xenox | Oct 10 2011, 07:28 PM Post #137 |
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I felt that one!
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Well, considering not all animals go through menopause, I'd say it might be a wee bit different. Only females bleed fro the loins. Unless they dump a female who has VERY sharp claws or other sharp objects, and a bad attitude. Trust me on this one. It's happened. ... <.< ... >.> |
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| Flisch | Oct 10 2011, 08:11 PM Post #138 |
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But why would they not survive? Real butterflies do just fine without intelligence and even if we assume that they are a lot more complex, there are still solitary bird and bat species that might resemble their behaviour. And last time I checked birds and bats aren't on the brink of extinction.
I don't think I'm following. Highly active? >_>
But we already have butterfly species where the caterpillars gather in huge swarms while the adults "do their thing".
Thing is that aging is a process that has been evolved, rather than something that evolution had to find a way around. From a purely biological standpoint organisms don't need to die, but they do to prevent stagnation of the genepool by going out of the way competeing with the next generation. These creatures do the same. Since they take up different ecological niches, the metamorphosis actually frees up space for the new larva generation. |
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| colddigger | Oct 11 2011, 02:22 AM Post #139 |
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Joke's over! Love, Parasky
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I had a thought about a Universe (or world) with entities (demideities) that radiate "aspects" or "realities" that when in contact the aspects react to create ways that the Universe functions, each entity would have its own radius that the aspect reaches out to, I was figuring that there would be one that gives off an aspect of "potential matter" with a radius of half the Universe and another that radiates an aspect of "conjured reality" which brings to existence any "potential" aspects with radii of various star sizes and planet sizes, they could form identical particles with a gradual decrease in radiation strength (frequency?) the further away from the entity you go, and some that have aspects of collapsing matter with a tiny radius and zips around diversifying the matter into different densities and properties, and still others that would continue to change the properties of the matter. There would be others that would affect other things like have shadow aspects which could create microworlds parallel to the "main" one or cancel out others aspects... |
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| Holben | Oct 11 2011, 02:38 AM Post #140 |
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Rumbo a la Victoria
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In a universe full of energy, it shoulda collapsed into matter long ago |
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Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea. "It is the old wound my king. It has never healed." | |
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| colddigger | Oct 11 2011, 02:42 AM Post #141 |
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Joke's over! Love, Parasky
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Na see, there isn't any energy, there's absolute nothingness without the aspects, it's not stone set science more a fantasy thing, which is allowed under the thread topic. |
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| T.Neo | Oct 12 2011, 03:39 PM Post #142 |
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Translunar injection: TLI
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Not my point at all. I'm saying, that survival strategies are important to organisms if they are to breed. It isn't all about mating. If you can't stay healthy or not starve or get eaten, then your chance of breeding becomes very low indeed.
In other words, a life-phase highly dedicated to mating.
Yes... but they're... they're... butterfly species...
Yeah, that's the part that makes no sense to me whatsoever. Older (nonbreeding) humans aren't competition- they remain helpful to the family group. |
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| lamna | Oct 15 2011, 04:33 AM Post #143 |
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These are just notes, but feel free to jump in if you have anything to say. One large island with a Anglo-Saxon culture, with a few elements of Rome and the Normans, coupled with a obsession with longbows. About as large as Java/Britain. Divided into five major parts Royal Lands, small fertile plain in the south with the capital city, with scattered holdings throughout the Kingdom Seal, a long narrow peninsula famed for it's fishing, precious and non-ferrous metals. Badger, a patchwork of forest and farmland, renowned for it's tall, straight trees, and many bandits along it's poorly maintained roads Eel, lots of flat land and swamps, similar to Norfolk, the Netherlands etc. Least loyal house to the crown. Elk, Wide and wild lands in the north, full of forests, mountains but with few people. Contains several "princely states" that rebel every so often. Think Northumbria/Scotland. Also owns a city on the other continent Other continent. About as big as Australia/Greenland One Elk city surrounded by a small area of farmland. South, Mountains and hills with 11 petty kingdoms and dozens of smaller tribes. Pale "celtic" people, often with red hair. West, Thick forests inhabited by "First Nations". Three countries, most of the time. North, open plains and farmland inhabited by centaurs. Unified into one, rather loose nation. North-east coast, one rough city. Originally created as a port for mining operations by a Dwarf Kingdom and a Drow company. Ran into financial trouble and a lack of manpower before pirates and slavers took over. Hated by just about everyone on the continent, especially the Elk city and the centaurs. The land owned by the city is fairly barren for the most part, but rich in very high quality iron. Edited by lamna, Oct 15 2011, 04:35 AM.
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| Flisch | Oct 15 2011, 06:09 AM Post #144 |
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So you're saying all animals that live solitary or aren't as intelligent as humans don't survive?
Well, it's just as highly dedicated to reproduction as any other animal that isn't a rabbit.
And? I don't see why more sophisticated animals (compare mammals and birds) can't have a similar biological setup.
That reasoning is inversed. They are helpful to the family group, because they're already around. Every individual in the group, aside from newborn do something for the group. Because if they didn't, it'd be a waste of resources.* Old people are too old to reliably produce offspring and thus they help the group otherwise by gathering food, raising the children etc. The thing is, they are helpful because they're around anyway, before they die. Dieing of old age is a part of all complex life as a means to make the gene pool shift and prevent stagnation. Again, going by your logic, it would make more evolutionary sense for old people not to die of old age because they're helpful for the community. But they do, to make room for the next generation. *It'd be a waste of resources for the community, because all of the individuals gather food. If one individual isn't helpful for the community but eats the food, it wastes that community's resources. As the hypothetical alien butterfly species has different resources and doesn't live in groups with the adult stages, they don't waste resources, because adult stages don't live off anything the larvae community produces. |
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| Kamidio | Oct 15 2011, 10:45 AM Post #145 |
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The Game Master of the SSU:NC
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I don't suppose there aren't any Scandinavia parallels?
Hey, you two. Stop shitposting and take it to the debate forum. http://s1.zetaboards.com/Conceptual_Evolution/forum/616452/ For shame. A mod and the third member of this site bickering and needing to be broken up by the one guy who no one takes seriously. For shame... Edited by Kamidio, Oct 15 2011, 10:46 AM.
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| lamna | Oct 15 2011, 11:03 AM Post #146 |
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No idea, I'd probably fill them with elves and dwarves. |
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| Flisch | Oct 15 2011, 11:31 AM Post #147 |
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We don't bicker. We have a meaningful and respectful discussion exchanging thoughts and opinions. You'd do good to do the same instead of trying to make everyone shut up, which is the mods' job. |
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| Kamidio | Oct 15 2011, 11:42 AM Post #148 |
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The Game Master of the SSU:NC
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Hey, I see what looks like a fight, I try and stop what looks like a fight. Frankly it's better than when I used to be the cause of a lot of fights.
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| lamna | Oct 15 2011, 04:14 PM Post #149 |
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Ok then, the dwarves get Scandinavia and Russia.
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| colddigger | Oct 15 2011, 05:04 PM Post #150 |
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Joke's over! Love, Parasky
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Just fill it with frog people. Problem solved. Ooooo, one idea that that brings to mind is an island with multiple kingdoms (tribes, territories, whatever you want to call it) that are unaware of a world beyond the seas, and then a nation from beyond the waters moves in quickly taking over. It'd be one of those classic putting their differences aside to all burn together stories. I mean... conquer the giant... stories... Edited by colddigger, Oct 15 2011, 05:09 PM.
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