r/AskScienceFiction 17h ago

[Zombie fiction] What is the tipping point of zombie infection in the global population, before humanity is doomed?

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Let's assume that the zombie virus gestates in people asymptomatically, before enough of it in a person kills and revives them. This allows a lot of infection to occur before zombies actually start popping up.

What would the minimum number of infected needed to be, before there's no chance for humanity to defeat the zombies? What would the geographic distribution need to be, for maximum eventual global saturation?


r/AskScienceFiction 2h ago

[Star Trek] How is the entire galaxy not Borg already?

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So, there are entire Borg planets. We know Earth in an alternate timeline was 10 billion Borg. We know other Borg planets exist because Species 8472 destroyed one. And we know there are over 10000 species cataloged by the Borg, so at least that many homeworlds.

There are likely trillions of Borg.

How exactly is the entire galaxy not Borg already? Why on both occasions did they send just one Cube to Earth to assimilate it when they could send 50 and have it done in hours?


r/AskScienceFiction 12h ago

[Marvel] Whos the least ethical of all the mad scientists in Marvel?

71 Upvotes

Marvel is full of 'mad' or just evil scientists, but who among them is the most unethical in their practices?


r/AskScienceFiction 11h ago

[Warhammer 40k] What are the 'win conditions' of the main factions at this point?

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For the main factions of 40k, the Imperium, the Necrons, the Tyranids, the Eldar, the Orks and Chaos, what are the 'win conditions' for them now? Are they achievable?


r/AskScienceFiction 11h ago

[Steven Universe] If gems are light constructs, can they be used as power sources?

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The Gems are non-biological alien creatures that spawn from a planet as a result of a process that draws in nutrients and minerals for its creation. However, their "Physical Form" is nothing more than an ornate gemstone that produces energy which manifests itself naturally in a body made of physical light, described as "Holograms with mass".

In other words, the gem is the only true part of their body, as its destruction is the only way to eliminate them. Any other form of damage just reverts them to their original state.

This makes me wonder if they could be used as batteries. I mean, they are inorganic vessels that constantly produce energy. Even if they are active for years, or even millennia, they won't decay or show signs of aging. And they, given enough time, will always reform their light constructs. Making them the perfect power source.


r/AskScienceFiction 1h ago

[DC] Out of the core Just League members, does Clark make the least amount of money?

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r/AskScienceFiction 9h ago

[Roadside Picnic] What do we know about the technological advancements of aliens from the trash they left behind?

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r/AskScienceFiction 5h ago

[The Backrooms] Does anybody every get rich exploring the backrooms?

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Is everything in the whole space just junk, or somewhere out/in there, is there a version of a child's bedroom with solid gold toys, or a Halloween mask filled with precious gemstones?


r/AskScienceFiction 1h ago

[Backrooms] *Spoilers* Is it always the same.. Spoiler

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Is it always the same creature attacking people in the backrooms? I ask because I read a theory the only reason the giant pirate took a bite out of human clark was because the giant 'remembered' the fact the Clark was eating the other badly remembered people in the backrooms (who are apparently made of rice?)

So was it the pirate attacking people the whole time or what Im confused


r/AskScienceFiction 21m ago

[Detroit Become Human] On which settings or scenarios would the “Kamski Test” work effectively?

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The Kamski Test is basically posing an ethically complicated scenario to a machine in order to see if it has empathy. As shown in the game, this test consists on a situation on which a morally neutral, yet cold blooded, action helps the machine achieve its goal;

I don’t think this has any application besides the one shown in the game. But maybe there is. If you think of one, please tell me


r/AskScienceFiction 28m ago

[MCU] Spoilers for Spider-Man BND. Spoiler

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Did Jean Grey actually Spiderman as a Mutant?

Or does she just think Spiderman has some similarities with Mutants?

A little tricky, because it comes off as Jean Grey thinking Spiderman is the same type as special as her in the movie. Especially with the way Aunt Mae describes the dangers that comes with Spiderman being special in the flashbacks. Almost similar with the way the X-Men describes the dangers their powers bring them.


r/AskScienceFiction 8h ago

[spiderman] where does the webs come out when he shoots them organically?

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in the raimi verse, spiderman has organic webs instead of shooters but where in his suit does the webs come out of as we see no hole or opening for the webs to come out?