What if it works like a non-Newtonian fluid? Anything can move slowly through them, but fast movement causes them to act like a solid. If ghosts were real, why couldn't they be able to slowly walk through a door, then knock over a vase with a quick swing of their arm?Rhykker said:If a ghost passes through an object, then it can exert no force on it, and thus cannot manipulate it.
Cheer up. We haven't even explored one planet out of the entire universe yet. It's far too early for people to be claiming complete certainty on anything. Besides, science gets proven wrong all the time, usually by better science. So it's possible someone will invent a device and go "holy crap, ghosts are real, put it in the book".ritchards said:Science, ruining everything since 1543
I'd love to see something impossible show up, something that leaves sufficient evidence of its occurrence for the skeptically minded but doesn't lend itself to complete understanding. The best example I could draw on would be the event that creates "The Zone" in the book Roadside Picnic. Of course, that example would involve the deaths of multiple thousands of people, so perhaps "love to see" isn't the best choice of words.Nimzabaat said:Cheer up. We haven't even explored one planet out of the entire universe yet. It's far too early for people to be claiming complete certainty on anything. Besides, science gets proven wrong all the time, usually by better science. So it's possible someone will invent a device and go "holy crap, ghosts are real, put it in the book".ritchards said:Science, ruining everything since 1543
Get out of here STALKEaRa, this is mah arteefacta. If ever a zone popped up I would take a few years of hardcore military and survival training just to be able to enter one and expect to survive. My only real fear would be snorks, those guys are dicks. Oh wait, we are talking about the 1978 novel. I would personally prefer the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. one as it is supernatural yet not scientifically unlearnable, even if you have to create new laws to understand how everything works.Drake Barrow said:I'd love to see something impossible show up, something that leaves sufficient evidence of its occurrence for the skeptically minded but doesn't lend itself to complete understanding. The best example I could draw on would be the event that creates "The Zone" in the book Roadside Picnic. Of course, that example would involve the deaths of multiple thousands of people, so perhaps "love to see" isn't the best choice of words.Nimzabaat said:Cheer up. We haven't even explored one planet out of the entire universe yet. It's far too early for people to be claiming complete certainty on anything. Besides, science gets proven wrong all the time, usually by better science. So it's possible someone will invent a device and go "holy crap, ghosts are real, put it in the book".ritchards said:Science, ruining everything since 1543
Well at the risk of being anecdotal, one of my friends lost all sensation in his body. It lasted only a couple of weeks and while he was hospitalized, all the doctors could determine was that he couldn't feel anything. They even burnt him just to be sure he wasn't faking. It was a medical mystery that was never solved.Drake Barrow said:I'd love to see something impossible show up, something that leaves sufficient evidence of its occurrence for the skeptically minded but doesn't lend itself to complete understanding. The best example I could draw on would be the event that creates "The Zone" in the book Roadside Picnic. Of course, that example would involve the deaths of multiple thousands of people, so perhaps "love to see" isn't the best choice of words.Nimzabaat said:Cheer up. We haven't even explored one planet out of the entire universe yet. It's far too early for people to be claiming complete certainty on anything. Besides, science gets proven wrong all the time, usually by better science. So it's possible someone will invent a device and go "holy crap, ghosts are real, put it in the book".ritchards said:Science, ruining everything since 1543
This is true, though apex predators have been identified (and generally hunted to the brink of extinction), they are boring nowdays.Vigormortis said:Agreed on all points but the final. Monsters.
Depends on which type of "monster" or monster-mythos we're speaking of. The possibility of such creatures existing, and more importantly, posing a threat to humans, isn't beyond the realm of possibility.
There are, of course, a lot of mitigating circumstances that would come into play. Just as there is the far more important question of the longevity of the threat, once the creature or creatures come onto the scene. But there's still that (slim) possibility.
The human body is still a mystery in many ways. The brain particularly so.Halyah said:If everyone had it then it wouldn't go undetected. Scientific research into our own bodies with ever more powerful tools is still ongoing after all.chikusho said:What about The Walking Dead type zombies?
First off, there isn't an explanation for what causes zombie-ism in that universe, everyone who dies simply comes back.
What if that's cause by some sort of parasite that's been secretly infecting people over generations, and just suddenly activates? Being inside the host body, they could repurpose human systems to create a binding agent that slows down the deterioration of the body while strengthening the tissues in the brain in order to keep piloting us for as long as possible.
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Well, first, the parasite would have to stand out as an anomaly. There are many areas, (in fact, most areas) we still don't completely understand. Considering that the brains functions are still far from completely mapped out, and in many ways the brain looks partially different from person to person, it would not necessarily stand out until they tested that specific area of the brain to find its purpose. If it was a noticeable parasite at all, it could just as easily be some kind of bioflora.Halyah said:A parasite would stand out pretty easily seeing as they bring -nothing- good to the table. Hence the name.