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Just read something that made me rethink my whole story idea
Was researching for a sci-fi prompt about a lost colony. Found a study from the University of Chicago. It said a generation ship would need at least 98 people to survive a 6,300-year trip. That's way smaller than I thought. It changes the whole dynamic of isolation I was going for. Anyone else have a fact that totally flipped their plot?
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jordanhill1mo ago
Ran into the same thing with a submarine story. Ended up leaning harder into the social pressure cooker angle, which worked better anyway.
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caleb_thomas851mo ago
My fantasy novel's logistics fell apart when I looked up how much a dragon would actually need to eat. The math was not on my side!
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