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leftzero ,

I will always cherish my bones, too. They give me support.

leftzero ,

Kugelblitzes might (theoretically) be a thing...

To wit, a sufficiently dense concentration of heat, light, or radiation could produce an event horizon similar to that of a black hole, which definitely would count as a noticeable relativistic effect.

leftzero ,

Those aren't good types of bread, though.

leftzero ,

Not as much as necrotic tissue still attached to the patient, I suppose.
(The idea is that these maggots are extremely good at debridement, that is, at eating only the dead tissue and leaving the still healthy ones alone; other methods, like scalpels, can't be so discriminating, and force the doctors to remove healthy tissue to make sure there's no necrosis left).

leftzero ,

I don’t know about scientific studies, but in my experience I sleep best when the mattress side of the bed is positioned towards the ceiling. Also, putting the bed in front of the door can be somewhat inconvenient, specially if the door opens inward. Other than that, everything else seems to mostly be fair game.

Your Sci-Fi suggestions

I haven’t had any luck in finding sci-fi books recently. I’m looking for a longer story that takes its time to establish the world/universe and the characters living in it. I like the idea of exploring space or futuristic cities/landscapes and being on a journey together with the protagonist. The story doesn’t have to have...

leftzero , (edited )

Iain M Banks’s Culture series; Consider Phlebas, for instance, or The Player of Games, seem to be pretty much what you’re asking for.

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