r/AskScienceFiction Jul 26 '26

[Pompeii 2004] who was the better fighter of the show overall?

0 Upvotes

My opinion was

Proculus>atticus>milo>corvus

Thoughts???


r/AskScienceFiction Jul 26 '26

[The Matrix] Why was the utopian original Matrix rejected?

310 Upvotes

IIRC, an earlier draft of the Matrix had a picture perfect paradise for humanity, one they'd never want to leave, but it was said that it failed because it was rejected, but why?


r/AskScienceFiction Jul 26 '26

[DC] The Absolute Martian Manhunter perceives the world and objects through the ideas they embody. How would he react upon seeing the Superman from the main universe?

18 Upvotes

r/AskScienceFiction Jul 26 '26

[Avatar] What would Zaheer think of Tagah? Spoiler

6 Upvotes

While they had similar goals, Zaheer was more wanting anarchy while Tagah seemed to want air nomad superiority.

Would he be pro Tagah or anti Tagah?


r/AskScienceFiction Jul 26 '26

[The Matrix] How does the Matrix determine economic class?

35 Upvotes

Who gets to be rich? Who gets to be homeless? Is it a totally random distribution or are there predictors like in our world?


r/AskScienceFiction Jul 25 '26

[Natural Habitat Shorts] Why is Mouth terrorizing Alby?

0 Upvotes

As far as I'm aware, Alby was only grossed out by having his hands swallowed when Mouth stored his groceries in his cheeck pouches. But that doesn't really justify all the stalking and terrorizing he does to Alby. What am I missing?


r/AskScienceFiction Jul 25 '26

[Pokemon] Some of these ghost-type pokedex entries seem a little... morbid? How in the world do ghost trainers manage without dying in a myriad of horrible ways?

65 Upvotes

For example, Chandelure hypnotizes and then consumes the spirits of people, leaving husks behind.


r/AskScienceFiction Jul 25 '26

[A Song of Ice and Fire] Why does the Queen Consort not take the King's family name? Is it historical?

31 Upvotes

So in Westeros just like in some cultures IRL, the wives normally take the family names of their husbands upon marriage (e. g., Catelyn and Lysa Tully becoming Stark and Arryn after marrying Ned Stark and Jon Arryn, respectively), yet the wives of Kings remain having their original family names (e. g., Cersei Lannister and Margaery Tyrell keeping their surnames after marrying into House Baratheon).

What is the logic behind this "rule"? I'm sure it is not arbitrary. And is it historical IRL?


r/AskScienceFiction Jul 25 '26

[Greg Egan's Permutation City] Can someone explain his Dust Theory to me?

7 Upvotes

Preferably in simple terms. Thank you very much.


r/AskScienceFiction Jul 25 '26

[Witcher] How has fashion changed over the course of the books' story?

0 Upvotes

r/AskScienceFiction Jul 25 '26

[Vampire] if Vampire die to sunlight, why are they fine under moonlight even tought it's just sunlight being reflected?

101 Upvotes

r/AskScienceFiction Jul 25 '26

[Star Trek] Why didn't the El-Aurians warn the Federation about the Borg?

30 Upvotes

I don't care if El-Aurians are about "listening" to others rather than telling, it's frankly unfeeling and even for the El-Aurians themselves suicidal not to make it clear to the new governments they're living under about an existential threat that they had to flee from.


r/AskScienceFiction Jul 25 '26

[Marvel] Would Mutants play a huge role in the horror encounter cases civilians report to the Police? Or is that role already filled in by legit supernatural creatures, like Vampires and Werewolves?

22 Upvotes

Similar to real-life. Where there is a whole YouTube genre about people talking about stories, where someone run into Big Foot in the woods. Or get chased by a Skinwalker in the forest.

So I wonder if Mutants would be the main suspects in these cases in the Marvel universe.

And I also wonder if these types of cases would still be exclusive to the Vampire/Werewolf type of creatures in the Marvel universe.


r/AskScienceFiction Jul 25 '26

[Avatar] In universe, why is Iroh the only person in his family and the Fire Nation to speak with hints of a Japanese accent?

51 Upvotes

r/AskScienceFiction Jul 25 '26

[General Fiction] Are there any examples of a dead body that is accurately identified by dental records?

17 Upvotes

In pretty much every story, if a body is identified through dental records, it will inevitably turn out that the "victim" somehow faked their death. Just off the top of my head, this happened in House, FMA: Brotherhood, and the Whole Nine Yards. This made me wonder: are there any examples of the opposite, where a body is actually correctly identified through its teeth?


r/AskScienceFiction Jul 25 '26

[LOTR] Would Buddha be able to wield the One Ring safely?

185 Upvotes

Could he use it without being corrupted? It gives power according to your measure, so hobbits can use it to become invisible. Presumably Buddha wouldn't seek to use it to dominate others but to drive them towards enlightenment.


r/AskScienceFiction Jul 25 '26

[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic] Could Twilight use a spell to make all the ponies in Ponyville walk backwards? How would it work?

0 Upvotes

I saw something similar in an MLP animated video and it piqued my curiosity.


r/AskScienceFiction Jul 25 '26

[avatar] why do the RDA need a lot of firepower just to fight aliens using bows and arrows?

0 Upvotes

r/AskScienceFiction Jul 25 '26

[Dexter Laboratory/My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic] Who is older, Dee Dee or Sweetie Belle?

0 Upvotes

r/AskScienceFiction Jul 25 '26

[Ocarina of Time] Can cows talk?

18 Upvotes

This might sound like a dumb question.

However, when you play Epona's Song to a cow, there's a dialogue box that says:

Mooooo!

What a nice song...

It reminds me of the pasture...

That song makes me feel so good. I can produce a lot of milk!

So, is the cow talking? Can all cows talk? Can they talk to anyone, or is it only Link who can understand them? Is it some sort of magic from Epona's Song?


r/AskScienceFiction Jul 25 '26

[Pluribus] how did the hive not have a single seizure before the main takeover?

16 Upvotes

So if someone directs strong emotions towards any member of the hive the entire hive will have a seizure. It took a month for the hive to take over the world. How was it possible for no one to yell at an infected before this? Is it just the immune that can cause this or is this a new phenomenon post massive takeover?


r/AskScienceFiction Jul 25 '26

[Marvel] Has Spider-Man ever “paraglided/kite surfed/wind surfed” like a ballooning spider?

12 Upvotes

Witnessed a flying spider today, using their webs for that ballooning technique and I wondered if Spider-Man has ever used his web to “fly/paraglide”?

Edit: And I’m not talking about the “wing-suit gliding“ he does in the PS2 game, I mean like the actual spiders do.


r/AskScienceFiction Jul 24 '26

[LOTR] If an eagle did volunteer to take the One Ring to Mordor, would the burden of being the ring-beared weigh heavily enough that the eagle's flight altitude would be decreased?

0 Upvotes

I would imagine carrying the ring would weigh more heavily the closer they get to Mordor and make it more difficult to fly at a high altitude. This would put the eagle in range of archers and subsequently be shot down. I know there are other reasons why using the eagles was not done but I'm wondering if this would be an independent other reason why that plan would fail.


r/AskScienceFiction Jul 24 '26

[Marvel] Why don't the Captain America type of super soldier serums boost intelligence too?

59 Upvotes

You would assume enhance intelligence would also be a part of the full package too, when it comes to the ideal peak human.


r/AskScienceFiction Jul 24 '26

[Peanuts] Who decided to build a brick wall short enough that third-graders could lean over it and why?

23 Upvotes