Timeline for When is "that's not possible" an appropriate answer?
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| Jul 25, 2016 at 10:59 | comment | added | a4android | There are many questions where the conditions or the assumptions are contradictory. Several questions on space whales, for example, include contradictions that make space whales impossible without any other consideration. Space whales as science-fantasy, fine! Scientifically based, yuk! I like @CharlesRockafellor's nudge concept. It goes some way to fixing things (partly). | |
| Jul 15, 2016 at 23:46 | comment | added | Charles Rockafellor | (+1 for "...that won't work, here's why. Here's how to get closer if...".) If a question doesn't explicitly involve alternative physics (or some method to modify physics as we know it), then sometimes a nudge in that direction can indeed be invaluable (as long as it doesn't derail things). Arguably, it might more often be something as simple as a small change of detail in the design itself, but the literally-impossible (e.g.: perpetual motion, exotic matter) might require the more drastic workarounds. | |
| Jul 9, 2016 at 11:05 | history | answered | AndyD273 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |