Ok. I tried searching for window bomb injury, bomb blast injury OR injuries, glass injury/injuries, triage glass injury, and then I realized my question was too complicated and specific to try to narrow down to search engine terms. I also desperately googled "what would happen if you stood in front of a window when a bomb went off?" to ( Read more... )

Setting: Roughly modern day to very slight sci-fi. (No magical Star Trek technology, but there are domed cities and such to protect against a plague that has infected the entire outside world.) Medical research facility, remote outpost. Anthropomorphic (furry) characters, if there are any specific biological issues with like lizard anatomy or ( Read more... )

I’m writing a fanfic where a female character is hurt in an explosion. What I am trying to determine is the extent and limitations of her injuries.

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A friend of mine has a query for her Urban Commando type story. Modern, current day, this world, Australian city, this universe, no magical or other odd powers ( Read more... )

Setting is an AU, mostly analogous to modern times with modern tech. Magic is present, but rare, and isn't relevant to the question. I have a modern country in the midst of a civil war that has been going on for thirteen years now. Government control is tenuous in some areas, and portions of the country are under rebel control.

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I need to know what ( Read more... )

Here is the setup. The heroes need to get to their space ship which is in a docking bay on a large space station. The bad guys have it surrounded so the good guys blow open the exterior doors to the bay ( Read more... )

Time: August 2009
Place: White River Amphitheatre, Auburn, Washington, USA ( Read more... )

Previously posted to ljgenie a couple of years ago but nobody was able to help, I shelved the story this depended on but would really like to have another go at it if I can find the answer. It's a weird one that doesn't seem to be responding well to googling etc ( Read more... )

Yes, I know they weren't used until World War One.  But my story involves a brilliant doctor/chemist from the 21st century, and I think he would know how to make tear gas bombs to throw into battle.  (Since a common battle technique was for the soldiers to ride into the crowd, slashing away with their swords, it seems logical that he would resort ( Read more... )

I wanted to use an IED (Improved Explosive Device) circa 1840, but the earliest references I can find to them is around World War One, but much more after World War Two.    The character is from the present day, and the setting is a European kingdom where the timeline sort of swings around but tends to settle around 1840 or so.  What would he ( Read more... )