The setting for the story is mid-1700s, Prussia ( Read more... )

I'm trying to determine the logistics (if it is even possible) for an ancient culture to burn a body within a hole in the ground. As I understand it, ancient pyres/cremation left more of the body afterwards then modern cremation techniques provide. Given my fictional culture's issues with death (and the taboos around it) I'm already have them ( Read more... )

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... )

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Setting: Alternate universe. The story is contemporary urban fantasy, but leaning more toward magical realism than unabashedly supernatural ( Read more... )

I'm writing a story that takes place in a mental hospital in 1965. I wrote a scene where a fire alarm goes off, but then realized I don't know what the procedure would have been back then. This site says there were fire alarms in most public buildings by the mid 60's, which is slightly vague... so I'm not even 100% sure if March 1965 in a mental ( 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... )

I've tried researching a bit about painting restoration methods, and I've found quite a lot, but I've found several links which have told me to use either emulsion cleaner for dirt, smoke and dust, and varnish remover for removing old, yellowed varnish. Does that mean we can't use both?

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I'm looking for the correct term, preferably, or failing that either a picture or video that shows the phenomena I'm referring to.

The phenomena I need a name for or image of is when a flame forms into a tube shape. I've only ever seen a few images of it, and they were always interior fires where the tube formed against or very close to a ceiling or ( Read more... )