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[Boatsniper]

Can someone explain to me why any two creatures cannot stand up while occupying the same tile, but one tile can contain a literal infinite amount of items/objects/creatures, regardless of size?

Why can't I build walls on constructed floors, but I can on smoothed floors?

Why do objects fall through magma pipes unharmed, vanishing once they reach the Semi-molten rock layer?

Why do dwarves refuse to place things in bins/barrels/jugs when hundreds are available and needed in multiple stockpiles?

[crazyabe]

Don't ask, you don't want to know.
Because that defeats the purpose of floors.
Physics.
And The abnormally low intelligence to Stupidity factor of Dwarves.


What is The abnormally low intelligence to Stupidity factor of Dwarves?

[Foxite]

1 / Graham's number.

Why is minecart-ing said to be so important if I've ran fortresses relatively long without using any?

[Button]

1 / Graham's number.

Why is minecart-ing said to be so important if I've ran fortresses relatively long without using any?

The real world got on for ages without automobiles. They still changed the world.

Why do all fruits spawn and drop at the same time of year, no matter the biome?

[Dozebôm Lolumzalěs]

They're running from the elves.

Why do dwarves barf at the sun if they like it so much?

[Insert_Gnome_Here]

Prepared meals are incredibly valuable, and the dwarves want to offer up to the sun the most valuable thing they have on them, which is usually the last meal they ate.

Why do dwarves not care that they are on fire.

[Button]

Prepared meals are incredibly valuable, and the dwarves want to offer up to the sun the most valuable thing they have on them, which is usually the last meal they ate.

Why do dwarves not care that they are on fire.

They're too busy choking on smoke underground.

Why can possessed children only make stone, bone, or wood crafts?

[MantisMan]

I'd guess it was something to do with natural skill or something. Crafting is something dwarves are good at, and the possessing spirits know this.

Why is it that military dwarves often aren't wearing all of their equipment, despite it showing up with a green checkmark on the military screen. Even when the greaves have been individually assigned?

[maxcat61]

They have the equipment assigned to them. However, they have forgotten to put it on in all the excitement. Additionally, their gear may be somewhere that they cannot reach, or forbidden.

Why haven't I found a Candy Demon yet? (That is, a Demon made of Candy).

[miauw62]

Demons? Everybody knows about those, right? But Candy is too spoilerish for this thread, obviously.

[TheFlame52]

Because it used to happen and people got mad, so Toady made it so it couldn't. There.

How many doors could a doorway weigh if a doorway could weigh doors?

[TheBiggerFish]

Because it used to happen and people got mad, so Toady made it so it couldn't. There.

How many doors could a doorway weigh if a doorway could weigh doors?

About an eight of a door, or, depending on how you do it, many many doors (up to the doorway's maximum load).

[IndigoFenix]

How, exactly, does a god begin by pondering the ineffable subtleties of fish and come to the conclusion that releasing a demon into the world would be a good idea?

[crazyabe]

Divine Drugs, Thats all you need to know.

Why don't we see more demons in the world when we open the HFS?

[Dozebôm Lolumzalěs]

Huh?  They're in the world, but they just want to stick around your fortress.  Player fortresses are such hellholes that it feels like home, and acts as a strange demon attractor, keeping them from traveling far away.

Why don't dwarves like elves?  They don't like buying wood.  So what?  Real dwarves don't use wood for much but beds, barrels and bins.  Stone crafts and metal goblets they like best, indeed.  And they bring alcohol, cloth, and tame animals that can be trained into a veritable ARMY.  And the "100 trees limit" isn't so bad anymore.  Seriously, I've chopped down maybe like 40 trees in my current fortress over the last four years.