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What surprising things are made using fossil fuel?

I'm coming up with a fantasy world that was essentially supernaturally created ~200,000 years before its equivalent to the bronze age. I was created with a functioning ecosystem, but not any fossils and thus no fossil fuels. It would still have charcoal and peat, and I am thinking of implementing fantasy elements as workarounds for metallurgy, firearms, flight, etc. Still, what things would be missing from this world. I've already thought of:

  • combustion engines

  • plastics (I guess plant-based plastics are possible, though)

  • more difficult metalworking

  • paraffin candles and heaters

  • more difficult home heating

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u/BumroyV2 — 2 days ago

I'm creating a fictional world similar to Earth, but it has one moon in the L1 Lagrange point. I am aware natural satellites in L1 are uncommon; this solar system has essentially been supernaturally constructed.

However, I want the physical processes of the planet itself to be similar to our reality. What differences would a moon like this have on the tides? I realize that having the star and moon always working in concert would increase the tidal forces, but would there be any other significant differences, such as an increase in either diurnal or semidiurnal forces?

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u/BumroyV2 — 17 days ago