Poll: Impossible nerd questions
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Hmm, I didn't know that. I guess it isn't gaming 101.rex922 said:
Also, I like all the answers my question has gotten, just so all the people know. I knew the answer involved Han taking a shortcut, cutting the 18 parsec run down to less than 12. I just figured it was another nerd question (and it seems I was right)
Actually, given the fact that the Kessel run is a string of black holes the kessel run could be a slalom around them, with faster, more powerful ships being able to get closer to the holes without getting caught.RatRace123 said:
Another explanation is that , traveling through hyperspace requires careful navigation to avoid stars, planets, asteroids, and other obstacles, and that since no long-distance journey can be made in a straight line, the "fastest" ship is the one that can plot the "most direct course", thereby traveling the least distance.
Alternatively due to relativity and length contraction, a ship approaching the speed of light will have to travel less distance, thus a very fast ship would travel less distance.
Although, i hear the books change this line to "standard units of time", which means it might have been a screw up.
They're loops, not beams. But what would happen if you were to refract the beam that makes up the loop?LockeDown said:
If anime people were to coexist with humans in this world, would they need to come from a Roger Rabbit type universe where human beings and toons can exist in the same world due to the theory that creatures in other universes have the potential to be made of anti-matter which destroys matter, so if SAL9000 is to be a happy man in RL, we would have to discern whether, if theoretically a Roger Rabbit / anime universe existed, could interstellar travel allow anime people to cross over to here without being made of anti-matter which would destroy the universe?
This theory is why I don't fanboy over too many anime chicks. They could be made of antimatter!
This theory is why I don't fanboy over too many anime chicks. They could be made of antimatter!
shortcut.RatRace123 said:
And Han shot first because he's smarter. It shows the ability to consider the future; in that he knew failure to shoot first would be bad for his health. Thus his shooting first is indeed as admirable, if not more, than shooting second.
I heard once that you use the Force to refract the lightsaber beam. Then later I learned about Plasma technology, which is most likely what the lightsabers and ships use for many things.atalanta said:
Hey, what if you make a lightsaber out of kryptonite crystals?
The egg. Where did the egg come from? A dinosaur.KillerH said:
Hate to break it to you, but he does. He crawls out, the only person to survive it, then goes underground for 15 or so years, before hunting down Solo, who is doing a spice deal which goes wrong, they meet, almost cap each other, then walk off...LockeDown said:
Now excuse me, I need to go beat myself to death with a Star Wars book
I thought this was common knowledge by now. Han is the only one who shot in the original version (ergo he obviously shot "first") but in the updated version greedo does in fact shoot first and miss (because apparently he can't aim at a person two feet away from him xP).
video evidence:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIxKVQbdEes
And just how long is a parsec (in time)?
video evidence:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIxKVQbdEes
Is that so?Lullabye said:
And just how long is a parsec (in time)?
Impossible and VERY nerdy question:
If Obi-Wan became "more powerful than [Darth Vader] could ever imagine" (and remember, this is the guy who claimed to be stronger than the Death Star, so he can imagine quite a bit), why does he only use it to give vague advice and pass the buck on to Yoda?
Also, Han. The original had Han, and, more importantly, it fits his character better.
If Obi-Wan became "more powerful than [Darth Vader] could ever imagine" (and remember, this is the guy who claimed to be stronger than the Death Star, so he can imagine quite a bit), why does he only use it to give vague advice and pass the buck on to Yoda?
Also, Han. The original had Han, and, more importantly, it fits his character better.
