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The Batlord · 08-10-2022, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by rostasi

I'm not "reading [anything] into them." I'm just reading them as they're presented.
If, for instance, someone uses the word "parsec" as meaning a unit of time
(like I've heard was the case in Star Wars), I'm not "reading [anything] into"
it if I counter that it's wrong.

Ah but you see the Kessel Run takes place amongst a series of black holes that make time an unreliable method of measuring how short a run is, so you use a method of distance, parsecs, to measure efficiency (i.e. the least distance possible to maneuver around black holes without dying).

rostasi · 08-10-2022, 07:48 PM

You’re reading too much into it.

The Batlord · 08-10-2022, 08:04 PM

Bitch, THIS! IS! LORE!

music_collector · 08-10-2022, 08:45 PM

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Bitch, THIS! IS! LORE!

lol
Good thing I swallowed my beer first.

Trollheart · 08-10-2022, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Ah but you see the Kessel Run takes place amongst a series of black holes that make time an unreliable method of measuring how short a run is, so you use a method of distance, parsecs, to measure efficiency (i.e. the least distance possible to maneuver around black holes without dying).

Total bollocks. Just a weak excuse for a man who should have known the difference between time and distance. I suppose at least he didn't say "it took the ship three light years to get there". Should have just admitted **** it, I got it wrong. Which he absolutely did. Thought nobody would realise. We did, George. We did. And your explanation is as Trumpian as they come.

The Batlord · 08-10-2022, 09:11 PM

It wasn't his explanation. It was Kevin J. Anderson's from the Jedi Academy trilogy.

Guybrush · 08-11-2022, 01:09 AM

George Lucas says, in some blu-ray commentary, that ships in the Star Wars universe calculate hyperspace routes that turn around celestial objects, so if there are a lot of them in the way, they take longer routes. So the milennium falcon computer was able to calculate a very short route.

Skirting black holes sounds troublesome, though, as that would cause time dilation in normal physics and make your trip last longer.. like when they take a quick trip to the object closer to the black hole in Interstellar. From the point of view of the guy left behind on the main ship, that short trip lasts several decades. But I guess special physics for hyperspace could make up for that, perhaps that its space is not affected by gravity in the same way or something.

Trollheart · 08-11-2022, 06:15 AM

Lucas then just compounded the error.
It's very simple: they ****ed up. He couldn't think of some space-age or nerdy replacement for hours/days and decided to go with something cool and settled on parsecs because, well, it sounded cool.

You and he and Kevin J Whatever can argue and debate it all they want: it comes down to three words: it is bollocks. Don't insult my intelligence, Georgey, by making up stories to cover your lack of research/knowledge.

(And just like that, the Covid-19 thread warps into a Star Wars one!)

Guybrush · 08-11-2022, 08:06 AM

I felt a great disturbance in the public health, as if millions of voices suddenly coughed out in sickness and were suddenly silenced.

Trollheart · 08-12-2022, 05:31 AM

The Farce is strong with this one.

08-11-2022, 01:09 AM	#4377 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	George Lucas says, in some blu-ray commentary, that ships in the Star Wars universe calculate hyperspace routes that turn around celestial objects, so if there are a lot of them in the way, they take longer routes. So the milennium falcon computer was able to calculate a very short route. Skirting black holes sounds troublesome, though, as that would cause time dilation in normal physics and make your trip last longer.. like when they take a quick trip to the object closer to the black hole in Interstellar. From the point of view of the guy left behind on the main ship, that short trip lasts several decades. But I guess special physics for hyperspace could make up for that, perhaps that its space is not affected by gravity in the same way or something. __________________ Something Completely Different

08-11-2022, 06:15 AM	#4378 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Lucas then just compounded the error. It's very simple: they ***ed up. He couldn't think of some space-age or nerdy replacement for hours/days and decided to go with something cool and settled on parsecs because, well, it sounded cool. You and he and Kevin J Whatever can argue and debate it all they want: it comes down to three words: it is bollocks. Don't insult my intelligence, Georgey, by making up stories to cover your lack of research/knowledge. (And just like that, the Covid-19 thread warps into a Star Wars one!) __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018*

08-11-2022, 08:06 AM	#4379 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	I felt a great disturbance in the public health, as if millions of voices suddenly coughed out in sickness and were suddenly silenced. __________________ Something Completely Different

08-12-2022, 05:31 AM	#4380 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	The Farce is strong with this one. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

08-10-2022, 07:48 PM	#4372 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,007	You’re reading too much into it.