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The Feasibility of Star Wars Tech

Posted by Zonk on from the vvvvvvooomm-shhhhhh dept.

pwnage writes "Forbes Magazine, not usually the the web's premiere source of all things geekish, has posted an interesting summary of Star Wars technology and its scientific feasibility. As a bonus, they also include a great set of Star Flops, including the infamous Jedi Arena Atari 2600 video 'game.'"

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  1. What the hell? by CypherXero · · Score: 5, Funny

    The website is navagating automatically for me? What the hell?

    1. Re:What the hell? by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 4, Funny

      Never underestimate the power of the force. B-)

    2. Re:What the hell? by digitalgiblet · · Score: 5, Funny
      The best part of this is that the article is JUST interesting enough to make you click "Next" then "Stop" and swear you aren't going to do it again. Then you do. Then you are ashamed.

      I second the motion that this is a true atrocity of web design.

  2. Oh! My Dear Lord!! by cOdEgUru · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Starwars Holiday Special!! featuring the happy family reunion of Chewbacca, wife Malla and son Lumpy(!!!!)

    The Jedi Arena!! Two rectangles swinging sprites at an orange glob!!!

    Christmas in the Stars!! featuring "What Can You Get a Wookiee for Christmas (When He Already Owns a Comb?)" and R2-D2 dishing out "We wish you a Merry Xmas"!!!

    It all makes sense now!!!

    But LUMPY!!! If I ever came up with a character name as "Lumpy", I would wilfully get eaten by a Dianoga!!

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  3. cute slideshow. by Guano_Jim · · Score: 5, Funny

    You've gotta be a speed reader to read each mini-article at the slideshow's default speed. What dope at Forbes decided how fast his readers should read?

    That slideshow could make the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs.

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  4. What the... by MagicDude · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hello?? McFly?? Did you miss the first line of every single movie??

    A LONG TIME AGO IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY...

    It's already happened, thus it's feasability is already established.

  5. tech talk by WormholeFiend · · Score: 4, Funny

    "In real history, gunpowder--or even good crossbows--pretty much put knights out of business."

    And Ben Kenobi referred to laser beam swords weapons of a more civilized age.

    I dunno, if blasters are supposed to be "more random", how come Jedis are still able to block their shots?

    This makes as much sense as Chewbacca, a wookie, living with Ewoks on Endor.

  6. Maybe in a thousand years . . . by StefanJ · · Score: 4, Funny

    Someone will come up with a non-slashdottable web server.

    "Twenty miles . . . twenty miles . . . twenty miles. Eight thousand cube miles of rackspace, powered by fifty sub-atomic reactors, all designed to respond to the subconcious urges of the ancient Krell web-surfers."

    Stefan

  7. Gluons are not what lightsabers are made of by digitaldc · · Score: 5, Funny

    Man, Forbes must be desperate for readers to jump on the Star Wars bandwagon now.
    Lightsabers are not lasers or simply light, they are directed concentrated energy fields that can cut better than a Ginsu knife.
    A better reason for saying lightsabers are not feasible is due to the problems encountered when accidentally firing up one. Many Jedi and Sith limbs have been lost due to carelessness and showing off. Lightsaber safety is a serious issue, and people should not dismiss their potential dangers!

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    1. Re:Gluons are not what lightsabers are made of by NeuroManson · · Score: 3, Funny

      They should just have a warning label: "Do not look directly into lightsaber, keep out of children, not intended as cutlery, do not mock or taunt happy fun lightsaber.".

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  8. Re:Regarding Lightsabers by hikerhat · · Score: 5, Funny

    The U.S. could destroy the middle east from orbit, but they have troops in there fighting with simple hand held weapons. Sometimes you don't want to kill every one. It's bad PR. And who would pump your oil when you're done?

  9. Re:I realize we're talking about Star Wars... by lucabrasi999 · · Score: 3, Funny
    He dissects, from a scientific standpoint, some of the common plot elements and familiar staples (such as warp travel, transporters, phasers, etc.) to determine whether they'd be physically possible.

    What I want to know is: What kind of offspring do Kirk and the Green Woman have?

  10. Re:Sounds in outer space by BadElf · · Score: 3, Funny

    Except for the date, that is.

  11. Re:I realize we're talking about Star Wars... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    ... how much data is contained in a human body, and how much bandwidth would be required for a "transporter" to work


    [Somewhere in space, ca 2400 AD]

    "Captain, the screen reads Downloading...\|/-\|/-\|/-\|/ 37% # Connection aborted."

    "Scotty, what happened down there?"

    "Just a minor glitch. I'll have it repaired in about 2 hours."

    "Sir, if I may interject. Sensors indicate that someone is war trekking in this part of the galaxy."

    "So you're saying that someone else got the other 63% of that new guy in the red shirt? KHHAHHAHHAHHAHANN!"
  12. Can I force-choke the web designer? by wazzzup · · Score: 3, Funny

    Really. A slideshow. How nice.

    [Fade into dream sequence]

    "You are part of the Frontpage Alliance and a hack! *cough* *choke* *gasp* [web designer's corpse thrown to the floor] "Take him away!"

    [Fade out of dream sequence]

    *sigh* Back to work I guess.

  13. Re:I realize we're talking about Star Wars... by frank_adrian314159 · · Score: 5, Funny
    What kind of offspring do Kirk and the Green Woman have?

    I... don't know. But... it would... talk like... this!

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  14. Re:Regarding Lightsabers by Minwee · · Score: 4, Funny
    To keep soldiers from leaning on them when they're supposed to be standing at attention.

    Next question?

  15. Re:Regarding Lightsabers by Knara · · Score: 4, Funny
    True, but Luke wasn't a classically trained Jedi. He's probably a bit more well-rounded than the tots that were being trained from birth in episode 1-2.

    i.e. Luke learned to whine in the wild. The tots probably were trained in the ancient Jedi skills of nagging to get what they wanted.