Taking an opportunity to post off-off-topic... I had always assumed that the "Kessel run" line was was an egregious error on the part of George Lucas. But recently while browsing the actual script, I found something significant that I don't recall from seeing the movie -- been too long or maybe it was edited out -- that totally changes the scene, so that evidently this line was *supposed* to sound bogus:
HAN: Fast ship? You've never heard of the Millennium Falcon?
BEN: Should I have?
HAN: It's the ship that made the Kessel run in less than twelve parsecs!
*Ben reacts to Solo's stupid attempt to impress them with obvious misinformation.*
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Just for reference (energy in megatons TNT):
Taking an opportunity to post off-off-topic... I had always assumed that the "Kessel run" line was was an egregious error on the part of George Lucas. But recently while browsing the actual script, I found something significant that I don't recall from seeing the movie -- been too long or maybe it was edited out -- that totally changes the scene, so that evidently this line was *supposed* to sound bogus:
HAN: Fast ship? You've never heard of the Millennium Falcon?
BEN: Should I have?
HAN: It's the ship that made the Kessel run in less than twelve parsecs!
*Ben reacts to Solo's stupid attempt to impress them with obvious misinformation.*
HAN: (continued) I've outrun Imperial starships [...]
(Emphasis added.) Apologies for posting this if others were already aware of it.