- Oct 22, 2004
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I was just playing some Jedi Academy and started thinking...
And yeah I know Star Wars has magic (force) and is therefore not based anywhere near this reality, but the Star Wars is close enough to being set in this universe that it should still adhere to some physical rules.
1)I keep having to lead moving targets while using a LASER rifle from 30 ft. away.
b)The laser "bolt" should get to the target almost instantaneously.
a)How is it that you can SEE a laser bolt coming toward you? That would mean that the bolt is emitting light that somehow travels faster than light to reach your eye before the actual laser does.
2)Lightsaber Duels=WTF
a)Lightsabers themselves are mysterious in that they emit a laser and then have it arbitrarily stop at some convenient point. I've always thought about lightsabers as being lasers contained by a force field of some sort which can only interact with this mysterious glowing laser energy stuff. Which means that the forcefield only interacts with lasers and other lightsabers, and all other things pass through it to get f-ed up by the laser.
b)Lightsaber duels are MUCH too slow. You're using a weapon with a WEIGHTLESS BLADE that can CUT THROUGH ANYTHING! Therefore the strength of a blow is irrelevant (F=MA, M=very small), and there should be no swinging motions at all. Lightsaber technique should consist of a sort of fencing style except faster due to the lack of weight. In fact, the style should be almost exactly analogous to competitive fencing in which a touch would equal a kill. Expanding on this analogy, lightsaber duels should be over in seconds as most touches are scored within seconds, and also more often than not, the winner would not escape unscathed due to momentum.
That's all I can think of off the top of head, but there are probably a gajillion more...
And yeah I know Star Wars has magic (force) and is therefore not based anywhere near this reality, but the Star Wars is close enough to being set in this universe that it should still adhere to some physical rules.
1)I keep having to lead moving targets while using a LASER rifle from 30 ft. away.
b)The laser "bolt" should get to the target almost instantaneously.
a)How is it that you can SEE a laser bolt coming toward you? That would mean that the bolt is emitting light that somehow travels faster than light to reach your eye before the actual laser does.
2)Lightsaber Duels=WTF
a)Lightsabers themselves are mysterious in that they emit a laser and then have it arbitrarily stop at some convenient point. I've always thought about lightsabers as being lasers contained by a force field of some sort which can only interact with this mysterious glowing laser energy stuff. Which means that the forcefield only interacts with lasers and other lightsabers, and all other things pass through it to get f-ed up by the laser.
b)Lightsaber duels are MUCH too slow. You're using a weapon with a WEIGHTLESS BLADE that can CUT THROUGH ANYTHING! Therefore the strength of a blow is irrelevant (F=MA, M=very small), and there should be no swinging motions at all. Lightsaber technique should consist of a sort of fencing style except faster due to the lack of weight. In fact, the style should be almost exactly analogous to competitive fencing in which a touch would equal a kill. Expanding on this analogy, lightsaber duels should be over in seconds as most touches are scored within seconds, and also more often than not, the winner would not escape unscathed due to momentum.
That's all I can think of off the top of head, but there are probably a gajillion more...
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