major issue with star wars

hornetstinger · 24 Jan 2020 at 12:21

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Photon_torpedo

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Proton_torpedo

ttaskmaster · 24 Jan 2020 at 12:27

hornetstinger said:
It's not firing physical bolts so having these doesn't make sense.

Yes it is...

"The weapon used metal quarrels enveloped with plasma energy as ammunition. Two polarizing orbs, balanced on each end of the bow, created a magnetic field that boosted the quarrel's momentum. Once the cocking spring was pulled back, the trigger fired the quarrel, which was enveloped in plasma energy".

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Bowcaster

hornetstinger · 24 Jan 2020 at 12:34

31m range? Lol

wolfie138 · 24 Jan 2020 at 13:10

I thought it was protein torpedoes.

Safetytrousers · 24 Jan 2020 at 13:19

I presume the doors have a detection mechanism to stop them closing someone in half. We have that in our real world.

ElliorR · 24 Jan 2020 at 13:36

Bluecube said:
Yeah. Right. Next you’ll be telling me Q isn’t in Star Wars.

Q is basically omnipotent so Q can be in anything Q likes.

ttaskmaster · 24 Jan 2020 at 13:53

hornetstinger said:
31m range? Lol

Maximum effective range, yes. Presumably the plasma degrades after that.
Besides, real world crossbows can shoot as far as 500yds, but their max effective range will still only be 60yds (about 50m).

McGray · 24 Jan 2020 at 15:42

wolfie138 said:
yeah but who wrote it? rebel scum, that's who. pathetic propaganda trying to rubbish the Imperial technology.

This made me laugh way more than it should have.

hornetstinger · 24 Jan 2020 at 15:46

ttaskmaster said:
Maximum effective range, yes. Presumably the plasma degrades after that.
Besides, real world crossbows can shoot as far as 500yds, but their max effective range will still only be 60yds (about 50m).

What use is 31m range for a weapon,a stone can be thrown further.

Bullets can travel 1-2 miles I'd rather have that than a point blank useless laser crossbow lol

Bubo · 24 Jan 2020 at 17:10

Empire Strikes Back, the Mynock/Asteroid scene when they go outside the ship... much as I love Stars Wars I always silently moan to myself, they are being exposed to a hard vacuum, the little masks would do nothing, and there would be no mist either, and then I carry on with my enjoyment of the film.

Hades · 24 Jan 2020 at 17:26

The roof beams are too low too, with that stormtrooper bashing his head. And don't get me started on how easy it would be for a small child to crawl into that garbage collection crusher.

hornetstinger · 24 Jan 2020 at 18:18

Bubo said:
Empire Strikes Back, the Mynock/Asteroid scene when they go outside the ship... much as I love Stars Wars I always silently moan to myself, they are being exposed to a hard vacuum, the little masks would do nothing, and there would be no mist either, and then I carry on with my enjoyment of the film.

Unless there is a atmosphere inside the asteroid worm gut

ttaskmaster · 27 Jan 2020 at 11:05

hornetstinger said:
What use is 31m range for a weapon,a stone can be thrown further.
Bullets can travel 1-2 miles I'd rather have that than a point blank useless laser crossbow lol

They said the same about longbows vs crossbows, but the latter still increased in popularity.
I guess you feel shotguns are pointless combat weapons too, given how a rifle has a far greater range?

wolfie138 · 27 Jan 2020 at 12:47

what exactly are they feeding people on the Death Star, that results in some tentacled beastie living in the garbage pit? where the **** did that come from, did someone crap out a tapeworm and it mutated or did some storm trooper mother force her kid to flush his pet down the toilet?

Mak3R · 27 Jan 2020 at 13:49

Empire had no trouble blowing up Alderaan earlier on but will happily slowly orbit Yavin IV, allowing themselves to get blown up. Instead of just blowing the planet allowing a clear shot at the moon on the other side. Star wars is dumb, just go with it.

wolfie138 · 27 Jan 2020 at 14:33

why should they just blow up planets willy-nilly? you're making the Empire out to be nothing more that fascist psychos.

Mak3R · 27 Jan 2020 at 14:36

It was just a big giant red gas planet? Not like there was anyone on it. (Just guessing I don't know...could be alien gas breathers I suppose...)

SPG · 27 Jan 2020 at 14:50

sideways14a said:
They even have a massive planet killing space station the size of a small moon with a practically unprotected tunnel all the way from the surface to the main reactor core.
What were they thinking? no ones every going to be smart enough to think about looking there for a quick way to blow it up....

This has all been explained in Rogue 1..................... many people died to get this information..... many many many.

Its more the magical mystical power source that bothers me the most tbh

Noakesy85 · 27 Jan 2020 at 14:52

Mak3R said:
Empire had no trouble blowing up Alderaan earlier on but will happily slowly orbit Yavin IV, allowing themselves to get blown up. Instead of just blowing the planet allowing a clear shot at the moon on the other side. Star wars is dumb, just go with it.

Surely destroying the planet would also destroy the moon?

SexyGreyFox · 27 Jan 2020 at 14:57

hornetstinger said:
So I was watching star wars and the speed of the door closes is daft, didn't no-one n in the empire think having a door close that fast is incredibly dangerous at 38 seconds in.

https://youtu.be/Uh9P-NAeRFE

Also why does chewie have a crossbow laser with spring arm and wire? It's not firing physical bolts so having these doesn't make sense.

Perhaps because it was made for kids who wouldn't question such things.