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What the HELL does that mean?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technobabble
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SHE'S GONE TO PLAID!
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I feel like the scene in Hurt Locker where a mud wall stopped a .50 cal. It's just too preposterous.
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makes more sense than referring to a parsec as a time measurement rather than a distance measurement
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makes more sense than referring to a parsec as a time measurement rather than a distance measurement
Han did use it as a distance measurement. He made the Kessel Run in less distance than anyone ever because he skirted a black hole at the edge of it to do so.
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NeoKarnak posted:
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makes more sense than referring to a parsec as a time measurement rather than a distance measurement
Han did use it as a distance measurement. He made the Kessel Run in less distance than anyone ever because he skirted a black hole at the edge of it to do so.
skirting a black hole would dilate time, not distance
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rabbitslayer posted:
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makes more sense than referring to a parsec as a time measurement rather than a distance measurement
Han did use it as a distance measurement. He made the Kessel Run in less distance than anyone ever because he skirted a black hole at the edge of it to do so.
skirting a black hole would dilate time, not distance
Both actually [face_nerd_squared]
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The person who said it also survived riding out a nuclear explosion in a fridge.
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rabbitslayer posted:
NeoKarnak posted:
rabbitslayer posted:
makes more sense than referring to a parsec as a time measurement rather than a distance measurement
Han did use it as a distance measurement. He made the Kessel Run in less distance than anyone ever because he skirted a black hole at the edge of it to do so.
skirting a black hole would dilate time, not distance
The kessel run is a set distance, to avoid a black hole, he went closer to the black hole to do it in less distance.
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The person who said it also survived riding out a nuclear explosion in a fridge.
worst thing I've seen in film bar none. 
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it was a lead lined fridge, it could happen
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This is NOT a 2:30am conversation.
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DunesVladHarkonnen posted:
Unarmed-Yarr posted:
The person who said it also survived riding out a nuclear explosion in a fridge.
worst thing I've seen in film bar none.
You need to see more film then. It's far, far, FAR from the worst thing I've ever seen.
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notmforce2k posted:
This is NOT a 2:30am conversation.
FK YOU! I got 18 minutes to go!!!!
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AkagiyamaMissile posted:
notmforce2k posted:
This is NOT a 2:30am conversation.
FK YOU! I got 18 minutes to go!!!!
how about now?
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Mmm... not so much 
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I get greater lulz at the use of "Earth-independent" parsec units of measurement that are in fact tied more closely to Earth than a light year.
Parsecs are based on both the "Astronomical Unit" or AU, which is the distance of the Earth from the sun, and our 360 degree measurement of a circle, not even a more pragmatic measurement in radians.
At least with a light year, one might expect a planet with an ecology similar to Earth's to have a similar year. It might have a similar AU as well, but there's no reason to believe that it will split a circle into 360 equal degrees, each of those parts into 60 equal minutes, and each of those parts into 60 equal seconds.
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I get a laugh at the idea that you demand a fictional universe use your measurements of time OR distance?
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I get a laugh at the idea that you demand a fictional universe use your measurements of time OR distance?
I get laughs that you think you've contributed anything insightful to the conversation.
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Arc_DT posted:
I get greater lulz at the use of "Earth-independent" parsec units of measurement that are in fact tied more closely to Earth than a light year.
Parsecs are based on both the "Astronomical Unit" or AU, which is the distance of the Earth from the sun, and our 360 degree measurement of a circle, not even a more pragmatic measurement in radians.
At least with a light year, one might expect a planet with an ecology similar to Earth's to have a similar year. It might have a similar AU as well, but there's no reason to believe that it will split a circle into 360 equal degrees, each of those parts into 60 equal minutes, and each of those parts into 60 equal seconds.
the earth does not travel in a perfect circle around the sun. so you know.
if it did it would be 360 days in a year, not 365.25 
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Lyndrek posted:
Arc_DT posted:
I get greater lulz at the use of "Earth-independent" parsec units of measurement that are in fact tied more closely to Earth than a light year.
Parsecs are based on both the "Astronomical Unit" or AU, which is the distance of the Earth from the sun, and our 360 degree measurement of a circle, not even a more pragmatic measurement in radians.
At least with a light year, one might expect a planet with an ecology similar to Earth's to have a similar year. It might have a similar AU as well, but there's no reason to believe that it will split a circle into 360 equal degrees, each of those parts into 60 equal minutes, and each of those parts into 60 equal seconds.
the earth does not travel in a perfect circle around the sun. so you know.
if it did it would be 360 days in a year, not 365.25
It's a good thing there's 365, then..
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Arc_DT posted:
I get greater lulz at the use of "Earth-independent" parsec units of measurement that are in fact tied more closely to Earth than a light year.
Parsecs are based on both the "Astronomical Unit" or AU, which is the distance of the Earth from the sun, and our 360 degree measurement of a circle, not even a more pragmatic measurement in radians.
At least with a light year, one might expect a planet with an ecology similar to Earth's to have a similar year. It might have a similar AU as well, but there's no reason to believe that it will split a circle into 360 equal degrees, each of those parts into 60 equal minutes, and each of those parts into 60 equal seconds.
Well, I think it is safe to say that quite a bit of fiction or sci fi takes place outside the possibility of english being spoken. it would be spoken in a galaxy far far away. Which means that the dialogue is auto translated by the author into the language we speak, anyways. There is little chance any of their measurements would be the same, but you can imagine those are translated, too.
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Maybe 1.5x the speed of light?
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Kanga_Roo posted:
Maybe 1.5x the speed of light?
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Maybe 1.5x the speed of light?
That's how I originally took the comment. 50% faster than light speed.
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DunesVladHarkonnen posted:
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The person who said it also survived riding out a nuclear explosion in a fridge.
worst thing I've seen in film bar none.
worst bar I've seen in film thing none.
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Kanga_Roo posted:
Maybe 1.5x the speed of light?
Seems pretty obvious to me...
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Actually, "point five past lightspeed" meant that the Falcon had a Class 0.5 hyperdrive. Class 1 is the baseline, so 0.5 better than that is 0.5 (lower numbers mean faster).
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Actually, "point five past lightspeed" meant that the Falcon had a Class 0.5 hyperdrive. Class 1 is the baseline, so 0.5 better than that is 0.5 (lower numbers mean faster).
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Poit-Narf posted:
Actually, "point five past lightspeed" meant that the Falcon had a Class 0.5 hyperdrive. Class 1 is the baseline, so 0.5 better than that is 0.5 (lower numbers mean faster).
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I thought Han Solo said that to sound awesome by making crap up. Doesnt Obi-wan make a funny face when Han says the parsec thing in the bar? Thats what i always thought it was.. whats this sith about a black hole
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Dwaveran posted:
who gives a sh!t
LOL
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rabbitslayer posted:
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rabbitslayer posted:
makes more sense than referring to a parsec as a time measurement rather than a distance measurement
Han did use it as a distance measurement. He made the Kessel Run in less distance than anyone ever because he skirted a black hole at the edge of it to do so.
skirting a black hole would dilate time, not distance
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http://scifi.about.com/od/starwarsglossaryandfaq/a/Star-Wars-Faq_Why-Did-Han-Solo-Say-He-Made-The-Kessel-Run-In-12-Parsecs.htm
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