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Old 09-01-2023, 02:12 PM   #141
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Why do they selectively ignore physics for space travel and battles?

maybe physics is different in a galaxy far far away?
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Because it's based on WWII dogfights dontcha' know.
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Maybe they find out that EVERYONE can develop some useful level of force sensitivity. Not enough to become traditional Jedi, but enough that it's worth training everyone. As a shakeup to the Star Wars universe.

Probably unlikely seems like something Jedi/Sith would have known loooong ago.
That would suuuuuuuuck.......

No one would ever have to ask to 'pass the salt' ever again.

Then again, you could spin something like that into the Jedi covering this up so that they were the only ones who got to special!

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Question and a spoiler for those that haven't watched the latest episode yet:

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The same reason that sometimes spaceships need gas and sometimes they dont?
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If everyone had the force, all we'd see is people getting their pants ripped off all day or their skirts hiked over their head, while random people are pummeled with fruit.



There'd be three schools of Force Users.


Sith - Want to control the galaxy, power is the ultimate goal, and we control the force
Jedi - The force is like a river, we follow the currents and do good deeds.
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If everyone had the force, all we'd see is people getting their pants ripped off all day or their skirts hiked over their head, while random people are pummeled with fruit.



There'd be three schools of Force Users.


Sith - Want to control the galaxy, power is the ultimate goal, and we control the force
Jedi - The force is like a river, we follow the currents and do good deeds.
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Could you imagine if 'everyone has the Force?'

Galactic TikTok would be a goddamned nightmare.

"Bro....hold my beer!!"
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Why do they selectively ignore physics for space travel and battles?
I’m less worried about this kind of stuff - I’ve chosen to be a fan of this universe that uses a ‘force’ to do all sorts of things….so I feel like I’ve suspended disbelief and science right off the hop.

I guess everyone has their own limit for what they’re ready to believe or not, but given things like lightsabers, force jumps and mind control, I think everyone that watches should have a fairly high tolerance.
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Until Midichlorines came about I always thought that the whole POINT of the Force was that it penetrates all things and everyone can and does use it. Force weilders we’re like monks who studied and concentrated and achieved a nirvana-type level of consciousness and allowed them to use and bend the Force. But even like a good pilot is “using” the force, just not aware of it.

I still think that, despite hearing the word Midichlorines. It’s way more interesting I think.
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That was the original concept and point of the Force, and without the Force life simply wouldn't exist.


Even with Midiclorians the ultimate, we've written ourselves into the corner, the concept does remain the same.



The original Force users the Jedai really didn't care all that much about the galaxy or the non force users. They basically meditated on the Force, but when the Force told them to go out and serve the galaxy they did.


So they were for lack of better word monastic monks.



But the Jedi are really everything that's wrong with the Force. They deny it, but they saw themselves as better then non force users. They claimed to follow the will of the force, but they bent that based on their own perceptions.



Then in their arrogance they created their own enemy. Jedi then became religious warriors. kidnapped children, created armies with child soldiers, ruled planets.



Its no wonder that when the Sith enacted Order 66, the Jedi didn't receive the fore thought to prevent it. The Force for hundreds of years prior to the rise of the Empire, abandoned the Jedi.


The one key point that was right in the sequel Trilogy was Luke's declaration that Jedi Hubris lead to the rise of Palpatine and the Empire, and that the Jedi had to die out.
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Why do they selectively ignore physics for space travel and battles?
I don't even care about how they do or don't apply physics in this universe when it comes to ships and jedi/sith. It's always taken liberties. And would be less fun if they tried to keep it believable.

But funny enough the one thing that always gets me now is hearing sound effects in space fights. Since half of the new sci-fi movies mute or muddle sound in space, it's always strange now to come back to these franchise where sound is totally unaffected by the vacuum of space. It takes me a moment to readjust to this again.
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I don't even care about how they do or don't apply physics in this universe when it comes to ships and jedi/sith. It's always taken liberties. And would be less fun if they tried to keep it believable.

But funny enough the one thing that always gets me now is hearing sound effects in space fights. Since half of the new sci-fi movies mute or muddle sound in space, it's always strange now to come back to these franchise where sound is totally unaffected by the vacuum of space. It takes me a moment to readjust to this again.

Yeah, I never cared about the physics of Star Wars. Its an easy explanation. This was a hyper advanced society, they figured stuff out.



And without sound in space we would be missing the iconic scream of the tie fighter. The Pew Pew meme would have never been invented. The crashing sound of a ship heading into hyperspace that made the engines sound so powerful would never exist.


Still want to hear the enormous space worm fart. I'm sure when George was redoing the original trilogy and inserting his fart jokes someone said "George a speaker shattering THX sound super worm fart isn't a good idea" And George would demand research into in theatre smell o vision.
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Yeah, I never cared about the physics of Star Wars. Its an easy explanation. This was a hyper advanced society, they figured stuff out.



And without sound in space we would be missing the iconic scream of the tie fighter. The Pew Pew meme would have never been invented. The crashing sound of a ship heading into hyperspace that made the engines sound so powerful would never exist.


Still want to hear the enormous space worm fart. I'm sure when George was redoing the original trilogy and inserting his fart jokes someone said "George a speaker shattering THX sound super worm fart isn't a good idea" And George would demand research into in theatre smell o vision.
I couldn't live in a world without the tie fighter scream or hyperdrive sound.

The imperial hanger bay alarm is also scientifically proven to raise libido.
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The imperial hanger bay alarm is also scientifically proven to raise libido.

It's just an alert klaxon. It's not specific to hanger bays.


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Can I just jump into Ahsoka or do you need to watch Rebels and/or The Mandalorian first?
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Can I just jump into Ahsoka or do you need to watch Rebels and/or The Mandalorian first?

'need to'... probably not, but it sure doesn't hurt knowing who the characters are and their history


you could likely get away with watching 'recap' videos like this...

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Sounds like because of the writers strike. Acolyte and other new star wars shows are being pushed off until next year, and the following year. So after Ashoka we might not see new Star Wars for quite a while.
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Sounds like because of the writers strike. Acolyte and other new star wars shows are being pushed off until next year, and the following year. So after Ashoka we might not see new Star Wars for quite a while.
Acolyte is the one I've been the most curious about since it was announced. I hope it still happens.
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Any bold predictions ahead of tonight?
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Any bold predictions ahead of tonight?
I'm thinking there might be a lightsaber fight and perhaps even a space battle.
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