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Whats the speed in Star Wars?
2005-01-19, 1:31 PM #1
"She'll make point-5 past light speed. She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid."

Now... HTF does that work? Surely it would take years to get anywhere?
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2005-01-19, 1:32 PM #2
Who cares?
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2005-01-19, 1:34 PM #3
the way i understand light-speed is that the hyperdrive takes the ship into a parallel universe where everything moves at the speed of light
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2005-01-19, 1:34 PM #4
In X-Wing I'm pretty sure the units of measure were kilometers (for non-hyperspace travel, anyway). If not, then I think just "clicks", which could mean anything.
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2005-01-19, 1:37 PM #5
It's a movie.
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2005-01-19, 1:38 PM #6
Is it really meaningful to analyze the "scientific" aspects of fictional movies?
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2005-01-19, 1:40 PM #7
With the speed of light, it would still take 2 million years to get to the closest star system.

Yeah, I have a test on this stuff tomorrow. :p
2005-01-19, 1:52 PM #8
If you don't care or think it's not worthwhile, there's no reason to post on this thread and you're just filling it full of crap for those interested, kthx.
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2005-01-19, 1:54 PM #9
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Originally posted by gothicX
With the speed of light, it would still take 2 million years to get to the closest star system.


Ha! But not at ludicrous speed!
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2005-01-19, 2:00 PM #10
once you reach light speed, velocity is measured on the crazy-awesome scale where you can get from A to B in whatever length of time the plot's narrative demands.
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2005-01-19, 2:08 PM #11
Hm.
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2005-01-19, 2:31 PM #12
Another possible explanation:
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2005-01-19, 2:32 PM #13
light seed?
2005-01-19, 2:36 PM #14
maybe the planets are so close together, you could like.. get between them in a PINTO WATCHING BETA CASETTES WHILE EATING LIP GLOSS ! !
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2005-01-19, 2:43 PM #15
It would take years to get from point A to B in conventional space, but in hyperspace, it can be done in a reasonable ammount of time at near-light speed.
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2005-01-19, 2:47 PM #16
Quote:
In X-Wing I'm pretty sure the units of measure were kilometers (for non-hyperspace travel, anyway). If not, then I think just "clicks", which could mean anything.


1 klick = 1 kilometer.:



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2005-01-19, 3:16 PM #17
Light speed has to be faster than the speed of light for travel bewteen systems not to take decades. As for the .5 past light speed, I believe it refers the Falcon being able to travel twice as fast as standard ships in hyperspace. That's how it's explained in some books anyway (I know it's not cannon).
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2005-01-19, 4:09 PM #18
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Originally posted by gothicX
With the speed of light, it would still take 2 million years to get to the closest star system.


If by star system you mean galaxy, then yes. If by star system you mean a star with planets around it, then it would take a little over four years to get there. (This isn't taking into effect weird stuff like time dilation).

Anyways, the way I understood the speed ratings in SW was that the lower the number was, the faster a ship could go. A number half as big would mean a ship that's twice as fast. So an Imperial cruiser that has a speed of 1 is twice as slow as the Falcon, and something with a rating of 2 is four times as slow.
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2005-01-19, 4:20 PM #19
By the way, no one EVER says 'The speed of light.' They say 'light speed.' That doesn't at all mean the speed of light, and is probably a measurment of many lightyears per light speed unit. Not to mention, hyperspace is something fictional, but a likely reality. When hitting light speed, hyperspace is a smaller scale between 2 places at which you can jump.

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2005-01-19, 4:31 PM #20
Quote:
Originally posted by gothicX
With the speed of light, it would still take 2 million years to get to the closest star system.

Yeah, I have a test on this stuff tomorrow. :p


No, actually. Only four. But still.
2005-01-19, 4:36 PM #21
Heheheh.
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2005-01-19, 4:40 PM #22
I read somewhere the classification system for hyperdrives was inverse to their speed... EX:

A class 0.3 hyperdrive was twice as fast as a 0.6.

[Edit: I guess Kyle sorta said that...]

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2005-01-20, 12:11 AM #23
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