Sure, but I was thinking of the majority who lived on the land. Also, do blasters work under water? think I've seen them working in the clone wars but they really shouldn't.
All blasters do is launch a packet of energized gas(like tibanna), with the blaster shot we see being an afterimage, slightly behind the shot itself. If the packet can survive in the water, the shot will do just fine.
Since we're talking physics, you ever wonder how a lightsaber would deal with metal bullets? It seems like the bullet would just heat up and molten metal would fly on the Jedi's face.
Quote from HarryTruman Since we're talking physics, you ever wonder how a lightsaber would deal with metal bullets? It seems like the bullet would just heat up and molten metal would fly on the Jedi's face.
presumably they would evaporate after hitting the saber.
Quote from HarryTruman Since we're talking physics, you ever wonder how a lightsaber would deal with metal bullets? It seems like the bullet would just heat up and molten metal would fly on the Jedi's face.
presumably they would evaporate after hitting the saber.
Depends on the caliber. A .22 would likely vaporize due to the small mass of the bullet, whereas a .50 probably would not.
The bigger problem with bullets is that a glancing deflection with a lightsaber wouldn't send the bullet shooting off in another direction like a blaster bolt because blaster bolts have negligible masses since they are composed of energy. Also, a direct block of a bullet would probably send the lightsaber back into the Jedi/Sith's face because the force of the bullet doesn't magically dissipate.
Quote from Caliber Also, a direct block of a bullet would probably send the lightsaber back into the Jedi/Sith's face because the force of the bullet doesn't magically dissipate.
Oh I would SO love to see that. Especially if the Jedi didn't die, but rather got a nasty vertical scorch mark down his face.
Quote from Caliber The bigger problem with bullets is that a glancing deflection with a lightsaber wouldn't send the bullet shooting off in another direction like a blaster bolt because blaster bolts have negligible masses since they are composed of energy. Also, a direct block of a bullet would probably send the lightsaber back into the Jedi/Sith's face because the force of the bullet doesn't magically dissipate.
The bullet wouldn't deflect unless it was made from certain materials which have a strong enough electromagnetic field to interact with the blade of the lightsaber. The blades of lightsabers are made from, at the most basic level, a beam of plasma sent up out of the focusing crystal, bent sharply at the end of the blade, then brought back down and reabsorbed, allowing the Diatium power cell to reabsorb some of the energy (explaining how lightsabers, despite using a ton of power don't require a new power cell every 5 seconds). The key point here is that lightsaber blades have next to no mass. Since they have so little mass, they deflect blaster bolts by the electromagnetic field they create. This field is also why when they are used to cut through larger objects (like blast doors) they give the feeling of resistance. With the exception of certain materials (such as Cortosis Alloy or Mandalorian Iron) normal metals in small amounts do not have a strong enough electromagnetic field to interact with the blade of a lightsaber properly. One could make a bullet out of these metals, but the cost to effect ratio (along with the entire possibility that the Force-User wouldn't even deflect the bullet) highly inefficient.
So, logically, with anything other than a special material bullet, the lightsaber would jerk back a little when the bullet hit the blade, but only a fraction of the kinetic energy of the bullet would transfer to the blade, the majority of it remaining in the vaporous or liquid form of the bullet. OTOH, if you did use a bullet made of those materials and it was deflected, a lot of the kinetic energy of the bullet would be transferred to the blade when the two electromagnetic fields were opposed to each other, and the blade would fly in the opposite direction, most likely either dislocating the shoulder of the Force-User or causing him or her to be sliced in half.
Quote from Kaziel The bullet wouldn't deflect unless it was made from certain materials which have a strong enough electromagnetic field to interact with the blade of the lightsaber. The blades of lightsabers are made from, at the most basic level, a beam of plasma sent up out of the focusing crystal, bent sharply at the end of the blade, then brought back down and reabsorbed, allowing the Diatium power cell to reabsorb some of the energy (explaining how lightsabers, despite using a ton of power don't require a new power cell every 5 seconds). The key point here is that lightsaber blades next to no mass. Since they have so little mass, they deflect blaster bolts by the electromagnetic field they create. This field is also why when they are used to cut through larger objects (like blast doors) they give the feeling of resistance. With the exception of certain materials (such as Cortosis Alloy or Mandalorian Iron) normal metals in small amounts do not have a strong enough electromagnetic field to interact with the blade of a lightsaber properly. One could make a bullet out of these metals, but the cost to effect ratio (along with the entire possibility that the Force-User wouldn't even deflect the bullet) highly inefficient.
So, logically, with anything other than a special material bullet, the lightsaber would jerk back a little when the bullet hit the blade, but only a fraction of the kinetic energy of the bullet would transfer to the blade, the majority of it remaining in the vaporous or liquid form of the bullet. OTOH, if you did use a bullet made of those materials and it was deflected, a lot of the kinetic energy of the bullet would be transferred to the blade when the two electromagnetic fields were opposed to each other, and the blade would fly in the opposite direction, most likely either dislocating the shoulder of the Force-User or causing him or her to be sliced in half.
Awesome post. That's the first time I've seen the reason for resistance when cutting through things.
Seems like such a bullet might be useful to catch a Jedi out once or twice, but the trick wouldn't work once they're on to you.
Quote from Caliber The bigger problem with bullets is that a glancing deflection with a lightsaber wouldn't send the bullet shooting off in another direction like a blaster bolt because blaster bolts have negligible masses since they are composed of energy. Also, a direct block of a bullet would probably send the lightsaber back into the Jedi/Sith's face because the force of the bullet doesn't magically dissipate.
The bullet wouldn't deflect unless it was made from certain materials which have a strong enough electromagnetic field to interact with the blade of the lightsaber. The blades of lightsabers are made from, at the most basic level, a beam of plasma sent up out of the focusing crystal, bent sharply at the end of the blade, then brought back down and reabsorbed, allowing the Diatium power cell to reabsorb some of the energy (explaining how lightsabers, despite using a ton of power don't require a new power cell every 5 seconds). The key point here is that lightsaber blades have next to no mass. Since they have so little mass, they deflect blaster bolts by the electromagnetic field they create. This field is also why when they are used to cut through larger objects (like blast doors) they give the feeling of resistance. With the exception of certain materials (such as Cortosis Alloy or Mandalorian Iron) normal metals in small amounts do not have a strong enough electromagnetic field to interact with the blade of a lightsaber properly. One could make a bullet out of these metals, but the cost to effect ratio (along with the entire possibility that the Force-User wouldn't even deflect the bullet) highly inefficient.
So, logically, with anything other than a special material bullet, the lightsaber would jerk back a little when the bullet hit the blade, but only a fraction of the kinetic energy of the bullet would transfer to the blade, the majority of it remaining in the vaporous or liquid form of the bullet. OTOH, if you did use a bullet made of those materials and it was deflected, a lot of the kinetic energy of the bullet would be transferred to the blade when the two electromagnetic fields were opposed to each other, and the blade would fly in the opposite direction, most likely either dislocating the shoulder of the Force-User or causing him or her to be sliced in half.
What about a shotgun blast though? I always wondered how a lightsaber would deflect that. Say, birdshot but with the speed of a rail gun.
p.s. sorry for the OT
um, yea they should have bungee cords too
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Sure, but I was thinking of the majority who lived on the land. Also, do blasters work under water? think I've seen them working in the clone wars but they really shouldn't.
All blasters do is launch a packet of energized gas(like tibanna), with the blaster shot we see being an afterimage, slightly behind the shot itself. If the packet can survive in the water, the shot will do just fine.
My star wars knowledge is totally failing me lately. I think I might just stick to game mechanics. :(
Since we're talking physics, you ever wonder how a lightsaber would deal with metal bullets? It seems like the bullet would just heat up and molten metal would fly on the Jedi's face.
presumably they would evaporate after hitting the saber.
Depends on the caliber. A .22 would likely vaporize due to the small mass of the bullet, whereas a .50 probably would not.
The bigger problem with bullets is that a glancing deflection with a lightsaber wouldn't send the bullet shooting off in another direction like a blaster bolt because blaster bolts have negligible masses since they are composed of energy. Also, a direct block of a bullet would probably send the lightsaber back into the Jedi/Sith's face because the force of the bullet doesn't magically dissipate.
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Oh I would SO love to see that. Especially if the Jedi didn't die, but rather got a nasty vertical scorch mark down his face.
So, logically, with anything other than a special material bullet, the lightsaber would jerk back a little when the bullet hit the blade, but only a fraction of the kinetic energy of the bullet would transfer to the blade, the majority of it remaining in the vaporous or liquid form of the bullet. OTOH, if you did use a bullet made of those materials and it was deflected, a lot of the kinetic energy of the bullet would be transferred to the blade when the two electromagnetic fields were opposed to each other, and the blade would fly in the opposite direction, most likely either dislocating the shoulder of the Force-User or causing him or her to be sliced in half.
Awesome post. That's the first time I've seen the reason for resistance when cutting through things.
Seems like such a bullet might be useful to catch a Jedi out once or twice, but the trick wouldn't work once they're on to you.
Let's bring this thread back to jumping and not physics and reality. Thanks
Fatal Alliance makes a strong argument in favor of the possibility of parachutes in TOR.
Actual parachutes though? Aren't they some kind of repulsor-harness or something? Surely they've got better technology than a big silk sheet?
I don't have my copy handy, but it was more like a mini rocket thruster + foil wings?
Okay, yeah, that makes sense.
I can't say I've ever gone 'jumping' though.
What about a shotgun blast though? I always wondered how a lightsaber would deflect that. Say, birdshot but with the speed of a rail gun.
p.s. sorry for the OT
um, yea they should have bungee cords too