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dbx999 t1_ja1pgba wrote

Reply to comment by egregiouscodswallop in Explosions in space movies? by DemonOfTheAstroWaste

What about the fact that laser shots are visible and seem to travel as short segments like bullets that travel at a visible speed. Laser blasts seem to go about as fast as a bullet or tracer round.

And why do laser swords stop at a certain length instead of continuing forward like the beam of a flashlight?

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Travwolfe101 t1_ja1snxn wrote

The light sabers stop after a certain length due to being contained by a field similar to a magnetic field. As for the lasers they're superheated bolts of plasma not beams of light.

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Pilot230 t1_ja25hpc wrote

My headcanon is that blaster bolts are some kind of heated carbon pellets. That would explain why they throw sparks (even when hitting a matterless force field) and leave black soot marks (on surfaces that don't contain carbon)

Still doesn't explain how they deflect and ricochet in one piece

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DarthGiorgi t1_ja2xgjo wrote

They shoot superheated gas.

Essentially, they are plasma weaponry

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Bors713 t1_ja1sfmz wrote

Because they’re not lasers. The ammo for firearms is a charged gas (like tibanna from Bespin). Lightsaber blades are plasma.

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Killerbudds t1_ja1thbg wrote

If you looked it up, "Yes, lightsabers were fully adjustable for any need. The length could be adjusted as well as the thickness of the containing shield. In legends Luke was able to change his into a piton to climb down a curved stone roof, or it could be shortened to become a shoto saber."

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wookieesgonnawook t1_ja3hv7x wrote

OK, but a climbing piton? Wouldn't it slice down through the rock as he put weight on it?

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dbx999 t1_ja1trj5 wrote

I did not look up the made up facts

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ThinkThink23 t1_ja23ok5 wrote

You're the one who brought it up. In universe there are explanations for the questions you asked. If you don't care, why bring it up?

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breadleecarter t1_ja1qyt5 wrote

I always liked to think the lightsaber was like a plasma torch.

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Oneforthatpurple t1_ja1r82i wrote

The lasers you see are actually 2 projectiles bouncing the light of the laser back and forth between each other in order to contain the beam in a more compact space.

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XParadocs t1_ja39ecj wrote

Badly researched movies physics wise, stop trynna find in-universe explanations, its just lazy/fantastical writing. I mean, wonder woman rode an RPG shell in her newest movie, dont see me trynna calculate her bodyweight and relative fps of the rocket. That's just hollywood.

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