Han Solo and the Lightsaber

2007-01-07 23:16:16

#1

Executiator: Member; +69|6846

Here's a question for you.

In Star Wars: The Empire Strikes back, Han Solo saves Luke Skywalker from a freezing cold death on the planet Hoth by cutting open his dead Tom-Tom with Luke's lightsaber. After this he begins to dig a shelter for him and his comrade with conventional tools.

My question is, why didn't he use the lightsaber to create a shelter? It would have been alot more convenient, faster, easier, and probably able to make a better shelter.

The snow would have melted around the lightsaber, not creating a puddle of water because the light saber's light is so intense it would have vaporized the snow into steam. Also, if there was a small amount of water left then it would have instantly frozen due to the temperatures on a frozen Hoth night.

The Han Solo audacity towars jedi and their tools wins again.

Discuss question further up.

2007-01-07 23:17:49

#2

penguin.killer: Member; +75|6906

Much to discuss?
Its cooler to cut the animals belly up and sleep in it than to build a shelter of snow.

2007-01-07 23:21:15

#3

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|7100|Canberra, AUS

Executiator wrote:
Here's a question for you.

In Star Wars: The Empire Strikes back, Han Solo saves Luke Skywalker from a freezing cold death on the planet Hoth by cutting open his dead Tom-Tom with Luke's lightsaber. After this he begins to dig a shelter for him and his comrade with conventional tools.

My question is, why didn't he use the lightsaber to create a shelter? It would have been alot more convenient, faster, easier, and probably able to make a better shelter.

The snow would have melted around the lightsaber, not creating a puddle of water because the light saber's light is so intense it would have vaporized the snow into steam. Also, if there was a small amount of water left then it would have instantly frozen due to the temperatures on a frozen Hoth night.

The Han Solo audacity towars jedi and their tools wins again.

Discuss question further up.

Well, sure, apart from the fact that there is a risk the whole think could either collapse or fill with snow from the blizzard (unless he covered it, in which case you're REALLY screwed if it collapses, and plus it wouldn't exactly be the warmest place to be.

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2007-01-07 23:24:37

#4

BrOk_MoRdU: Psychotic Sniper Inc.; +76|6977|The Land of Claywhore

What if.......Luke and Leia did it before they found out they were the offspring of the most powerful Sith Lord?

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2007-01-07 23:26:37

#5

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,072|7197|PNW

OP answered the question right after it was asked. lol

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2007-01-07 23:35:32

#6

Executiator: Member; +69|6846

lol

@ Spark, It wouldn't have collapsed because the melting of the snow would have created a thick inner ice sheen that would have been unbreakable. It also wouldn't have filled with snow if he faced the opening away from the blowing wind, or created a lip entrance which would have made it impossible for snow to fill in.

@ brok, probably did happen, they kissed, so i don't see why they wouldn't have hid the salami while on a long light speed trip.

@ unnamed, I didn't answer my own question. I said why DIDN'T he do it. I simply stated to a logical standpoint why he SHOULD have done it.

@ penguin, he had to do both, for coolness effect and eventually the dead tom-tom would run out of heat.

/discuss

Last edited by Executiator (2007-01-08 01:26:49)

2007-01-07 23:40:39

#7

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6954|Global Command

Oh Gods.

2007-01-08 00:40:29

#8

Executiator: Member; +69|6846

ATG wrote:
Oh Gods.

great contribution!!!

No discussion, attempt at derailment = spam

2007-01-08 00:41:05

#9

RavyGravy: Son.; +617|6831|NSW, Australia

yay now we can all wear our super hero costumes and talk about how to code computers!!!

2007-01-08 00:56:14

#10

Coolbeano: Level 13.5 BF2S Ninja Penguin Sensei; +378|7188

Easter!

2007-01-08 01:26:00

#11

Executiator: Member; +69|6846

Excuse me, but why the fuck was this thread moved? This was a "discussion" until these fucktards came and posted spam. Just because the topic isn't about religion, politics or the current war, some DST forum whore whines about this thread means you have to move it? There's no guidelines about what the topic has to be and I was trying to have a serious fucking conversation and the only people who addressed that was spark. These forums are starting to seriously degrade...

I'm sorry but that was a gay decision and really pissed me the fuck off.

2007-01-08 01:33:28

#12

daffytag: cheese-it!; +104|7000

Maybe the tools (that we never actually got to see) were better than a lightsaber for building the shelter. Maybe all he had to do was open a pop out tent.

2007-01-08 02:29:34

#13

krazed: Admiral of the Bathtub; +619|7205|Great Brown North

Executiator wrote:
Excuse me, but why the fuck was this thread moved? This was a "discussion" until these fucktards came and posted spam. Just because the topic isn't about religion, politics or the current war, some DST forum whore whines about this thread means you have to move it? There's no guidelines about what the topic has to be and I was trying to have a serious fucking conversation and the only people who addressed that was spark. These forums are starting to seriously degrade...

I'm sorry but that was a gay decision and really pissed me the fuck off.

a discussion about star wars is hardly a debate or something serious lol...

and im sure it was done for pure cinematic effect, since they werent actualy freezing to death or on a different planet

2007-01-08 02:59:18

#14

Executiator: Member; +69|6846

@ daffy, this is true but when they do the pan-out, it looks like to me that he's using a shovel(lol, great technology). He could also be putting stakes in the ground for a tent, but what kinda crazy foo would put a tent up in that kind of weather. Also when they're rescued they don't show anytype of tent.

and @ krazed, Star Wars has the biggest sci-fi/ fantasy fan base in the world, with more backround fluff and information than LOTR, Dune, and star trek combined. So don't tell me you cannot have a serious debate over something this sequentially large.

2007-01-08 03:34:23

#15

krazed: Admiral of the Bathtub; +619|7205|Great Brown North

sure you can have a debate over a ficticious set of events, just in the forum where it applies best

world events and serious things = D&ST
book/movie debates = not D&ST

and once again back to your original post, it was done for dramatic effect, end of.

2007-01-08 03:52:58

#16

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|7100|Canberra, AUS

Plus it's not exactly comfortable in a big pit of ice, hardly ideal conditions for recovery.

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2007-01-08 04:17:17

#17

seymorebutts443: Ready for combat; +211|7020|Belchertown Massachusetts, USA

its not a "tom-tom" its Taun Taun

2007-01-08 04:20:49

#18

Slayer: ---hates you; +1,137|7182|Hell, p.o box 666

seymorebutts443 wrote:
its not a "tom-tom" its Taun Taun

Tom tom is a gayclub in cologne/germany why do I know about this?!

2007-01-08 04:53:13

#19

aardfrith: Δ > x > ¥; +145|7218

Sl4y3r wrote:
seymorebutts443 wrote:
its not a "tom-tom" its Taun Taun
Tom tom is a gayclub in cologne/germany why do I know about this?!

Tom Tom is also a sat-nav system. Helpful if you don't know where the local gay club is, I guess.

2007-01-08 04:56:09

#20

DonFck: Hibernator; +3,227|7057|Finland

aardfrith wrote:
Sl4y3r wrote:
seymorebutts443 wrote:
its not a "tom-tom" its Taun Taun
Tom tom is a gayclub in cologne/germany why do I know about this?!
Tom Tom is also a sat-nav system. Helpful if you don't know where the local gay club is, I guess.

*saves location of TomTom on his TomTom*

I need around tree fiddy.

2007-01-08 05:00:17

#21

Slayer: ---hates you; +1,137|7182|Hell, p.o box 666

bah tom tom navigation... Build in BMW ftw But thanks for the advice about the gay clubs

2007-01-08 05:31:14

#22

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|7132|67.222.138.85

The hard core Star Wars fans have begun their invasion of BF2s!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooo

2007-01-08 05:34:37

#23

d3v1ldr1v3r13: Satan's disciple on Earth.; +160|7110|Hell's prison

BrOk_MoRdU wrote:
What if.......Luke and Leia did it before they found out they were the offspring of the most powerful Sith Lord?

ROFL!!!!

2007-01-08 05:40:10

#24

DonFck: Hibernator; +3,227|7057|Finland

Flaming_Maniac wrote:
The hard core Star Wars fans have begun their invasion of BF2s!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooo

This is only the beginning.. Soon the Trekkies will emerge from nowhere to fight back. And one guy defending Battlestar Galactica. If this thing is not killed soon, the "Gibson"-server will be overloaded with sci-fi-convention-going nerds, culminating in one big "500 - Internal Server Error".

Let's all go back to talking about the important things instead: BF2, money, cars and poon. (Not necessarily in that order)

I need around tree fiddy.

2007-01-08 07:22:26

#25

Krappyappy: 'twice cooked beef!'; +111|7245

BrOk_MoRdU wrote:
What if.......Luke and Leia did it before they found out they were the offspring of the most powerful Sith Lord?

they'd have made some super-powerful retard children.

'dur mommy i want peanuts.'

'you are allerguc, you can't have any they will kill you'

'NOO! peanuts now!'

*raises hand and blows up the city*

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