Gollum@feddit.org to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 months agoHow did gravity worked on the Death Star?feddit.orgimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up18arrow-down1imageHow did gravity worked on the Death Star?feddit.orgGollum@feddit.org to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square23fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareCyborganism@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoThey don’t all have wings. Only the X-Wing and Imperial transport ships have actual wings, and we’ve seen them fly through atmospheres.
minus-squareMudMan@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoWell, yeah, but we’ve also seen the ones that look like a hamburger patty fly through the atmosphere (and, in fact, outmaneouver the winged ones). Clearly that’s not what they’re for.
minus-squareCyborganism@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoAh yeah. Dang. Well there probably a good technical reason behind it. I’m no starship engineer in the Star Wars universe.
minus-squareremus989@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoI think the usual in universe reasoning is heat dissipation.
They don’t all have wings. Only the X-Wing and Imperial transport ships have actual wings, and we’ve seen them fly through atmospheres.
Well, yeah, but we’ve also seen the ones that look like a hamburger patty fly through the atmosphere (and, in fact, outmaneouver the winged ones). Clearly that’s not what they’re for.
Ah yeah. Dang. Well there probably a good technical reason behind it. I’m no starship engineer in the Star Wars universe.
I think the usual in universe reasoning is heat dissipation.