How the Death Star Works

[Ash]

Yesterday, 11-1-05, Howsuffworks.com published this cool article on how the Death Star from Star Wars works.
I hadn't really given much thought as to how complex a space station like that would really be.
And it is damn complicated when you really take a good hard look at this ultimate Weapon of Mass Destruction!



CHECK IT OUT HERE
(it's a lengthy article and will take at least 10-15+ minutes to read)

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As I was writing this thread, it dawned on me that the mousepad I currently use is the incompleted Death Star II !
(I guess I've been using it for so long that I'd forgotten)





What do you think of that article?



Post Edited (11-02-05 19:14)

[odinn7]

Good article...now I can get to work constructing one for myself.

What I also enjoyed were the little related stories at the bottom of each page. One particularly amusing one was about the trash compactor on the Death Star.

[Fearless Freep]

Great, many brave rebel spies died so we could lookup the plans on-line

[Ed, Ego and Superego]

Here is a feature that is often overlooked:
http://home.att.net/~jbcole/humor/Deathstar_daycare.htm


Its not the original source, but their online archive only goes to August that year.
-Ed

[Scottie]

Freep wrote:

"Great, many brave rebel spies died so we could lookup the plans on-line"

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Hahahahaha.

Personally, I have no opinion about the Star Wars universe.

[nobody]

I thought the trash compactor article was the best. It really sucked the reality out of "A New Hope." :)

[dean]

That day care article is pretty funny.

Also the side article about the Ewok Holocaust is pretty interesting too!

[Dr. Whom]

So the Ewoks got obliterated!!! Now that really made my day!

[AndyC]

Not related to this topic exactly, but the site with the trash compactor article had a hilarious piece on the diary of a Cobra recruit. There's a link at the bottom of the trash compactor story.

[Neville]

Now I just have to finish that "Star Trek" holographic deck and call it a day.

[Flangepart]

Wow!
Thats nerdology to be proud of!
The Ewoks were doomed. Doomed, i tells ya!