"Three Ways a Starkiller in the New Star Wars Could Work" Topic

"Plot speculation for Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens is reaching its peak in the weeks before the movie opens. Some suggest the First Order has a super weapon—the Starkiller. This is essentially a more powerful version of the Death Star that doesn't destroy planets, but solar systems. Perhaps the best way to destroy a solar system is to explode the central star. So, how do you kill a star with a Starkiller? Here are some possible ideas.

Just Blow It Up
You are probably thinking that all the methods simply explode the star, and in a way, that's true. However, for this first method I am considering just putting enough energy into the star such that all its material is spread out. If you put an explosive inside of an apple, the apple explodes. The pieces of the apple would separate from the rest of the apple pieces and move in different directions.

There is a big difference between an apple and a star. Two forces hold an object together. For the apple, the primary interaction keeping the apple together is the electrostatic interactions between different molecules in the atoms. The star is a bit different. It is held together by the gravitational force (it's too big to keep together with other forces).

So, if you want to destroy a star you must add enough energy to essentially increase the size of the star. Decrease the density of the star to something like the 1,000 atoms per cubic centimeter and you essentially turn that star into a non-star…"

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Not reading the above.

PLEASE STOP POSTING STAR WARS SPOILER INFO IN SUBJECT LINES.

Lol. Old information from the books – there was a Sun killing ship called the Sun Crusher in one of the novels that are now considered only legends by the Powers That Be at Disney.

Tango, you aught to be careful linking stuff to the new movie to get attention – the only person outside Disney or LucasArts who *could* give spoilers wound up dead recently. :) Be warned.