"I Calculated the Mass of a Star Wars Blaster Bolt for You" Topic
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Tango01 | 14 Dec 2015 3:08 p.m. PST |
"Everyone knows the weapons in Star Wars aren't lasers. If they were lasers, you wouldn't see them from the side very well and, more importantly, they would travel at the speed of light. But just what comes out of these blasters? I call them blaster bolts, and as I've shown before, the speed of these blaster bolts is around 35 m/s (78 mph). But what is the mass of these bolts? Check out this clip from a trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It appears that Han Solo shoots a stormtrooper who flies backward from the impact. Now, it's entirely possible Han is shooting at something else, but let's go with Han shooting the trooper. Notice how the stormtrooper flips and flies backward? We can use this to learn something about the blaster bolt—in particular we can determine its mass. Consider the bolt as it hits the stormtrooper and the forces involved…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
Sargonarhes | 14 Dec 2015 4:05 p.m. PST |
The problem is, troopers haven't done that before when Han shot them. So it's probably something else going on. Although I remember in Star Trek III the Search for Spock, Kirk shot a Klingon with a phaser and the Klingon did go flying as well. Why? I don't know, phasers has never done that before either. |
Mithmee | 14 Dec 2015 5:38 p.m. PST |
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Dynaman8789 | 14 Dec 2015 6:02 p.m. PST |
> Why? Looked like block and tackle to me… Trying to make sense of Star Wars weapons, to quote Bugs Bunny "what a moroon…" |
Tango01 | 15 Dec 2015 10:50 a.m. PST |
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