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1. November 2009 @ 23:41 |
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I remember the statement about .5 past lightspeed but I believe it's in a different context as for Star Wars the faster the drive the lower the number. I believe he means he achieved a .5 hyperdrive Class rating which is .5 past and twice as fast as a Star Destroyer's Class 1. And there are Class 10 drives that break lightspeed and facilitate timely travel across the galaxy if only in weeks vs days. Most large military vessels use a Class 1 or 2.
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http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Millennium_Falcon
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lightspeed
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When challenged by Obi-Wan about his ship's speed, Solo cited that the Falcon was capable of attaining 0.5 past lightspeed, and that it "made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs.
This may seem funny if you know your terminology because a parsec is a measure of distance. The Kessel Run leads through a cluster of black holes called The Maw. The theory is that he used the warped spacetime from edging around a black hole to reduce the distance.
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The Falcon's customized Class 0.5 hyperdrive is twice as fast as Imperial warships.This enhanced capability is mostly due to Solo's innovative modifications to "streamline" the ship for hyperspace jumps. A Quadex power core and jury-rigged components ensure a three-standard-minute start-up sequence for the hyperdrive.
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Lightspeed was a slang term referring to the speed at which a starship traveled through hyperspace
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traveling through hyperspace with a class 1.0 hyperdrive motivator was actually over one hundred million times faster than the speed of light, allowing a ship to cross the galaxy in a matter of days.
So at ".5 past lightspeed," the Millennium Falcon can actually top out at over 200 million times the speed of light.
Found this on wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warp_drive
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Exact velocities were only given in the Voyager episode The 37's where Tom Paris describes Voyager's velocity at warp factor 9.9 (under the new warp table formula) as being about 4 billion miles per second, which would be over 21000 times the speed of light.
Star Wars' vessels are most certainly faster than Star Trek's. Remember the vast distances involved the Star Wars galaxy and that inter-planetary travel is considered day to day traffic. There are characters that participate in events on one side of the galaxy only to be present for the award ceremony on the other side only a few days later. They have networks and instant communication covering the entire galaxy.
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2. November 2009 @ 01:18 |
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Ahh but what about warp 10 theory :P Warp 10 is infinite velocity. You would occupy every square inch of the universe simultaneously...
Sorry, I had to throw that one out there LOL!
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2. November 2009 @ 03:59 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
Ahh but what about warp 10 theory :P Warp 10 is infinite velocity. You would occupy every square inch of the universe simultaneously...
Sorry, I had to throw that one out there LOL!
Oman7,
Yes, but the result of that would be Cataclysmic, because it would likely destroy the entire Universe! Time would cease to exist, which would screw up the Time/Space continuum and probably cause the next big bang! Time Warps do exist, but they are very small! I know, because I've see it happen with my own two eyes as a young child. There were Adult witnesses to the phenomenon, as well!
On July 4, 1949, an object belonging to me vanished right in front of My Mother, My Aunt and I. It reappeared July 4, 1989 in the same exact spot it disappeared, 40 years earlier right in front of the same three people! It has taken me close to 20 years to figure out where it went, but I think I have finally figured that out. I'll leave that answer for you folks to guess at for a while. Just apply a bit of common sense and logic to the problem and you should be able to figure out where it spent those 40 years! Just ask yourself, where would a vanished object go? We are so far off topic, anyway, I figured I would add insult to injury and bring up time warps! LOL!!
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2. November 2009 @ 13:20 |
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2. December 2009 @ 15:27 |
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30. January 2010 @ 23:26 |
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Haven't had anything inspire me on the artist front :p But I did find this via google. I use to see some pretty spectacular storms in the minnesota area. I imagine Rob knows what I'm talking about LOL!
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18. February 2010 @ 14:36 |
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27. February 2010 @ 15:11 |
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I thought this was cool. Rather magical :) I like dark wallpapers(easy on the eyes)and forest imagery, so it suits me well.
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27. February 2010 @ 16:28 |
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If I remember correctly there should be a few similar free wallpapers at digitalblasphemy.com (the water mark).
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27. February 2010 @ 16:38 |
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I do most of my image searching via http://images.google.com
I get an extreme variety of pics that way. Though its wise to leave on the safe filter! Or you get some rather...nasty pictures LOL!
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27. February 2010 @ 22:27 |
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omeg, thanks for that pic, I also love dark screensavers, I saved that baby.
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27. February 2010 @ 22:37 |
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No problem. Hey, isn't that why this thread is here ;)
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27. February 2010 @ 23:42 |
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Originally posted by FredBun:
omeg, thanks for that pic, I also love dark screensavers, I saved that baby.
So did I... :D
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27. February 2010 @ 23:48 |
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your welcome guys. I'll likely run it for weeks myself. Been rather lazy about making my own. And I do get a certain satisfaction from doing my own. Perhaps tomorrow, if I can get something to inspire me ;)
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1. March 2010 @ 11:54 |
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im sure some have seen this site, i just fond it myself. some sweet stuff here.
http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper
nothing major here i just think its cool. a FA/18 Super Hornet creating a sonic boom
pretty cool.
who wouldnt want to go 1180 mph,,,????lol
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4. March 2010 @ 05:49 |
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I would rob. I'd even wanna go faster :O
Here is a wonderful DARK windows 7 background :D
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4. March 2010 @ 06:34 |
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Wow, I like that. Don't suppose there's a 2560x1600 version?
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4. March 2010 @ 08:24 |
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thats sexy, and tnx for the 1920 wallpaper.
heres mine:
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4. March 2010 @ 13:37 |
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4. March 2010 @ 15:49 |
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oops wrong pic i uploaded lol
this is mine:
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4. March 2010 @ 16:47 |
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I'm afraid to say I can't immediately tell which PSU that is :P
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4. March 2010 @ 18:42 |
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Quite the bundle of wires it has there :D
Sam, when I make wallpapers, I try to do a 2560, and then resize for my current resolution. Since eventually, my future 30" monitor will be ready for that res! I was considering using a special plugin for that particular wallpaper, in an attempt to upscale it with minimal to no quality degradation. But then I saw JPG artifacts. That's quite infuriating when people compress the P!$$ out of wonderful pics. Perhaps I'll attempt a similar or better wallpaper this weekend. Having browsed a few dozen Windows wallpapers, I'm finally being inspired. I may just play this weekend :D
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4. March 2010 @ 19:33 |
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Here is the picture I have for my background. I took this picture at a local auto show back in January.
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5. March 2010 @ 01:35 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
Quite the bundle of wires it has there :D
Nah, it must be a low-end unit, as there's very few cables coming out of it compared to typical PSUs. :P
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5. March 2010 @ 01:44 |
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I was simply attempting to keep it somewhat relevant to the thread LOL! You're right though. I believe my 700W OCZ is almost double that. It has an insane amount of cables. Certainly when ran in my mid tower. I could barely stuff its wires somewhere...
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