Could Porkins survive?

Then explain the "We are opening the magnetic fields" line.

The falcon is made of metal if it contains iron or other magnetic metals it would be repelled by a magnetic field. Simple really.

 

The real question is, would Porkins ejection give him enough velocity to orbit the death star.

No, it was a premature ejection.

 

For maximum destruction Porkins could do a cannonball onto the surface of the Death Star.

 

The falcon is made of metal if it contains iron or other magnetic metals it would be repelled by a magnetic field. Simple really.

Then how does that hold in atmosphere? As you can plainly see there is a nice shot of troopers standing in the bay with nothing stopping them from being expelled out into space. Just what is keeping them in then?

Perhaps they were named magentic fields for something unrelated to holding in air. Perhaps, they operate on the same principle as something else and no one bothered to change the name?

 

Then why would the Imperials have to clear the bay due to that field being lowered?

Because the bay's air is evacuated this, however, has nothing to do with the magnetic field. There is not necessarily a causal link.

Then how does that hold in atmosphere? As you can plainly see there is a nice shot of troopers standing in the bay with nothing stopping them from being expelled out into space. Just what is keeping them in then?

I'm not sure if you are arguing against me or supporting my argument. Becuase my whole point has been that magnets can't hold in an atmosphere so there must be some other way to keep the air in.

Perhaps they were named magentic fields for something unrelated to holding in air.

Exactly my point. Remember the rebel pilots "Passing through the magnetic field" when they are no where near the docking bays.

 

Stormtroopers have heavily magnetized boots to keep them from getting sucked out, this also explains their slowness. However, this same excuse cannot be used for their aim.

 

I think the bigger question everybody is missing is how the heck Porkins ship even got off the ground in the first place! He probably burned up all his fuel during takeoff, leaving himself a sitting duck out there during battle...which is why he had "problems" up there.

I always thought it'd be funny to see Porkins crash into the Death Star but see him survive thanks to all of the Twinkie filling inside the ship which acted as some sort of "airbag" for him...it always pays to bring some snacks with you.


Oh, and this thread gets my vote for "Great Potential Thread ruined by morons having personal flame war having nothing to do with the topic." That's why they made the PM, so you guys could hate each other to your heart's content in private.

 

KiAdiMonday: Star Wars is fictional universe: Not everything has to make perfect sense via our laws of physics. In the galaxy far. far away, there could very well be magnets that can hold in air. I think we can also assume that the technology has advanced enough in this era for such "magnetic fields" to be developed

And who said they were using magnets? They might be using a different effect to generate a magnetic field.

Saying that magnets can't hold in air in the GFFA is kind of like saying that lightsabers don't exist: they do

 

Secret: the real reason Darth's wingman says "look out!" and swerves into DV's ship is because he couldn't fly around Porkins, who was laying there off-screen. Porkins is the real hero!

 

Ouch, a tie fighter flying into Porkins would decimate the tie fighter. Porkins then could continue on his mission to jump down the exhaust port.

 

Poor, poor Porkins. I hope that he did not fall down into the shaft. It would be great if Porkins would get his own Trilogy: The Porkins Saga.

 

Him falling down the shaft is important as he was really the one to destroy the death star. Luke accidentaly shot down the wrong shaft so Porkins slid down the correct one and punched the core thus destroying the death star.

 

I think Porkins camped out on the South Tower to watch the action while destroying a box of Ding Dongs.

 

Maybe Porkins got hungry and ATE the main reactor...Luke's shot just happened to be "lucky timing" on his part. Porkins probably burped or farted and caused the first gigantic explosion.

Poor guy...why did Lucas ever make him a pilot?

And doesn't the guy sort of look the the father of the Star Wars kid?

 

Of course, he would have survived very comfortably if he had enough mass to collect his own atmosphere.

 

And who said they were using magnets? They might be using a different effect to generate a magnetic field.

So that would be a magnetic field different from the kind of magnetic field magnets use. 'Cos of course, bizarrely enough, magnets themselves work by using magnetic fields. Go figure.

Saying that magnets can't hold in air in the GFFA is kind of like saying that lightsabers don't exist: they do

Nope 'cos people have come up with semi-plausible ways for lightsabres to work.

On a side note "Star Wars is fictional universe" no it isn't. It's a fictional galaxy NOT universe. And since, as far as we can tell, our physical laws are uniform throughout the universe the laws apply to every GFFA.

 

So that would be a magnetic field different from the kind of magnetic field magnets use. 'Cos of course, bizarrely enough, magnets themselves work by using magnetic fields. Go figure.

Magnets create a magnetic field, they don't use them

Nope 'cos people have come up with semi-plausible ways for lightsabres to work.

On a side note "Star Wars is fictional universe" no it isn't. It's a fictional galaxy NOT universe. And since, as far as we can tell, our physical laws are uniform throughout the universe the laws apply to every GFFA.

So, ships flying through hyperspace and subspace they way they do in SW can be replicated here, can they? I'm pretty sure that they can't. And the "semi-plausible" explanation for lightsabers is not backed up by much scientific fact in our world. Same thing with all SW technology.

Star Wars is made up. That's what gives it its' appeal. Our laws do not have to apply to the GFFA, and they don't.

 

Magnets create a magnetic field, they don't use them

Actually they do both. A magnet uses the field to do work. If you're going to argue semantics be as accurate as possible

On your other points. Go read the Tech Commentaries they should answer anything your having difficulty understanding.

 

And you do know that the Tech Commentaries aren't officially canon, of course.

 

That's something that a lot of people can't understand, for some reason.

 

Who cares? They're often more logical then some things with only the LFL logo on them.

Sometimes annoyingly so, but intelligence isn't a sin.

 

I am SO ready for my SW: EE on DVD with the original restored and enhanced scenes "As George always envisioned them" of Porkins flipping his X-Wing, ejecting, and blasting straight into the Death Star. From there, he goes in, Rambo style, taking out Stormies left and right, until finally in a death defying stunt he throws an entire anti-starfighter gun down a empty shaft, where it explodes, destroying the reactor. Then we have a slow shot of him running from the explosion and jumping out of a docking bay (ala the Falcon entering: pointing stormies and everything). As the Death Star explodes and the X-Wings and Falcon fly away, Porkins floats with them back to Yavin, to receive a medal.

*cries tears of joy*

 

Porkins=The Chosen One

 

Yes I believe that was Lucas' vision all along, Porkins has to be the saviour I just wish we got to see his lightsaber, maybe when the dvd comes out.

btw doesn't Porkins have a midichlorian count of about 100,000?