Lightsabers vs. Neutronium

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Ligier
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Post by Ligier »

This is probably a dumb question, but here goes anyway...

If the idea is to use a superconducting material as a suit of armour and shield against a lightsabre, where is this material conducting that energy TO?
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Ligier wrote:This is probably a dumb question, but here goes anyway...

If the idea is to use a superconducting material as a suit of armour and shield against a lightsabre, where is this material conducting that energy TO?
To the rest of the armour :) .

It would raise the whole thing's temperature by a few degree, rather than allow a smaller part to be vaporized.
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Ligier wrote:This is probably a dumb question, but here goes anyway...

If the idea is to use a superconducting material as a suit of armour and shield against a lightsabre, where is this material conducting that energy TO?
The energy heats up the armour. However since it is superconductive the heat is spread throughout the armour rather than melting a small part of the armour.
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