Star Wars: ANH novelization

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2003-02-27 08:41pm

I was reading through the ANH novelization when I came upon the following passage:

"Theoretically, no weapon could penetrate the exceptionally dense stone of the ancient temple, but Luke had seen the shattered remains of Alderaan and knew that for those in the incredible battle station the entire moon would present simply another abstract problem in mass-energy conversion."

How dense is "exceptionally dense"?

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2003-02-27 09:01pm

The Temples of Yavin IV were crafted by Massassi slave workers under the direction of the Sith Lord Exar Kun. He was in posession of SW technology and more importantly a Sith alchemical apparatus.

They should not be regarded as normal constructs, but technological marvels.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2003-02-27 09:05pm

Increably Dense and Heavy Stone that was Meters thick(I belive in Jedi Search they mentioned twenty meter thick Blocks...)

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2003-02-27 10:26pm

Remember, Kun had the service of a Sith alchemist...
Plus the high priests could have simply used the force under Kun's direction to make the atomic bonds of the stone much, much stronger than it would normally be.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-02-27 10:36pm

Stone which can withstand turbolaser fire has come up several times in the EU. Perhaps it's super conductive and basically uses underlying rock of the same type as a giant heat sink?

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2003-02-28 12:49am

Ah... didn't know about Exar Kun.

Cool.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2003-02-28 01:09am

It's more or less like starship armor. Sith alchemically enhanced materials are extremely resilient.

See Lord Vader's armored suit.