Are the SW movies SI compatible?

Boba Fett · Post by **Boba Fett** » 2003-01-16 05:59am

Someone please enlighten me!

I don't remember that anywhere, anybody mentioned meters or kilometers, kilogramms ot tons...

So what metric units are used in the SW universe?

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2003-01-16 06:06am

General Dodonna indicates that the Death Star exhaust port is measured in metres.

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2003-01-16 06:08am

Also, Han Solo made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, which, if not technically SI, is still a known measurement.

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Boba Fett · Post by **Boba Fett** » 2003-01-16 06:19am

Thanks Robert I forgot the one Dodonna said but it's proof enough for me!

Darth Servo · Post by **Darth Servo** » 2003-01-16 11:30am

Robert Treder wrote:Also, Han Solo made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, which, if not technically SI, is still a known measurement.

Did anyone notice that in AOTC, the term "parsec" was used repeatedly in the correct use of the term (one of distance)? Yes, I know that Han's statement is explained in the EU, but face it, its original use in ANH was still a screw up.

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2003-01-16 05:54pm

Darth Servo wrote:
Robert Treder wrote:Also, Han Solo made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, which, if not technically SI, is still a known measurement.
Did anyone notice that in AOTC, the term "parsec" was used repeatedly in the correct use of the term (one of distance)? Yes, I know that Han's statement is explained in the EU, but face it, its original use in ANH was still a screw up.

I don't think it was...ANH doesn't explain what the Kessel Run is, so you can't assume that Han was using the term inappropriately. Add on top of that the fact that the official explanation is very plausible, and you can't really call the line a screw up.

Mad · Post by **Mad** » 2003-01-16 07:34pm

Robert Treder wrote:I don't think it was...ANH doesn't explain what the Kessel Run is, so you can't assume that Han was using the term inappropriately. Add on top of that the fact that the official explanation is very plausible, and you can't really call the line a screw up.

The look on Obi-Wan's face seems to indicate that Han's comment was supposed to sound ludicrous. Either because Obi-Wan considers it too quick a run, or because Obi-Wan sees through the fancy nonsense-speak. (I sometimes give a similar smirk when someone says something equally nonsensical to me.)

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2003-01-16 08:56pm

Wasn't the range from the AT-ATs to the shield generator on Hoth measured in km?

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-01-16 08:57pm

Darth Yoshi wrote:Wasn't the range from the AT-ATs to the shield generator on Hoth measured in km?

17.28 km to be exact.

Mad · Post by **Mad** » 2003-01-16 08:59pm

Darth Yoshi wrote:Wasn't the range from the AT-ATs to the shield generator on Hoth measured in km?

No units were stated, just a number. Because the metric system is used in ANH (and throughout the novels), kilometers are assumed to be the units being used. (And it's most definitely more than 17 meters away...)

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2003-01-16 09:34pm

Ha. Han's comment fix is probably the most brilliant and graceful continuity/logic fix in all the EU.