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Started in this thread. Claim is this time that blaster bolts move as fast as base balls

http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic. ... 39&start=0

I started this thread becuase the discussion on blaster bolts has no real relevance to the original thread, and really belongs here anyhow.

If one of the mods would like to split off the discussion on blasters from that thread, I'd appreciate it too.

Some of them do. In atmosphere, from hand-held weapons, move at the indicated speeds.

Sometimes, they appear to blow up at the target before the visible sectiona arrives. Othertimes, they do not. Either starship weapons use a different mechanism.

But for my money, suspension of disbelief doesn't go that far.

If this has anything to do with Jedi blocking, then it's irrelevant because Jedi's don't start the blocking motion *after* the shot has been fired, so for all intents and purposes the Jedis could block a projectile even if it's instantaneous.

Other than that, dunno what to say. Somebody once pointed out already that blasters pretty much take the same time to cross a mile than to cross a meter, so it could simply be a retinal effect of somekind and the blast moves at lightspeed... whether it impacts before the visual FX could be attributed to the bolt not *reacting* immediately with the target, or something.

Slartibartfast wrote:If this has anything to do with Jedi blocking, then it's irrelevant because Jedi's don't start the blocking motion *after* the shot has been fired, so for all intents and purposes the Jedis could block a projectile even if it's instantaneous.

No, Jedi cannot move there sabers at unlimited speeds which is why they can be killed by a large volume of fire. Even starting before the shot is fired, you still need a given margin of time to move the saber and if it arrives before then they die.

Sea Skimmer wrote:

Slartibartfast wrote:If this has anything to do with Jedi blocking, then it's irrelevant because Jedi's don't start the blocking motion *after* the shot has been fired, so for all intents and purposes the Jedis could block a projectile even if it's instantaneous.

No, Jedi cannot move there sabers at unlimited speeds which is why they can be killed by a large volume of fire. Even starting before the shot is fired, you still need a given margin of time to move the saber and if it arrives before then they die.

This is about the speed of the projectile, not the amount of projectiles. Of course they can't block an amount of projectiles that exceeds their speed at blocking projectiles. You don't need any margin for a single shot, because you know where it's going to land before they shot it at you. By the time they pull the trigger your saber is already there. And with the eye-to-brain-to-hand lag, they just won't be able to do anything about it.

Nothing about massed fire in my post. See?