Phasers vs. Vader

Kamakazie Sith · Post by **Kamakazie Sith** » 2003-03-01 02:47am

neoolong wrote:
Howedar wrote:No, Paris fired a shuttle's phaser against a semi and NDF'd it.
From Future's End? I remember the part Kamakazie Sith is talking about, and it was a 29th century type weapon that vaporized the vehicle Paris was hiding behind.

Yeah, I forgot it was a 29th century weapon.....oh well. It still uses the same technology as a phaser since Tuvok, Paris, and their guest weren't vaporized along with it despite standing right by it.

I don't think the semi was NDFed, I think it just exploded.

Post by **K. A. Pital** » 2003-03-01 03:19am

It does not matter whether the phasers can or cannot succeed against a particular kind of metal metal, because we do not know, what kind of metal was used in Darth Vader's hand. Or do we?
Phasers can possibly, of course, do damage to it, being fired for some uncertain period of time. But Vader in any case deflects them. He won't even need to take out a lightsaber.

Darth Servo · Post by **Darth Servo** » 2003-03-01 01:52pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:What I meant was that I doubt that the use of a phaser to vapourise an ordinary steel cooking pot is hardly demonstrative of a strengh against metals.

Consider the fact that what ever was in the pot wasn't even touched. No carbon scorching, nothing. The phaser was able to disintegrate the far side of the pot w/o doing jack to the mush inside.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-03-01 06:03pm

Actually, it was really weird that it did that.

While the phaser was definately set on a vapourise setting, is it possible that the higher the setting, the greater the penetration of the beam?

I just have no idea why a phaser would vapourise a steel pot and not the (dough?) and spoon that was in it, so it's just a suggestion. Are anything about penetration depths covered in the TMs?

Kamakazie Sith · Post by **Kamakazie Sith** » 2003-03-01 06:06pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Actually, it was really weird that it did that.

While the phaser was definately set on a vapourise setting, is it possible that the higher the setting, the greater the penetration of the beam?

I just have no idea why a phaser would vapourise a steel pot and not the (dough?) and spoon that was in it, so it's just a suggestion. Are anything about penetration depths covered in the TMs?

That's how the physics of phasers work though. That's why someone can stand by another person who has been vaporized and not feel a thing.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2003-03-02 07:18am

Darth Garden Gnome wrote:
Sea Skimmer wrote:No need for the novel. In the movie we see a great many fist sized chunks blown out of the Death Star walls. Not to mention equipment being destroyed and one Stormtrooper killed by a hit on the wall behind his neck.
Twas a detention guard, not a stormtrooper. Although I'm pretty sure you probably knew that, just mixed them up, I don't want anybody jumping the gun saying "Aha! So shrapnel can penetrate stormie armor!"

Wasn't there the stormie in the bridge scene? Leia fires and it hits the wall behind him and he falls down and doesn't get back up. This is why Seaskimmer says "behind his neck", the shrapnel hit the vunerable neck joint.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-03-02 07:30pm

Darth Servo wrote:
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:What I meant was that I doubt that the use of a phaser to vapourise an ordinary steel cooking pot is hardly demonstrative of a strengh against metals.
Consider the fact that what ever was in the pot wasn't even touched. No carbon scorching, nothing. The phaser was able to disintegrate the far side of the pot w/o doing jack to the mush inside.

I think it was a turkey. Everybody knows turkeys are immune to phaser fire.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-03-02 07:31pm

They like, create a neutrino distortion in the nadion field of the baryon continuum flux.

Darth Servo · Post by **Darth Servo** » 2003-03-03 02:04pm

Slartibartfast wrote:I think it was a turkey. Everybody knows turkeys are immune to phaser fire.

No, turkeys (at least the Trektard variety) are immune to logic.

IIRC, what was in the pot looked like some kind of dough or a merenge. It was white and conformed to the inner shape of the pot with a noticible peak on top.

THEHOOLIGANJEDI · Post by **THEHOOLIGANJEDI** » 2003-03-03 03:19pm

Stas Bush wrote:And... can anyone give a watt-count for Force lightning?

Force Lightning does more than electrocute, it drains the life force out of the victim.

Isolder74 · Post by **Isolder74** » 2003-03-03 03:28pm

Darth Servo wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:I think it was a turkey. Everybody knows turkeys are immune to phaser fire.
No, turkeys (at least the Trektard variety) are immune to logic.

IIRC, what was in the pot looked like some kind of dough or a merenge. It was white and conformed to the inner shape of the pot with a noticible peak on top.

Looked alot like Mashed Potatoes to me. The thing sticking out of it looks like a masher.

Isolder74 · Post by **Isolder74** » 2003-03-03 03:28pm

Darth Servo wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:I think it was a turkey. Everybody knows turkeys are immune to phaser fire.
No, turkeys (at least the Trektard variety) are immune to logic.

IIRC, what was in the pot looked like some kind of dough or a merenge. It was white and conformed to the inner shape of the pot with a noticible peak on top.

Looked alot like Mashed Potatoes to me. The thing sticking out of it looks like a masher.

Isolder74 · Post by **Isolder74** » 2003-03-03 03:33pm

bah!!!! Double post

Someone fix that

Darth Servo · Post by **Darth Servo** » 2003-03-03 05:45pm

Isolder74 wrote:
Darth Servo wrote:IIRC, what was in the pot looked like some kind of dough or a merenge. It was white and conformed to the inner shape of the pot with a noticible peak on top.
Looked alot like Mashed Potatoes to me. The thing sticking out of it looks like a masher.

That's another possibility. My list was by no means exclusive.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-03-04 12:45pm

Well, it's been a while since I watched that.

Maybe the phaser only cooked the potato?

Darth Servo · Post by **Darth Servo** » 2003-03-04 01:09pm

Slartibartfast wrote:Well, it's been a while since I watched that.

Maybe the phaser only cooked the potato?

While simultaneously vaporizing the surrounding metal? I don't think so.

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2003-03-05 10:24am

Isolder 74

Looked alot like Mashed Potatoes to me. The thing sticking out of it looks like a masher.

Nah, Undiscovered Country was on the other day and it was a whisk, maybe it was lent and they were making pancakes, bcause the chef was definetly stirring, not mashing I doubt it was mash potato unless you like it reeeeeeeally runny.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-03-05 10:38am

Darth Servo wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:Well, it's been a while since I watched that.

Maybe the phaser only cooked the potato?
While simultaneously vaporizing the surrounding metal? I don't think so.

It makes perfect sense. Potatoe is more resistant than metal. Or have you ever seen a car made of potatoe being completely destroyed in a car accident? Potato-e, potato-e...

Isolder74 · Post by **Isolder74** » 2003-03-05 10:44am

Dorsk 81 wrote:Isolder 74
Looked alot like Mashed Potatoes to me. The thing sticking out of it looks like a masher.
Nah, Undiscovered Country was on the other day and it was a whisk, maybe it was lent and they were making pancakes, bcause the chef was definetly stirring, not mashing I doubt it was mash potato unless you like it reeeeeeeally runny.

could have been instant potatoes

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2003-03-05 10:46am

It wasn't potato! It was something runny, like pancake batter kind of consistency.

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2003-03-05 10:49am

I've never had that instant stuff, but I'm pretty sure you don't whisk it.

Isolder74 · Post by **Isolder74** » 2003-03-05 11:24am

Dorsk 81 wrote:I've never had that instant stuff, but I'm pretty sure you don't whisk it.

You have obviously never made the stuff. You can use a wisk to make instant potatoes. And the stuff is way too stiff to be pancake mix.

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2003-03-05 11:26am

Well, lets put it this way, after a phaser had vapourized it, I wouldn't be eating it, no matter what it was!

Darth Servo · Post by **Darth Servo** » 2003-03-05 12:57pm

Dorsk 81 wrote:Well, lets put it this way, after a phaser had vapourized it, I wouldn't be eating it, no matter what it was!

Let's put it this way. It wasn't even touched by the phaser, what ever it was. After the pot was "vaped" the stuff still held the shape of the pot, so it had to be fairly stiff stuff.

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2003-03-05 01:41pm

This just proves how feeble ST is. You can't beat Darth Vader with a phaser so hey lets pick on a pot.

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