Superlaser at Geonosis

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-10-31 11:36pm

I was flipping through that Words of AOTC book at the bookstore today when I noticed something - the foundry on Geonosis actually uses this (relatively) small superlaser to melt ores for further processing. I thought that some here might find that interesting.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-10-31 11:59pm

That must be one big ass foundry.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-11-01 12:01am

It's a tiny one, actually. Not even 30 metres across, IIRC. It's just called a superlaser because it uses the same firing method.

Lord Poe · Post by **Lord Poe** » 2003-11-01 03:50pm

phongn wrote:I was flipping through that Words of AOTC book at the bookstore today when I noticed something - the foundry on Geonosis actually uses this (relatively) small superlaser to melt ores for further processing. I thought that some here might find that interesting.

HAH! I posted that months ago, piker!

Drooling Iguana · Post by **Drooling Iguana** » 2003-11-01 04:01pm

Makes sense. If you look closely at the final battle, you'll notice that the Republic gunships also use small superlasers in their bubble turrets.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-11-01 04:02pm

So we're just stating the obvious here?

Drooling Iguana · Post by **Drooling Iguana** » 2003-11-01 08:31pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:So we're just stating the obvious here? :P

Yep.

Cyke · Post by **Cyke** » 2003-11-05 10:09pm

Isn't that something of an oxymoron?
How can you have a "small" superlaser?

I know what's meant a smaller scale, lower-yield version of the same technology, heh.

Publius · Post by **Publius** » 2003-11-06 02:58am

Cyke wrote:Isn't that something of an oxymoron?
How can you have a "small" superlaser?

The Latin prefix "super" means "over" or "above" (e.g., a ship's superstructure is above the main deck). It does not properly have anything to do with size. A "magnalaser" would be a very large laser; a "superlaser" is simply a laser with characteristics "above" the norm.

PUBLIUS

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-11-06 03:04am

Cyke wrote:Isn't that something of an oxymoron?
How can you have a "small" superlaser?

Remember that you can have a small supercharger in your car.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-11-06 10:23am

Well, it's actual technical name could be anything, I suppose. Not that "superlaser" is wrong, but who knows. Maybe it's a Beam Blaster as opposed to a Pulse Blaster or some weird shit like that.

Cyke · Post by **Cyke** » 2003-11-11 03:20pm

Darth Wong wrote:
Cyke wrote:Isn't that something of an oxymoron?
How can you have a "small" superlaser?
Remember that you can have a small supercharger in your car.

Good point.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-11-11 04:56pm

"Superlaser", to the best of my knowledge, is slang for the Death Star's laser. The actual name for the many-lasers-into-one type weapon is "composite beam". Superlaser seems to have been adopted as a colloquial term, however.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-11-12 09:41am

See? I was right. That's because I'm so cool and all.

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