MaceWindu
02-20-2008, 02:55 PM
(The following is for all those who have asked me questions about Star Wars related to real life. I've comprised all I could to present it to you in the best way. Thank you!)
BIONICS!
Probably the most asked about bionics has really taken a large step forward in today's technology. We now have limbs that are robotically moved by our muscles. Take some of the characters in Star Wars, such as the well known Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker. Luke of course had a simple injury, which is applied today. But look at Darth Vader and you've got a whole new set of limbs. In real life this could be acheived, but not at the high degree of Darth Vader. However Vader's artificial lung and nutrient feeding device are true in today's society. We have little boxes that act like lungs that are surgically implanted into your body. Though it would be awesome to have we are still quite a ways off from being able to build "Darth Vaders." (lol)
Though still no other Star Wars character suffered at the hands of bionics then a notorious villian, General Grievous. A forerunner of Vader, Grievous was supposedly the ALPHA technology of bionics, after doctors were only able to save his brain, eyes, internal organs, and spinal cord. Unfortunately it wasn't perfect and that's why you see Grievous walking around hunched over. And also his coughing was a factor. A wound that he received from a short duel with Mace Windu (Myself lol), Grievous tried to have it repaired, but the technolog at the time wasn't efficient enough. It wasn't until the BETA version of Darth Vader that bionics in Star Wars was practically perfect and easy to do. Today we can replace limbs as already said, but scientists are also working on bionics that work the way Grievous' limbs do. That is that they're trying to take the signal from the brain that controls movements and apply it to artificial limbs, but sadly we do not know that particular code that the brain sends.
LIGHTSABERS AND BLASTERS
The items that sparked a revolution in Star Wars fans, the lightsaber and the blaster rifle are amazing. Let's start with the lightsaber. The first thing you need to know is what a laser is, because that is supposedly what a lightsaber is. But really that's impossible because laser stands for: Light Amplification by Synthesized Emission of Radiation. And the first acronym already gives you the answer, "Light." Light cannot do what a lightsaber in Star Wars does. That is it can't reflect an object and it wouldn't be stopped by another lightsaber, and it wouldn't be able to cut through things, because light cannot be heated to that degree.
So what is a lightsaber supposedly made of? Well it's actually quite complicated which is why scientists need huge amounts of equipment to create a lightsaber blade. Scientists think that lightsabers may be made of Plasma. This is what the sun and stars are made of. Plasma in a since would be able to act like a lightsaber. This is so because Plasma, when heated to a high degree glows bright and could generally be contained to about four feet like a blade. Other Plasma sabers would not cut through each other because of the negatively and positively charged particles in them. The only problem we face is getting it to a high temperature so that it could cut through pratically anything. As already said, we can produce a saber, but with emense amounts of equipment. Though I believe through time and research it could happen, considering things tend to generally get smaller as technology advances.
Now blasters are a more difficult thing to accomplish. Blasters would essentially use Plasma like a lightsaber, but the problem is getting them to fire at a high speed without cooling down, because that is what Plasma does when it is released. So in a sense, all we have to do is find a way to contain Plasma in a bullet shape and we would have a blaster rifle.
PODRACERS
Probably the easiest to acheive Podracer parts can be found here on Earth. Though for some reason scientists aren't interested in making them. A Podracer is really a simple craft. It basically is two 747 engines with the covers taken off and a small pod attached to it by cables. Essentially this could work.
I was asked a question yesterday about why there needs to be an electrical beam binding them. Well, the answer is simple. When you have two large engines like 747 engines the pressure and circular motion of the fan creates centrifical force, and you have two going acting in that way. And essentially if you didn't have a way of keeping them straight and binded, the action of the force would cause the two engines to go off in different directions or smash into each other. (This is why Ben Quadrinaros Podracer engines went off in different directions when his pink beams disappeared)
Well that's all the information I can give on questions that people have asked me and I hope I answered any questions you might have had.
Thank you once again!!!
MaceWindu
(User)
BIONICS!
Probably the most asked about bionics has really taken a large step forward in today's technology. We now have limbs that are robotically moved by our muscles. Take some of the characters in Star Wars, such as the well known Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker. Luke of course had a simple injury, which is applied today. But look at Darth Vader and you've got a whole new set of limbs. In real life this could be acheived, but not at the high degree of Darth Vader. However Vader's artificial lung and nutrient feeding device are true in today's society. We have little boxes that act like lungs that are surgically implanted into your body. Though it would be awesome to have we are still quite a ways off from being able to build "Darth Vaders." (lol)
Though still no other Star Wars character suffered at the hands of bionics then a notorious villian, General Grievous. A forerunner of Vader, Grievous was supposedly the ALPHA technology of bionics, after doctors were only able to save his brain, eyes, internal organs, and spinal cord. Unfortunately it wasn't perfect and that's why you see Grievous walking around hunched over. And also his coughing was a factor. A wound that he received from a short duel with Mace Windu (Myself lol), Grievous tried to have it repaired, but the technolog at the time wasn't efficient enough. It wasn't until the BETA version of Darth Vader that bionics in Star Wars was practically perfect and easy to do. Today we can replace limbs as already said, but scientists are also working on bionics that work the way Grievous' limbs do. That is that they're trying to take the signal from the brain that controls movements and apply it to artificial limbs, but sadly we do not know that particular code that the brain sends.
LIGHTSABERS AND BLASTERS
The items that sparked a revolution in Star Wars fans, the lightsaber and the blaster rifle are amazing. Let's start with the lightsaber. The first thing you need to know is what a laser is, because that is supposedly what a lightsaber is. But really that's impossible because laser stands for: Light Amplification by Synthesized Emission of Radiation. And the first acronym already gives you the answer, "Light." Light cannot do what a lightsaber in Star Wars does. That is it can't reflect an object and it wouldn't be stopped by another lightsaber, and it wouldn't be able to cut through things, because light cannot be heated to that degree.
So what is a lightsaber supposedly made of? Well it's actually quite complicated which is why scientists need huge amounts of equipment to create a lightsaber blade. Scientists think that lightsabers may be made of Plasma. This is what the sun and stars are made of. Plasma in a since would be able to act like a lightsaber. This is so because Plasma, when heated to a high degree glows bright and could generally be contained to about four feet like a blade. Other Plasma sabers would not cut through each other because of the negatively and positively charged particles in them. The only problem we face is getting it to a high temperature so that it could cut through pratically anything. As already said, we can produce a saber, but with emense amounts of equipment. Though I believe through time and research it could happen, considering things tend to generally get smaller as technology advances.
Now blasters are a more difficult thing to accomplish. Blasters would essentially use Plasma like a lightsaber, but the problem is getting them to fire at a high speed without cooling down, because that is what Plasma does when it is released. So in a sense, all we have to do is find a way to contain Plasma in a bullet shape and we would have a blaster rifle.
PODRACERS
Probably the easiest to acheive Podracer parts can be found here on Earth. Though for some reason scientists aren't interested in making them. A Podracer is really a simple craft. It basically is two 747 engines with the covers taken off and a small pod attached to it by cables. Essentially this could work.
I was asked a question yesterday about why there needs to be an electrical beam binding them. Well, the answer is simple. When you have two large engines like 747 engines the pressure and circular motion of the fan creates centrifical force, and you have two going acting in that way. And essentially if you didn't have a way of keeping them straight and binded, the action of the force would cause the two engines to go off in different directions or smash into each other. (This is why Ben Quadrinaros Podracer engines went off in different directions when his pink beams disappeared)
Well that's all the information I can give on questions that people have asked me and I hope I answered any questions you might have had.
Thank you once again!!!
MaceWindu
(User)