Star Wars, Star Trek and others....

[mikewint]

Expensive flashlights!

 

[GrauGeist]

Slightly older article, but a real lightsaber may not be all that impossible, due to advances in technology...

Star Wars' lightsaber 'possible' by getting light particles to stick together | Daily Mail Online

 

[mikewint]

Photons are just "bundles" of energy SO... the biggest hurtle is getting those photons in the "blade" full of enough energy to cut through things as they do in SW. That "handle" would have to contain Giga-Watts of energy. Quite a feat in such a small device. Perhaps a D-cell thermonuclear reactor.
Like the thousand round 6-shooters of cowboy films or the million round assault rifles that never have to have mags changed and fire for minutes at a time on full auto.

 

[Lucky13]

Star Wars Death Star Levitating Bluetooth Speaker

 

[Wurger]

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[mikewint]

For almost $200 that had better be a WORKING Death star!

 

[Capt. Vick]

If it was real, the rebels would just blow it up in the next Star Wars movie...and the next...and the next...and

 

[Wayne Little]

Still cool....

 

[mikewint]

Isn't that exactly what they do? What are we on now Death Star LX? And have you EVER seen all that armor actually protect ONE Stormtrooper? Who in spite of all their training?? Cant't shoot worth diddly squat!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Was in Target parking lot yesterday when I saw a limited edition (isn't every edition limited?) Rogue One - Nissan Rogue. No joke. Badging and sticker reflecting the Rogue One assault team. Pretty cool.

 

[mikewint]

For ONLY $30,000 YOU can HAVE:

BLACK 17" ALUMINUM-ALLOY WHEELS WITH ALL-SEASON TIRES

LIMITED EDITION BADGE ON FRONT-ROW DOORS

BLACK FRONT GRILLE AND FRONT LOWER FINISHER

STAR WARS LOGO ILLUMINATED KICK PLATES

LIMITED EDITION LOGO CARPETED FLOOR MATS

REBEL ALLIANCE AND GALACTIC EMPIRE LOGO CUP HOLDER INSERTS

 

[Gnomey]

 

[Capt. Vick]

Maybe worth it...is there a slave Leia in the back?

 

[Wayne Little]

Could be onto something here...

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Lucky13]

Did I miss something?

 

[Zipper730]

In 1964 Gene Roddenberry first proposed the Star Trek series to NBC. The central starship in that proposal was indeed the USS Yorktown named after the WWII aircraft carrier and the last major battle of the Revolutionary War.

That's right, originally it was to be under the command of a 34 year old named Robert April, with a science officer who was a Martian.

The art director for the original series had an aviation background which lead him to use NCC (NC is an international recognition code for US aircraft. The second C was just to make it different.). The 1701 was his 17th model and the first of that series. USS is United Space Ship.

Actually both Roddenberry and Jeffries (the art director) flew B-17's. Up to around 1951, the recognition for US aircraft include NC for commercial. The USSR used CCCC for commercial aircraft.

Since Jeffries figured a world government of Star Trek type would have a system that would have bits of both, NCC became the set-up.

The Space Shuttle Enterprise was called that due to people wanting it renamed in honor of Star Trek and had nothing to do with what it meant.

If I recall, it was to be called USS Constitution.

Did I miss something?

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The last Star Trek movie.

 

[Lucky13]

Cheers Zipper!

 

[Zipper730]

Cheers Zipper!

Glad I could be of help...