Firepower in Wars
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2013 11:00 pm
Just how much firepower in TeraWatts do you guys think the Death Star had? Somewhere around 7,500,000 TeraWatts?
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Re: Firepower in Wars
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 12:16 am
Approximately 1.2E34W. 1,200 billion billion terawatts. Blowing up planets, especially when you do it as violently as the Death Star does, takes an awful lot of bang.
Re: Firepower in Wars
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 12:44 am
At least twice as much as you need to send a Delorian back in time.
Re: Firepower in Wars
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 1:12 am
About the same power it takes to blow up a chunk of fake asteroid and fake planet. But the calculations get fuzzy after CGI is introduced. So whatever power it takes to generate a CGI shot I guess.
Honestly, anywhere from the power to scorch plastic to the power to blow up a planet.
Honestly, anywhere from the power to scorch plastic to the power to blow up a planet.
Re: Firepower in Wars
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 2:22 am
Well the computer that did the CGI would run around 200 Watts or so...?McAvoy wrote:About the same power it takes to blow up a chunk of fake asteroid and fake planet. But the calculations get fuzzy after CGI is introduced. So whatever power it takes to generate a CGI shot I guess.
Honestly, anywhere from the power to scorch plastic to the power to blow up a planet.
Re: Firepower in Wars
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 2:47 am
GrahamKennedy wrote:Well the computer that did the CGI would run around 200 Watts or so...?McAvoy wrote:About the same power it takes to blow up a chunk of fake asteroid and fake planet. But the calculations get fuzzy after CGI is introduced. So whatever power it takes to generate a CGI shot I guess.
Honestly, anywhere from the power to scorch plastic to the power to blow up a planet.
Well, if that's the case, I'd say 9,999,999,999 TeraWatts then XP haha
Re: Firepower in Wars
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 12:02 pm
Teaos wrote:At least twice as much as you need to send a Delorian back in time.
Re: Firepower in Wars
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 2:03 pm
Does that mean the Death Star travels at 44mph?
Re: Firepower in Wars
Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 2:05 pm
If a parsec if a unit of time, then yeah, sure.
Re: Firepower in Wars
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:13 pm
Ah, you've learned Han's secret, Teaos!
It uses the power of plot.
It uses the power of plot.
Re: Firepower in Wars
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:42 pm
Lol right?RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Ah, you've learned Han's secret, Teaos!
It uses the power of plot.
Re: Firepower in Wars
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 9:38 pm
It's how I view most franchises. Power of plot causes a lot fewer headaches for me.Meste17 wrote:Lol right?RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Ah, you've learned Han's secret, Teaos!
It uses the power of plot.
Re: Firepower in Wars
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 1:21 am
Right?RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:It's how I view most franchises. Power of plot causes a lot fewer headaches for me.Meste17 wrote:Lol right?RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Ah, you've learned Han's secret, Teaos!
It uses the power of plot.