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Post by michael on Feb 26, 2020 22:32:11 GMT
I bet you believe Han Solo is still alive too. Nah, Disney would never bring back an important Star Wars character who we believed was dead because he fell down a giant hole in a Death Star shortly before it blew up after being betrayed by a Sith who dressed in black with a face-hiding mask. Right? I actually wouldn’t know. I never saw Star Wars 7 or 9, actually.
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Post by Havock on Feb 27, 2020 0:13:27 GMT
The Infernal whatsit "dealt with him", as long as the killshot isn't explicit, there's a chance :v I bet you believe Han Solo is still alive too. He actually took an obviously lethal wound.
ot that it matters, Haley kinda confirmed he ded. Not that she'll just Firetrucking cheat her way around that little 'fact'.
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Post by Soul Samurai on Feb 27, 2020 3:38:50 GMT
I actually wouldn’t know. I never saw Star Wars 7 or 9, actually. So you saw 8 but not 7? Strange. Well, I stopped watching them after Force Awakens (7 I believe), but from what I've heard online (spoiler warning for Last Jedi), a certain character who we thought dead turns out not to be. One who's "death" bears an almost comical number of similarities to Han's.
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Post by Soul Samurai on Feb 27, 2020 3:42:42 GMT
He actually took an obviously lethal wound. You mean Han? I dunno man, it was to the lower abdomen, and lightsabers cauterize wounds so there wouldn't have been any bleeding... also it's fiction so a wound is only fatal if the writer decides it is... and doesn't change their mind later... But most importantly Force Awakens doesn't actually exist. LALALA FINGERS IN MY EARS CAN'T HEAR YOU...
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Post by Havock on Feb 27, 2020 4:11:51 GMT
You don't cauterize a wound like that, it's more like sprinkling third degree burns in the gaping hole in your body. It's not strictly making the situation worse but it sure as Firetruck isn't making it happier either :v
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Post by Soul Samurai on Feb 27, 2020 7:12:22 GMT
You don't cauterize a wound like that, it's more like sprinkling third degree burns in the gaping hole in your body. It's not strictly making the situation worse but it sure as Firetruck isn't making it happier either :v I mean, I was talking about if a fiction writer decides to write a fictional story involving a fictional character who was wounded by a fictional weapon. Talking about what a real-world lightsaber would do to a real human in the real world is somewhat irrelevant here; in established Star Wars movies we've seen many people have body parts cut off by lightsabers and there was never a drop of blood; they didn't even faint from the pain. So if Disney figures it can make by bringing Han back, they'll probably not be too worried about how realistic it would be. I mean, The Fast and the Furious are bringing back Han, I do think it's possible that Disney will decide to do the same someday. As for whether I personally "believe" that he's dead or not (in so much as we can apply such a concept when discussing characters who were never actually alive in the first place)? As far as I'm concerned Disney's Star Wars is just expensive fan-fiction, so none of it is part of my own personal headcanon, so... whatever.
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Post by pyr0maniacal on Feb 27, 2020 11:24:15 GMT
I tend to think that if a real-world lightsaber did exist and it's able to cut through metal like butter, it'd probably vapourize a human entirely, no matter where it touched.
I don't find Disney's Star Wars all that good, or worth thinking about. But it didn't ruin my childhood (that's long passed) and I can still watch my VHS tapes of the OT (before George started editing and re-editing them).
And with EA in control of the games? Ugh. They might as well give the toy license to Galoob and make it an unholy trinity of shite.
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Post by Soul Samurai on Feb 27, 2020 11:57:34 GMT
I tend to think that if a real-world lightsaber did exist and it's able to cut through metal like butter, it'd probably vapourize a human entirely, no matter where it touched. I guess the idea is that the heat is contained in the blade somehow, so it's not radiating heat all over the place all the time? It only seems to apply heat to something if it touches it, so when it touches a human it vaporizes that area, but only a limited amount of heat is transferred to the surrounding tissue before there's nothing left to carry the heat away from the "blade", so the surrounding tissues are charred for a few centimeters. Similarly when used on metal the area contacting the blade is instantly melted/vaporized, and the surrounding areas are red hot for a few cm, but it's rare that we see a lightsaber in constant contact with a surface, dumping more and more heat into it. The only example I can think of is the blast doors at the start of Episode 1. On a related note, I saw a video once of a guy (I believe it was the late Grant of King of Random) literally splashing liquid nitrogen onto his face with no ill effect. Cold as Liquid Nitrogen is, it actually has a bit of a hard time absorbing much heat from objects because it very quickly boils into gas, creating something of an insulating layer between the rest of the liquid and surface. The point is... um... heat can be a bit funny sometimes? I guess? Anyway, speaking about Star Wars and sticking lightsabers into blast doors has once again reminded me of the amazing Darths And Droids. Check it out if you're interested in a triple-layered comedic narrative about role playing games and Star Wars.
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Post by michael on Feb 27, 2020 13:20:48 GMT
NERDS!
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Post by Soul Samurai on Feb 27, 2020 13:48:13 GMT
I consider myself more of a geek than a nerd.
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Post by michael on Feb 27, 2020 14:43:49 GMT
Let’s talk about way more important stuff.
Fact: Warcaster is hot to death and I want to give them my money for it right now.
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Post by Havock on Feb 27, 2020 15:02:23 GMT
It certainly looks neat, have to wait and see, PP stuff has real problems getting to my place in the sense that it's a gee-dub stronghold with a floundering LGS that only wants to run Bolt Action.
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Post by michael on Feb 27, 2020 17:12:29 GMT
It certainly looks neat, have to wait and see, PP stuff has real problems getting to my place in the sense that it's a gee-dub stronghold with a floundering LGS that only wants to run Bolt Action. “I am a retailer and I have customers who would give me money in exchange for product. However, I choose to reject that income and potential future income because of (reasons).” That...sounds like a crappy situation to be in! Sorry dude!
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Post by hocestbellum on Feb 27, 2020 17:47:32 GMT
On a related note, I saw a video once of a guy (I believe it was the late Grant of King of Random) literally splashing liquid nitrogen onto his face with no ill effect. Cold as Liquid Nitrogen is, it actually has a bit of a hard time absorbing much heat from objects because it very quickly boils into gas, creating something of an insulating layer between the rest of the liquid and surface. The point is... um... heat can be a bit funny sometimes? I guess? This is called the Leidenfrost Effect; whilst I wouldn't recommend doing so, you can actually dip wet hands into molten lead because of it!
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Post by Havock on Feb 27, 2020 22:33:10 GMT
It certainly looks neat, have to wait and see, PP stuff has real problems getting to my place in the sense that it's a gee-dub stronghold with a floundering LGS that only wants to run Bolt Action. “I am a retailer and I have customers who would give me money in exchange for product. However, I choose to reject that income and potential future income because of (reasons).” That...sounds like a crappy situation to be in! Sorry dude! Mind, years ago, Warmachine was pretty much alive and kicking with 6-8 active players and again that as "casual on-and-offs", that's as big as the 40K/WHFB player bases got around here and at that point at least as big as both of them combined. Their stance? "We dont care about it and we have different plans."
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