Comment Re:WTF? Star Wars is totally nonsensical (Score 1) 495
- Star Wars uses laser weapons. Any advanced space-race would never use laser weapons as they are readily re-mediated by the use of reflective materials.
Our current understanding of lasers is hardly adequate to apply to the scale and versatility of the laser weaponry used in Star Wars. There are some different mechanics involved in Star Wars blasters, turbo lasers etc that we do not use. Furthermore, the countermeasures you speak of are easily countered and unpractical even by todays standards.
Star Trek uses Phasers (phased energy weapons), which at least sort of makes sense.
Why? Have you been about to demonstrate that there aren't any efficient countermeasures?
- An entire planet existing as a city? This makes no sense from a material logistics point of view, at all.
Neither do many of our cities.
Need I mention the force? Microscopic life forms (midichlorians) giving magical powers to people? It is an interesting plot device, but rooted in any kind of science? No.
It's about as rooted in science as a transporter. The only difference is you dressed up the idea with the phrase magical powers.