Timeline for Would a lightsaber melt or vaporize a bullet?
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| Jan 16, 2013 at 17:57 | comment | added | Martin Schröder | @Iszi: Forwarded to what-if.xkcd.com :-) | |
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| S Jan 14, 2013 at 16:51 | history | closed | user1027 | exact duplicate | |
| Jan 14, 2013 at 16:42 | comment | added | bitmask | FWIW, breathing in lead vapour cannot be healthy for a Jedi, so even if they manage to hit all bullets they remain a hazard (molten or vaporised). | |
| Jan 14, 2013 at 16:38 | comment | added | Kevin | Someone ping me in chat around 6:30pm EST and I'll work it out. (@Iszi) | |
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| Jan 14, 2013 at 16:24 | comment | added | Iszi | Know who I think just might be able and willing to answer this from a real-life physics standpoint? Randall. | |
| Jan 14, 2013 at 16:21 | comment | added | John O | I don't think they're "magnetically contained plasma". Whatever state of matter/energy comprises the blade of a lightsaber, it's quite obviously exotic and unknown to our own current physics (or quite possible incompatible, no one's completely sure the laws of physics are universal). Given what we've seen in the movies, they'd quickly melt lead or steel bullets, and deflect whatever remains. Obviously this could still hurt someone, so the Jedi would require skill to deflect them where they would cause no injury to themselves or bystanders. | |
| Jan 14, 2013 at 16:11 | comment | added | Steam | @Iszi Yes, I am very interested in this as well. Brownie points for whomever can provide an answer grounded in reality. The problem might be in the possible temperature of a lightsaber blade. | |
| Jan 14, 2013 at 16:10 | comment | added | Iszi | Of course, there's going to be a canonical answer. However, I'd be really interested if anyone can address this with real physics. i.e.: Is the lightsaber actually hot enough to melt/sublimate/vaporize bullets within the short time it would otherwise take for the bullet to pass through? | |
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| Jan 14, 2013 at 15:48 | answer | added | DVK-on-Ahch-To | timeline score: 14 | |
| Jan 14, 2013 at 15:40 | history | asked | Steam | CC BY-SA 3.0 |