MERMAN%MIT-OZ%MIT-MC@sri-unix.UUCP (06/23/83)
From: Dave Goodine <MERMAN%MIT-OZ@MIT-MC> Re: The flight of the EWOK... Well, its the height of the swing that's dependent on the amount of kinetic energy he had when he grabbed the rope. The calculation of the maximum height of the EWOK is dependent on the length of the rope, the EWOK's weight, the speed at which he was going, and the force of gravity specific to Endor, none of which we know. Re: Jedi death... It seems to me that a Jedi, after he dies(honorably), ascends to a higher plane of existence. The would seem practical (allowing dead [experienced] Jedi) to help others... (Remember: "If you strike me down I will become more powerful than you can imagine.") And, the fact that these Jedi appear to only one person(or anyone they choose for that matter) is not unlike the classical ideas of higher levels of being: like Ghosts, Poltergeists, Christ, or dead people in general. Re: Death Star Construction... I don't think there would be any need to have a super-structure around the death star, as the whole thing was(would conceivably be) build from the inside out; and why not, that would be the easiest method (remember you don't have to have "other" structures holding things together(strengthening) in space). The nonsensical superstructure around the enterprise was too far away from the surface of the ship to be useful anyways, and would only be needed to hold the ship in place, but that's even unnecessary. I think the scaffolding [spelling] around the Enterprise was just to indicate that there used to be construction going on around the now finished-looking model. Re: Why steal a Imperial shuttle... You don't just sneak past an Imperial Battle Cruiser!!!! Considering the fact that the Emperor himself was on the Death Star, I'll bet they had full surveillance of every star system in the group... Have you ever tried sneaking into the Pentagon??? Dave Goodine