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Imperial Star Destroyer
Metric Star Destroyer
Belatedly giving credit to http://www.reddit.com/user/mahlzeit for the idea:
http://www.reddit.com/r/shittyaskscience/comments/2vk9c8/star_wars_science_which_would_win_in_a_fight_an/
blissblush
Excellent punning, good sir/madam/cat/pirate/flying purple people eater. Here, take all the points +1
Crazytrain77
It's a trap!
Kade974
ProtoEcho
Why are we measuring the angle? Seems irrelevant
WillProbabllyUseAnElypsys
barondonvito
PwnGU1N
Have my metric +1.6 upvote. ;)
DGYovanovich
I'm a teacher and I just threw up a little in my mouth.
ZeroCookie
TIL the hypotenuse of a Star Destroyer is a mile long.
NV12THMAN
Here's a picture of a Hollywood Star Destroyer http://imgur.com/Y2lKdFW
barrackobarner
The imperial star destroyer would take twice as long to calculate everything it does, and no one would know why.
stilloldbull
Godless Metric System! I shall use no unit of measure that refuses to involve the length of a king's body parts!
JordiRebur
as a european, i see that the metric star destroyer is less classy. don't you see them a litlte different?
SmileLikeYouJustFarted
http://imgur.com/sihdNqx
crispy925
Why don't we pay it off in Canadian dollars and save ourselves some money?
Molanski13
*Kilometres
BESTtaylorINAUSTRALIA
Thank you! +1
iloveyourmumandshelovesmeyouregettingabrotherin123
IoCuS
How long is a Grecian star destroyer measured in hippikon?
Pizzzzzza
Wat
iforgotwhatiwasdoinghere
8 furlongs.
JCrashB
False. It's a space ship, therefore you have to use nautical miles, which means it's 1.852 km long.
kurastwolf
Also, this image is clearly measuring the angular side of the vessel, which is longer than it's dorsal midline. Stem to stern it's 1.852 km
spamfolder7777
*.86 nmi
portnoyd
Now tell me how long Spaceball 1 is.
TheRealStalinWhoIsStandingUp
a minute and 38 seconds of film
portnoyd
Hard to argue with.
mossom
"it's only a model"
McKavian
Shh!
mossom
retrohellix
That's nice and all, but do they fly on the left or on the right?
Iwillchooseonelater
They fly on the up.
Philo
They fly on the left around United Kingdom planets, and on the right just about everywhere else.
octopusrpg
If metric star destroyers are so much bigger, why didn't they just use those????
NotAnAligator
This one has been schooled in America
frezknee
I don't think you understand how units of length work.
YamatoIouko
Not...familiar with metric vs imperial measurements, are ya?
asianglasses
not familiar with jokes are ya?
YamatoIouko
That WAS my joke. x.x
Erilis
this is a beautiful comment.
agressor7
I signed in just to upvote you
GuyWhoMightSayQue
all because they use way too much fuel are less efficient, also impossible to find parking spaces for, srsly m8, do u even star wars?
IDunGoofed
You're probably just making a bad pun, but take my upvote. If, however, you're really stupid, congrats! You've found a new kind of stupid.
thatpooplife
In no way is it a pun
JeromeHamtaro
Fuckin white people
Cassiraa
As a huge nerd, Star Destroyer's length in KM is how I remembered the convrsion.
WhereIsMyPants
I chuckled to death
ohpeee
You do realize that 1.6 kilometers is one mile....?
LordeLordeLordeYaYaYa
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5outof7deadlysins
I wish you be first comment... but we know that's not gonna happen. Have an upvote instead!
rgrasmus
Au contraire, mon frère
TheCornDogger
MURICA!!!
BananaNotToScale
As a proud American. I still have no idea where the f*ck our measurements came from....
TheCornDogger
I honestly don't know either.
ohpeee
You realize 1.6 kilometers is a mile right...?
LordeLordeLordeYaYaYa
You should probably tell him
SchrodingersDeadcat
Slowly...
mattsmithDW
slowly
Limmmao
Oh, you are going places. Not places where they have the metric system probably, but places.
5outof7deadlysins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oShTJ90fC34
tobias1792
So, America.
forAGrandTotalOf
*united states of...
tobias1792
Shit. How could i make such an agregious mistake?
kkus
you're old, tobias :P
joedohn
If there's 1.6 metric Destroyers per imperial Destroyer, the Imperial ones are obviously the bigger ones.
Chatora
Or they are simply outnumbered.
Erdbeerish1t
Logic like a sir
mrbowl
I think you will find 1.6 is bigger than 1. Case closed.
kmikl
MORE DESTROYERS FOR YOUR DOLLAR!
YaroslavStekhov
size isn't correct as SDs were ranging from 900m of Victory to 2.2 km Secutor :P
MysticJoJo
That's the kind of zoom that'll choke your bandwidth like it forgot the safe word.
saragon1993
Directions unclear. Please photoshop banana for scale.
Philo
Check the tag, buddy
saragon1993
Son of a... Yup. There it is. My apologies.
Symbology451
This made me laugh. Don't spend the +1 all in one place.
Tilden
Is that a metric or imperial plus one?
thatanonymoususer
You're only supposed to say that for +20's.
KiowaBrave
YES THIS! You won the internet today sir.
copingcabana
When you kill your father's girlfriend.
thegr8rambino
AHAHAHAHHA A GOOD SCENE
ThisFrickenGuy
SPOILERS!!!
nightmarerunner
I think the word you're looking for is SYMBOLISM. I noticed your name because I'm an expert in *click* ... Nameology.
TheGaryBuseyOf4nal
Dude, he can literally only ever spend the +1 in one place on this site.
Marqtron
Use your anger.
HomelessToddler
Is this from full house?
itsreallyhardtomakealongusernamewithouthittingthespacebar
God damn it I didn't even notice the pun til I saw your comment. iamnotasmartman.gif
FleetFootFortune
Hitch1992
We can spend those?
Mobileuserwholikestoberandom
I wanna see the Indigo Banderas, you have killed my father, prepare to die version of this
TreebeardSomeCallMe
Do...you mean Inigo Montoya? Or is that the joke?
Mobileuserwholikestoberandom
Nah couldn't remember how to spell his name at all so I made fun of it. Sort of like Eggs bennidect cucumber patch I guess
TwitchOtyolf
It took me a minute, then I looked at the captions, and laughed so loud and stupidly that my boyfriend looked at me.
VaderDarthVader
Is this what we're going to do? Bring up painful memories? Let's talk about how I choked my pregnant wife, then.... Jerks.
DarthFutuza
StarLordLegendaryOutlaw
... Remeber that time you choked your pregnant wife out on a planet made of lava? Good times.
TheCrabWithNoName
felt like last tuesday to me, excuse me while i´m training your son to murder you again
Philo
What was her name? "Padamamay" or "Panda Bear" or whatever?
gamer2k4
sickreference.gif
Rinnosuke
Oh, he's crying
hanskjohnson
http://imgur.com/IueGDpq
thegr8rambino
AHAHAHAHAHA I LOVE IT
IfYouReadThisUsernameYouWillDie
HUE HUE HUE
Feliton
This was wonderful.
iSoulend
Look it up again. It's still wonderful !!
istillhavenocluewhattodo
well, nothing wrong. so +1
TheManiteee
I DONT CARE I LOVE IT
rattfink
Why are they pointy? It's not like aerodynamics matter in space. It seems like inefficient use of space what with the slanty rooms and all.
notirrelevant
Haven't you heard of a little thing called "aesthetics?"
BaseDeltaZero
Tarquin Doctrine m8: Rule through fear. Boxes aren't scary. Pointy-ass warships are.
Hitch1992
Also its so big the rooms won't be that slanty
chinablue
Sloped Armor on tanks is important, it would be the same on star ships as well if they were front line fighters.
PatadoX
So when the navigation officer is looking at a radar display the ship's icon doubles as an orientation arrow.
YaroslavStekhov
it was Kuat's design. Wedge shape allowed them work in groups, as "destroyer" supposes, focusing fire on target ahead of formation.
catfisher75
You know what does matter in space though? Looking cool as fuck.
Elonth
keep in mind. these ships are also designed to enter atmosphere.
sussemilch
So they can stab other space ships when they run out of ammo
HeadWar
Rule of Cool. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleOfCool
maledictum
Looks count. That is more intimidating than a box. Besides, they sometimes fly within planetary atmosphere
Philo
More offices with windows this way.
Arbok8C
What if the Empire used Linux?
Thisisheavydoc
So the can all group together in a circle like a big spaceship pizza
AlexImguram
You and I think exactly alike.
sadjedi
The were designed to be intimidating. I guess triangles are the scariest of shapes.
OliverClothesoff70
I think a giant Space Dildo would look a lot more intimidating.
Nalianna
Illuminati.
GhostLlama
no if its's pizza or cake.
DragonOnSteroids
Oh no! Trigonometry!
cTrix
Triangles are actually the most aggressive shape. Circles are calm. Think about it.
TyrannosaurusJeff
Yep, I'm fucking terrified of Doritos. True story.
IceDusk
I would say Star Trek's Borg's designs were more influenced by the intimidation of geometric shapes.
GaugeDanger
TheLordLucifersBannedAccount02
Someone's never seen a Borg Cube.
GaugeDanger
Earthgrubb
It looks cool.
KnightArtoriasOfTheAbyss
Nerd answer - The triangle makes it easier to fire on targets ahead of them, since the empire was known for its full-frontal attack style
rattfink
Ooh that's a good answer.
redloki55
haha full frontal
notirrelevant
Aw man, I LOVE full frontal!
WuTangoReinhardtUnchained
Maybe to deflect spacedust during warp speed
ZeroCookie
Aerodynamics matter a bit. There's air in an atmosphere or gaseous nebula, and there's dust, debris, solar wind, radiation to deflect, etc.
ZeroCookie
They may have angled deflector shields, but the shields don't need to be as large (or use as much power) if the ship is already streamlined.
rattfink
I underestimated the reaction this comment would incite.
GaugeDanger
It was YOU!! http://imgur.com/wvqMr8z
thesplashingblumpkins
they still have to come into the atmosphere. I don't know how physics works in the Star Wars universe
Mrok
What do you mean? Some were rated to enter the atmosphere to land invasion forces. Also, don't under estimate their mobility to turn.
kennethbledsoe
Similar point: why do dogfights in space take place largely on the same directional plane as they do on earth with gravity and friction?
Mithi
So the viewer doesn't get confused. Seriously, dogfights with real physics would look completely different.
kennethbledsoe
And if I may continue: why do they fight with lightsabers as if they were broadswords, when they theoretically have no weight?
Mithi
Techno-babble explanation was that blades generate a kind of inertia themselves.
hoffbox
To symbolize a big SPEAR IN YOUR PLANET
iforgotwhatiwasdoinghere
They're pointy so you don't know how big they are in the open scene.
KillingMeDjently
Some star destroyers were able to enter the atmosphere.
redloki55
and some were pulled into an atmosphere by Starkiller...
LinkWieldsTheTriforceOfCourage
Daggers, they're designed to represent and appear as daggers hanging over the heads of enemies of the Empire.
morgainn21
Have you seen BSG?
Gadvance
most efficient design for forward firepower, star destroyers could take on much larger vessels front on because of it
NotRick
just dont get attacked from any other direction, especially the rear
Gadvance
well i guess that's what escorts and fighters are for
NotRick
but you lose your biggest guns!
Gadvance
no i mean the escorts and fighters are used to harass so you can't maneuver to its sides or rear
esedu
yeah, larger vessels, like...the other, bigger star destroyers.
Gadvance
eh, plenty of stuff in the starwars universe bigger than that relatively average star destroyer you see there actually
esedu
the majority of them that are mass produced were just more star destroyers. Until NJO where they introduced cheating black holes and etc
Gadvance
mon calamari ships are of equivalent size if i remember right
UseTheForceLuke
More surface area to mount guns that can aim towards the bow and nuke some rebel scum
Ryoken3D
Exactly. Facing a Star Destroyer head on, virtually all guns are able to aim forward. They are an ideal design for an Attack Craft.
KillingMeDjently
That and certain class star destroyers were able to enter upper atmosphere of planets
avi8tor
As a navy enthusiast, +1 for correct use of nautical terms !
thegreenweeniecommeth
As someone in the Navy, +1 for using nautical.
avi8tor
Thank you, my username might be abit misleading lol Tally Ho !
GaugeDanger
As someone with no connection to anything in these comments +1 for capitalizing Navy.
Mintipony
I trust you as a non star wars fan only due to your name
dhaskjdhawyajhdbsdbgwakjhbdnmcckclkklkl
Bingo.
Mobileuserwholikestoberandom
was his nameo.
NotRick
Which is stupid. Earth navies figured out that's not the way to go after WW1. If youre attacked on one side, you can only use half your guns
Erkhyan
Earth navies did not build ships that can rotate on the long axis.
NotRick
But the idea is that they can train all guns on a target at most angles. Star ships should be designed with similar goals
Erkhyan
Imperial Star Destroyers can train their big guns everywhere except rearward.
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NotRick
To the side?
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detocroix
Star Destroyers are not slow turners though. Also distances are massive, units are slow, the ship can probably almost always point at target
cTrix
Except in space you have 3 dimensions so you can't win anyway.
THEBEARDEDWARRIOR
Ahem.... Borg sphere and cube designs. They win.
BrotherSurplice
Actually they worked that out before WW1. HMS Dreadnought, launched in 1906, had most of its guns mounted in centreline turrets.
NotRick
Thats true. They didn't abandon side mounted guns until after the dreadnoughts though. But either way, they marked the transition
BrotherSurplice
Do you mean large calibre side mounted guns or small calibre ones?