The Death Star was built a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. It didn’t work out. Its power was abused, and it had to be destroyed. A second one was started, and it to was destroyed out of necessity. Did we learn nothing?
What I want to know is- did anyone at any time really think that it was a practical, sensible, or even POSSIBLE idea? Um, isn’t Star Wars a… well… Fantasy? We might as well just get to work on forging the One Ring.
(With Tongue-in-cheek) The only way I could even see this begin to be “feasible” would be to build a few autonomous robots to be sent to the asteroid belt. There they could use the raw material to build at least the superstructure, 10% scale. Of course it would still take between 500 and a 1,000 years to do even that much. Well, then it would be probably be too big to move. Lacking any space alien’s home planets to blow up, (it could take a couple of shots at Ceres), instead of abandoning it in place, it could then be converted into a space hotel/resort on the edge of the asteroid belt… Or what’s left of it…
It would be far more feasible and cost effective to put a full colony on Mars with terraforming. (probably be something close to sub desert terrain). The Death Star would have to be placed somewhere out around Pluto’s orbit. ….. And what would we be blowing up anyways?
I enjoy a good thought exercise. It is like a few years ago when it made the news, and people were shocked, that some in the Canadian military were given the assignment to develop plans on how they could win a war against the U.S. Just a thought/training exercise. You wonder how many engineering students have crunched the numbers on that ship.
forgot about the aimlessly roaming death machines on a mission, just following their directive. .OK. …. That we can blow up. Just remember to aim down its open maw.
frogsandravens about 11 years ago
The letter turning down that petition was pretty epic, I must say.
vwdualnomand about 11 years ago
but, wouldn’t building the death star do some crazy things with our tides?
Thomas Scott Roberts creator about 11 years ago
The Death Star was built a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. It didn’t work out. Its power was abused, and it had to be destroyed. A second one was started, and it to was destroyed out of necessity. Did we learn nothing?
johnzakour Premium Member about 11 years ago
Sadly those are less feasible than the death star.
Thomas Scott Roberts creator about 11 years ago
What I want to know is- did anyone at any time really think that it was a practical, sensible, or even POSSIBLE idea? Um, isn’t Star Wars a… well… Fantasy? We might as well just get to work on forging the One Ring.
Burnside217 about 11 years ago
(With Tongue-in-cheek) The only way I could even see this begin to be “feasible” would be to build a few autonomous robots to be sent to the asteroid belt. There they could use the raw material to build at least the superstructure, 10% scale. Of course it would still take between 500 and a 1,000 years to do even that much. Well, then it would be probably be too big to move. Lacking any space alien’s home planets to blow up, (it could take a couple of shots at Ceres), instead of abandoning it in place, it could then be converted into a space hotel/resort on the edge of the asteroid belt… Or what’s left of it…
Thomas Scott Roberts creator about 11 years ago
Not surprising at all.
Hunter7 about 11 years ago
It would be far more feasible and cost effective to put a full colony on Mars with terraforming. (probably be something close to sub desert terrain). The Death Star would have to be placed somewhere out around Pluto’s orbit. ….. And what would we be blowing up anyways?
Toonerific about 11 years ago
I hope in between all that inane sci fi chatter you guys noticed how awesomely this strip is drawn this week – and that dog in the middle! Priceless!
Burnside217 about 11 years ago
I enjoy a good thought exercise. It is like a few years ago when it made the news, and people were shocked, that some in the Canadian military were given the assignment to develop plans on how they could win a war against the U.S. Just a thought/training exercise. You wonder how many engineering students have crunched the numbers on that ship.
Hunter7 about 11 years ago
forgot about the aimlessly roaming death machines on a mission, just following their directive. .OK. …. That we can blow up. Just remember to aim down its open maw.
PoodleGroomer about 11 years ago
forge the one ring? We can’t reliably cast a space shuttle o-ring.
shibler2 about 11 years ago
it wasn’t destroyed by a torpedo ,,,,,,,look up Death Star Vending Machine Repairmen….lol it is great