scottparsons
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A measure of distance, not time.
I dont have a pet, so here's a pic of my R2-D1 (red).
My Brother built the R2-D2.
Jan 5, 2016 1:42 PM
scottparsons
62430
1812
92
A measure of distance, not time.
My Brother built the R2-D2.
indrada3290609
I always thought it was how close it was able to get to a nuetron star and still pull out alive
ThisIsntYou
You're really good at drawing bad stuff.
Sogeman
That's just some shit people invented to satisfy themselves. Lando even scoffs at Han for trying to impress people with stupid lines
Bastorizzel
Thanks for this great post. I was a little mad at de grasse tysons post. He should know how to check sources...
smoothlymelted
but wasn't han boasting about how fast his ship was?
Nord4483
I love it, Lucas makes a mistake and the fans run to justify it. Also, the 'bad stuff' where black holes.
screenaholic
The Kessel Run went past a cluster of black holes, not an asteroid field. He didn't swerve through them, he was just able to fly closer.
armrha
I always just thought, 'Han is bullshitting them, he is just making something up that sounds cool and space-y.' He's a lying scoundrel.
DougDimmadomeOwnerOfTheDimsdaleDimmadome
But... that isn't how he did it, though...
drfre
I can do the Kessel run in 10km; it's the next town over :D
notirrelevant
I call revisionist bullshit. If they meant that then they'd say it's the most maneuverable. But they said "fastest" Also, Han shot first
atrevelyan
I built an R2D2 as well. Working on a BB-8 now.
taztattoo
Your R2 is a thing of beauty. Those droids both have the vacuformed domes. The R2 had to be hand cut.
FishyFinale
Its a movie made people who make mistakes. Its not worth getting upset about.
Pgoodso
Or Lucas was fine with "science-y" over "science" when he wrote the films, and it's ok. Did Neil DeGrasse Tyson hurt y'all or something?
showellwedance
You have done well.
Orktapus
You built the R2-D1? ....I love you
GreatOldScotch
FUN FACT: In Belgium there is a town called Kessel. TheMoreYouKnow.jpg
AMacGyver
Doesn't that say more of Han's skill as a pilot than it does for the speed of the ship?
taztattoo
I know those awesome droids!
TrueItaliano
there is an idea that due to the theory of relativity, his ship traveled so fast at warp that it actually shrunk the distance he traveled
Kidiri
And what fanfic is this from?
samb0rg
Not fanfic. Accepted canon by Lucas in the Expanded Universe novels. Han Solo Trilogy by A.C Crispin details it.
Rystefn
Fanfic that got published, then.
PompatusOfLove
Han is a lying scoundrel.
armrha
Yeah this was always my favorite explanation. He is just making some bullshit up, sounds space-y and cool and doesn't bother to look it up.
Rystefn
Trying to put one over on the rubes. Fits the character really well, and was the original intent.
ClassyJacket
Makes sense. Also 12 parsecs is 3.703e+14 km. Which is 2.5 million times the average distance from the Earth to the Sun.
ClassyJacket
So that is a loooooooong fucking run.
Flonaise
They're like the Scorpion and Sub-Zero of droids. Or Ken and Ryu if you're one of THOSE people.
SmeesNotVeryGoodTwin
Or Ryu and Akuma. Or Ryu and Dan Hibiki. Or Ryu and Gouken. Or Ryu and Sakura. Or Ryu and Evil Ryu.
EdgeGod
This is the Millennium Falcon? The same one that finished the Kessel Run in 14 parsecs?
FishyFinale
12!
gekkepoes
TobiasFunkeAnalrapist
That's why you're flying solo.
TwoMinuteJay
I bet you'd drop your cargo at the first sign of an imperial star destroyer you coward!
plezze
Hey everyone gets boarded sometimes
Dispari
This explanation isn't canon. And grammatically makes no sense. You wouldn't say "My car's so fast, I went to the store in only 2 miles."
mackinskor
Ah, but you could if there were cool ramps on the way that allowed you to jump ravines or something to reduce distance traveled
AdmiralBeard
The parkour of space travel.
N0ticeablyFAT
You'd say "I shaved 12 seconds off my time by taking my car off some sweet jumps". If you want to brag about how fast your ride is, you...
N0ticeablyFAT
...use time. Lucas fucked up, and the attempt to cover it up is even dumber than the fuckup.
Dispari
But you still wouldn't say it like that.
mackinskor
I might!
SomePeopleSayThatCucumbersTasteBetterPickled
better pic:
, the faster ship can more closely approach the gravity wells, shortening their overall distance
HoneyBadger095
Well then
MillenniumFalcon
both.
HandTooBigForPringleCan
Actually George Lucas explained that all ships travel at the same speed in hyperspace, but Han's navigation system is the best. Its in one o
HandTooBigForPringleCan
Of the commentaries.
LLCoolBeans
Before he changed it he said the time vs distance thing was Han talking out his ass. I always prefered that version
Halifax13
Although thanks to that new movie gravity apparently doesn't mean shit, you can just hyperspace to ground-level with no issues. Thanks, JJ
acrobatman
There's no legit way to arsey about gravity if your willing to accept hypperspace is even a thing. Remember midiclorians? yeah lets leave it
JesusHorsedickChrist
Pretty sure an average pilot in an average ship would fuck it up 9 times out of 10, not to mention that Han may be force sensitive.
beeratius
And Han has been a smuggler and stuff for like.. probably 40 years now? He and Chewie are a couple of the most experienced pilots ever
somethingsomethingjojoreference
fuck you and your non-paint drawing
SomePeopleSayThatCucumbersTasteBetterPickled
but, but that....that is paint.....
somethingsomethingjojoreference
oh shit what
freshgroundpepper
this is "more correct" than OP's. Though OP's does still make sense, this one is just more accurate.
Jinxboy
You are a kind human being.
TheGhostofElizabethShue
Although because he went so close Han arrived 15 years too late due to time dilation.
AtalanBeardy
Hyperspace is a semi-separate dimension seemingly unaffected by relativity.
AtalanBeardy
I say semi-separate since large masses disrupt the ability of another mass to stay in hyperspace.
TheGhostofElizabethShue
Oops, I forgot about the space magic.
twinly92
*suspension of disbelief
PleaseDontRespondToMySarcasticCommentsWithASeriousReply
For all we know, in "A galaxy far, far away," a Parsec might actually be a measurement of time ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
By that logic "father" might actually be a title for an aspiring mentor and "princess" could mean "pop star" -.-'
PleaseDontRespondToMySarcasticCommentsWithASeriousReply
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
PleaseDontRespondToMySarcasticCommentsWithASeriousReply
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
Possibly my favourite adventure movie star.
EconomySizedHuman
The Kessel run goes by a black hole. The Falcon had enough speed to skirt closer than any other ship dared.
ishigoto
Technically the diagram still works for that, and its kinda still canon since Rey said "parsecs" too
screenaholic
*black holeS. Multiple. Lots and lots.
JhericFury
I knew that was the explanation, i personally always thought this one would have been way better, the black hole one is just...eh
Barkinsons
But wouldn't time run faster for him when he's closer to the hole?
FrigginCornflakes
Maybe,but they can go faster than light and yet arrive at a different planet days later,not centuries.Time & space arent connected for them.
EconomySizedHuman
I know that shit was retconned because Lucas messed up the line. But still, that is the explanation.
sabedroid
This. Total retcon.
DrHowardBannister
Awesome retcon though.
TheGhostofElizabethShue
Actually it's all but in the script that Han is just an idiot. That's why Ben and Luke do this: http://imgur.com/q3xe6D7
TheGhostofElizabethShue
"Did he just.." "Yup." "Wow."
skilobyte
What was the original supposed to say? I understand the concept and don't understand what Ford said wrong.
TheGhostofElizabethShue
"Ben reacts to Solo's stupid attempt to impress them with obvious misinformation." That says to me GL knows what a parsec is. 2/2
TheGhostofElizabethShue
He delivers the line as written, it's more in the direction: http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Star-Wars-A-New-Hope.html 1/2
skilobyte
OH! I see. When you said "Han" I thought you mean "Ford." I thought you were referring to the actors.