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Han Solo made The Kessel Run in under12 parsecs

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  • Imipolex GImipolex G
    Touch the cow. Do it now.
    a parsec is a unit of distance and therefore this is nonsensical

    however, arguing about old Star Wars nitpicks is also nonsensical
  • Obā-sanObā-san

    in some book it was explained that by saying that he did it in 12 parsecs he is indicating that he successfully took dangerous shortcuts, thus proving his skill as a navigator
  • Imipolex GImipolex G
    Touch the cow. Do it now.
    asspull
  • Obā-sanObā-san

    in retrospect that totally is but I did not question it when I was 12

    and as asspulla go I think it's rather clever
  • OdradekOdradek
    My dreams exceed my real life
    Well most people assume he's just bullshiting Obi Wan Kenobi
  • Obā-sanObā-san

    this is because most people don't have an endless quantity of extended universe trivia crammed in their heads
  • AlirozAliroz
    ...And even when your hope is gone
    move along, move along, just to make it through
    (2015 self)
    http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Star-Wars-A-New-Hope.html

    Ben reacts to Solo's stupid attempt to impress them with
    obvious misinformation.
  • TanyaTanya
    Pizza Dog
    When you're dealing with Sci-fi magical worlds, you have to make obvious what is a lie, otherwise people will construct methods and reasons for how it could really* happen. 
  • Section42LSection42L
    We can do anything if we do it together.
    This post still wins this discussion.
  • HexartesHexartes
    It's a minor mistake; it doesn't matter.

    The "explanation" given in the EU is precisely as much of an ass pull as any other EU explanation for an offhand line in a Star Wars film.
  • OdradekOdradek
    My dreams exceed my real life
    Kexruct said:

    It's a minor mistake; it doesn't matter.

    The "explanation" given in the EU is precisely as much of an ass pull as any other EU explanation for an offhand line in a Star Wars film.
    Well the script suggests it's a clue that Han Solo isn't completely trustworthy.
  • TanyaTanya
    Pizza Dog
    Odradek said:

    Kexruct said:

    It's a minor mistake; it doesn't matter.

    The "explanation" given in the EU is precisely as much of an ass pull as any other EU explanation for an offhand line in a Star Wars film.
    Well the script suggests it's a clue that Han Solo isn't completely trustworthy.
    and it wasn't executed well-enough to emulate that this sort of thing wasn't possible.
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