[Flipside]

Easy, he'd just fly through the Nacelles, and pop goes the Warp Core

Although, I have to say, this person doesn't make the one comparison that makes the entire discussion pointless, which is 'What was the main race in each universe doing 5000 years ago'. Now SW vs ST+5000 years would be a more interesting comparison

[Fineus]

Originally posted by MetalDestroyer
You forgot The Yuzhan Vong from the Expended Universe

Ouch... game, set and match to Star Wars!

[Carl]

He's making the mistake of only using one race vs. one race. The name of the discussion is "Star Wars vs Star Trek", not "The Empire vs The Federation". If he held to his original purpose, he would include Species 8472, or even Q, in which case Star Wars wouldn't stand a chance.

[Flipside]

Oh... go on then

Not to mention he's also only compared comparative technology, i.e. Laser weapons, engines etc. Star Trek has things like Transporter tech, seemingly more advanced computer and holographic technology, advanced cloaking tech etc, etc. Theres no real way to make an estimate of the impact these techs would have.

[Tiara]

Originally posted by Flipside

Although, I have to say, this person doesn't make the one comparison that makes the entire discussion pointless, which is 'What was the main race in each universe doing 5000 years ago'. Now SW vs ST+5000 years would be a more interesting comparison

Heh, so true. The Feds have Uber Time Travel o' D00M tech in the 29th century already

Empire has been there for 25,000 years, the Federation only for 200 years or so.

[vyper]

Fed tech is more adaptable, more modular.

[Flipside]

Windows is teh 3mpire!

As an aside, can I just ask here, the second Death Star was larger than the first, and the first was the size of a 'small moon', which is presumably bigger than a 'large asteroid'.

If this is the case would not:

a) Such an object have a large effect on the gravitic tides of Endor, thus causing massive tidal and environmental changes?

b) The destruction of a generator powerful enough to create a laser that destroys planets have left Endor a flame-ravaged husk?

c) The destruction of a shield generator powerful enough to envelop a moon in orbit have had much the same blast area as a massive nuclear detonation?

Just curious

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Flipside
Windows is teh 3mpire!

As an aside, can I just ask here, the second Death Star was larger than the first, and the first was the size of a 'small moon', which is presumably bigger than a 'large asteroid'.

If this is the case would not:

a) Such an object have a large effect on the gravitic tides of Endor, thus causing massive tidal and environmental changes?

b) The destruction of a generator powerful enough to create a laser that destroys planets have left Endor a flame-ravaged husk?

c) The destruction of a shield generator powerful enough to envelop a moon in orbit have had much the same blast area as a massive nuclear detonation?

Just curious

I've read in some bizarre site that the Death Star would have created sufficient debris to devastate Endor.  However, I suspect this is was 'calculated' because the author really, really hated Ewoks.

[Ghostavo]

Gandalf vs Darth Vader vs Kirk!!!!

This is like making a match Jehova vs Buda









(Buda wins)

[Blitzerland]

This is getting pretty hysterical...

[Fineus]

Originally posted by Carl
He's making the mistake of only using one race vs. one race. The name of the discussion is "Star Wars vs Star Trek", not "The Empire vs The Federation". If he held to his original purpose, he would include Species 8472, or even Q, in which case Star Wars wouldn't stand a chance.

But Star Wars has The Force. That has to count for something.

That said.. Q - being god like - is something of a power-gamers trump card in this conflict of franchises. I think he should be banned from use under some kind of WMD act

[Carl]

Originally posted by Flipside
As an aside, can I just ask here, the second Death Star was larger than the first, and the first was the size of a 'small moon', which is presumably bigger than a 'large asteroid'.

The Death Star was 120 km in diameter. the second one was 160 km.

[Flipside]

hmmmm... possibly not enough to have a gravitic effect as such then, but still, not a small object to have blow up in orbit

[Tiara]

And thus enters the Culture

[vyper]

[q]That said.. Q - being god like - is something of a power-gamers trump card in this conflict of franchises. I think he should be banned from use under some kind of WMD act [/q]

And our favorite Q would be likely to completely destroy the rebel's rationality with his cutting sarcasm.

[Tiara]

Heh, at least Q agrees Trek is full of technobabble

"Picard and his lackeys would have solved all this technobabble hours ago." -- Q



And ofcourse the ever so hilarious talk to Worf;

"Eaten any good books lately?" -- Q

[vyper]

"Please don't tell me the story of the boy who cried Worf!"

[Ford Prefect]

This is the sort of thing I might have pondered with my friends when I was about eleven.

[silverwolf]

heh a sath against a star destroyer would be a good match up. i keep telling my friend the sath would own even though a star destroyer has shields

[Sandwich]

http://www.ditl.org/fiction/hedportalforeword.htm