Thursday, March 13, 2008
When would R2D2 Be Put to Sleep?
More on Star Wars. It's interesting watching a movie that was made more than 30 years ago contend with the science of today. Like would an R2-D2 really have been in service for more than 20 years between when he was in the new movie (which takes place in the past) and when he was in the old movies (which is the future)? Here we buy cars every 4 years or so, computers every two years or so. What would be the shelf life of a utilitarian robot?
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perhaps all the universes' metal went to build the Death Star and then the new Death Star so that it was easier to upgrade R2D2 components rather than scrap him for a new droid. (Of course the upgrades were asynchronis as the R2D2 flies in Star Wars 2, but not New Hope, Empire Strikes Back and Jedi. Perhaps the thrusters were taken off and used for X-Wing fighters.)
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