• Cyborganism@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    Ah yeah. Dang. Well there probably a good technical reason behind it. I’m no starship engineer in the Star Wars universe.

    • Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca
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      4 months ago

      The hamburger was originally a cargo ship, the one we see is special in that it has a bunch of very expensive, very powerful engines added.

      It’s no wonder that a street racer can outpace army jeeps. Also, they couldn’t outpace TIE fighters in Ep.IV, which are known for being very fast for a coffee table.