Subject: Re: Star Wars bombing runs in space
Your Name<YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
> I can't find it now, but someone recently complained about the new Star
> Wars movie using bombers in space where there is "no gravity" (despite
> bombers also being in 'The Empire Strikes back').
>
> According to 'The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary' book:
>
> "Resistance Bombers
> Bombs don't technically "drop" in microgravity,
> but are impelled from their racks by sequenced
> electromagnetic plates in the clip. The bombs
> are then drawn magnetically to their unfortunate
> targets."
One of the kinds of magic used in the Star Wars universe is called
"magnetism" and has nothing to do with the physics of our universe.