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Originally Posted by MrBottomTooth
Do you bring a calculator to every movie you see? What are your calculations on the millenium falcon doing the kessel run in under 12 parsecs? If you tell me the math isn't right on that I am going to go burn my dvds right now.
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Actually, a Parsec is a measurement of distance, not time. A parsec is equal to 3.08567758 × 1016 meters or about 3.25 light years. When Han said this quote, he technically got it wrong.
Star Wars nerds will say that he was talking about his piloting skills, suggesting that the "Kessel run" is a kind of obstacle course with more than one path to take to get to the end. A good pilot, maybe, could do that path in a shorter distance.
However Han clearly says its a "Fast Ship", and brags about doing the Kessel run in less than 12 Parsecs. In that case, he is either an idiot, or George Lucas made a GLARING TECHNICAL ERROR that still keeps me up at night. Doesn't it keep you up at night?
Arrghh..