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Re: ISD Build competition
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lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.starwars
Date: 
Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:19:21 GMT
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In lugnet.build.contests, Dave Schuler wrote:
   Simple--you disassemble the assembled ISDs and use the materials to build as many SSDs as possible. How many ISDs did we determine you’d need to build one to-scale SSD? You should be able to squeeze a few out of 110 ISDs, right?

I dunno, it’d be cutting it close I think! The SSD is what? Like 10x the size of an ISD? Which, from an area perspective would require 100 ISD’s to have the same surface area. And the remaining 10 to try and give it some semblance of structural integrety. Wow. And not even remotely close to a Death Star.

DaveE



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(...) Jeez! I hadn't done the math and didn't realize that the SSD was quite so huge. The excellent radio program (URL) This American Life> ran a (URL) story> about living aboard the aircraft carrier (URL) John Stennis.> One person had the tedious (...) (20 years ago, 28-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)

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(...) Simple--you disassemble the assembled ISDs and use the materials to build as many SSDs as possible. How many ISDs did we determine you'd need to build one to-scale SSD? You should be able to squeeze a few out of 110 ISDs, right? Dave! (20 years ago, 23-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.starwars, FTX)

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