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Re: Question about 7101
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Tue, 8 Jun 1999 18:12:51 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Jeff Stembel writes:
> In lugnet.starwars, Alan G. Carmack writes:
> > My sons enjoy playing with set 7101, the Light Saber Duel. What is that • radar
> > antenna thing supposed to be? We have not seen the movie and I do not have
> > any idea what it is.
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> It's a Moisture Vaporator. It takes water from the atmosphere and converts it
> to drinking water.
I thought "Oh, that explains the spigots (faucets)." But then I ask Why are
they in the middle of the MV and not at the bottom. Must have a pump in it
rather than just work on gravity pressure. I assume the planet they are on
has some gravity. It seems every planet in SW has earth-like gravity? Wonder
what a Pod Race would be like on the Moon, w/ 1/6 of our gravity, or would
gravity make a difference for pod racing? Or for thrust, maneuverability (or
"manoeuvrability" in UK).
Your Physics Dummy --
Alan C
BTW--My Oxford dictionary says that "faucet" is used in Britain only in
special circumstances, and gives "tap" as the usual word. But I rarely say
"tap" but usually say "faucet", and sometimes "spigot" but not in polite
society. :-)
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| (...) I figured it was a drip-unit, and that the "ladders" are representations of the coils where atmospheric gas is cooled to form condensation, which then drips into a tank. The faucets are at the top of the tank, to keep from having joints at (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) Actually, it wouldn't make too much of a difference in terms of thrust or maneuverability- the mass of the pod racers is the same no matter what planet they're on. It would have made Anakin's jump a /lot/ higher and longer, though. How about (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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