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[Sirus]

did you see what happened to Alderaan? it just poped!

That was at full power. The Death Star could be used at lesser strengths to simply break large objects open.

And where do you get the proof for this?

Well, there's the fact that it was used to destroy ships. Those weren't full-power blasts it was shooting! Hell, in comparison to the planet-busting power that was miniscule.

[GreatWyrmGold]

did you see what happened to Alderaan? it just poped!

That was at full power. The Death Star could be used at lesser strengths to simply break large objects open.

And where do you get the proof for this?

Well, there's the fact that it was used to destroy ships. Those weren't full-power blasts it was shooting! Hell, in comparison to the planet-busting power that was miniscule.

True, but weren't the ships...slightly completely obliterated?

[Sir Finkus]

Anti-science AND anti-defense?  Is there no level Obama will not sink to?  If we don't have a death star, how can we prevent terrorist attacks in a post 9/11 world?

[misko27]

did you see what happened to Alderaan? it just poped!

That was at full power. The Death Star could be used at lesser strengths to simply break large objects open.

And where do you get the proof for this?

Well, there's the fact that it was used to destroy ships. Those weren't full-power blasts it was shooting! Hell, in comparison to the planet-busting power that was miniscule.

True, but weren't the ships...slightly completely obliterated?

But they were certainly not planet-sized, so therefore a blast would not compltely destroy a planet, therfore it is logical to assume it is capable of sizing it's blasts.
 
Where did Obama get a estimate for the death-star price? Probably not CBO. I demand a investigation into the practical costs.

[Lightningfalcon]

Anti-science AND anti-defense?  Is there no level Obama will not sink to?  If we don't have a death star, how can we prevent terrorist attacks in a post 9/11 world?

AND anti-job creating.  AND anti-classical movies. 

[GreatWyrmGold]

Anti-science AND anti-defense?  Is there no level Obama will not sink to?  If we don't have a death star, how can we prevent terrorist attacks in a post 9/11 world?

...By leaving Earth intact?

did you see what happened to Alderaan? it just poped!

That was at full power. The Death Star could be used at lesser strengths to simply break large objects open.

And where do you get the proof for this?

Well, there's the fact that it was used to destroy ships. Those weren't full-power blasts it was shooting! Hell, in comparison to the planet-busting power that was miniscule.

True, but weren't the ships...slightly completely obliterated?

But they were certainly not planet-sized, so therefore a blast would not compltely destroy a planet, therfore it is logical to assume it is capable of sizing it's blasts.

No, you can't make that assumption. Hitting a ship with a planet-busting laser would destroy it as much as with a planet-splitting laser. And are you sure that it was the main laser that zapped the ships in the first place?

[Aseaheru]

the second one did.

[Sirus]

*getting rid of the quote pyramid ftw*

First off, according to Wookiepedia the Death Star's laser, when fired at maximum planet-popping power, takes at least 24 hours to recharge. Unless the Battle of Endor took several days to conclude, it was clearly firing at significantly less power.

For the second question...
"Witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational battlestation!"

[MrWillsauce]

Grek, as you probably know, you're fucking awesome.

[GreatWyrmGold]

*getting rid of the quote pyramid ftw*

First off, according to Wookiepedia the Death Star's laser, when fired at maximum planet-popping power, takes at least 24 hours to recharge. Unless the Battle of Endor took several days to conclude, it was clearly firing at significantly less power.

And would this reduced power actually split apart planets?
...And if it did, wouldn't that just make the whole thing come together, with the heavier elements and compounds (including just about all the useful ones) to end up in the middle of the new planet?

[Sirus]

*getting rid of the quote pyramid ftw*

First off, according to Wookiepedia the Death Star's laser, when fired at maximum planet-popping power, takes at least 24 hours to recharge. Unless the Battle of Endor took several days to conclude, it was clearly firing at significantly less power.

And would this reduced power actually split apart planets?
...And if it did, wouldn't that just make the whole thing come together, with the heavier elements and compounds (including just about all the useful ones) to end up in the middle of the new planet?

At that reduced level of power? No. But the point is that the Death Star can vary it's output from "Alderaan destruction" to "blow up a space ship" to (presumably) just about anything in between.

The material probably would start to clump together...after thousands of years of drifting. Plenty of time to scoop up anything tasty and move on to the next thing.
Just remember how the Moon likely formed; a large space rock ran into a young Earth and blew off a bunch of large chunks. Over thousands, if not millions of years, the debris slowly gathered together until it became the big glowing thing we can see some nights.

[GreatWyrmGold]

*getting rid of the quote pyramid ftw*
First off, according to Wookiepedia the Death Star's laser, when fired at maximum planet-popping power, takes at least 24 hours to recharge. Unless the Battle of Endor took several days to conclude, it was clearly firing at significantly less power.

And would this reduced power actually split apart planets?
...And if it did, wouldn't that just make the whole thing come together, with the heavier elements and compounds (including just about all the useful ones) to end up in the middle of the new planet?

At that reduced level of power? No. But the point is that the Death Star can vary it's output from "Alderaan destruction" to "blow up a space ship" to (presumably) just about anything in between.

The problem with this logic is that "Alderaan Destruction" power also "blow up a space ship."

The material probably would start to clump together...after thousands of years of drifting. Plenty of time to scoop up anything tasty and move on to the next thing.

Depends on how explosively you blow up the planet. If you blow it apart hard enough that billions of tons of rock can avoid billions of tons of gravity (you know what I mean), it's going to be a bit difficult to collect all the metals and such from all the scattered bits. It's really easier to just mine asteroids.

Just remember how the Moon likely formed; a large space rock ran into a young Earth and blew off a bunch of large chunks. Over thousands, if not millions of years, the debris slowly gathered together until it became the big glowing thing we can see some nights.

A more accepted (AFAIK) theory is that a fair-sized space rock struck the still-molten Earth, causing a chunk of lava and at least part of the rock to go into orbit. Kinda. Science is annoying like that--it doesn't lend itself to one-sentence descriptions.

[werty892]

I always thought the death star had a Dr. Device inside it.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Probably not exactly like Dr. Device, but a similar function at least.

[Aseaheru]

wish we could make one...
not.