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Offline Luke Pemberton

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Analysis of Star Wars blaster speed.
« on: March 15, 2015, 07:06:42 PM »
Star Wars blasters are not lasers.  They are supposed to be a particle beam weapon, though I couldn't find any info on the speed of the blaster "bolt".

I found an analysis of blaster speed. It is quite entertaining.

http://www.wired.com/2012/05/star-wars-blaster-speed/
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