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How did gravity worked on the Death Star? (feddit.org)
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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I don’t really recall any spacewalks so we don’t see any instance of ‘no gravity’

Leia did one in the sequels.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    I don't deny the star wars universe is getting a bit more of an update in the cinemas, especially post-Interstellar and whatnot, but space opera in the 80s was really intent on ignoring the stark reality of space for both constraints of filming and viewership. Goddamn fun though.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Spacewalks are a bad example anyway. A ship's artificial gravity could extend outside its hull. Conversely, the lack of spacewalks doesn't mean we aren't shown the absence of gravity, since we see the ships themselves maneuvering in a way that suggests a lack of gravity.

    Gravity in SW is still kind of fucked, but not "gravity in deep space" fucked.

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