6170 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Ran into this over on 501st forum and thought you guys would get a kick out of it. Death Star Costs Death Star facts .. It would cost $15,602,022,489,829,821,422,840,226.94. to build and to get a sence at how big that puppy would be I did a comparison with The USS Ronald Reagan the largest Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier total volume some where near =2068 square miles @ 4.3 billon dollars. Compared to The Executor= over 6000 square miles Compared to The Death Star = forget it! Kind of reminds me of that scene in Clerks Randal: Exactly. In order to get it built quickly and quietly they'd hire anybody who could do the job. Do you think the average storm trooper knows how to install a toilet main? All they know is killing and white uniforms. Dante: All right, so even if independent contractors are working on the Death Star, why are you uneasy with its destruction? Randal: All those innocent contractors hired to do a job were killed- casualties of a war they had nothing to do with. (notices Dante's confusion) All right, look-you're a roofer, and some juicy government contract comes your way; you got the wife and kids and the two-story in suburbia-this is a government contract, which means all sorts of benefits. All of a sudden these left-wing militants blast you with lasers and wipe out everyone within a three-mile radius. You didn't ask for that. You have no personal politics. You're just trying to scrape out a living. (The Blue-Collar Man (Thomas Burke) joins them.) Blue-Collar Man: Excuse me. I don't mean to interrupt, but what were you talking about? Randal: The ending of Return of the Jedi. Blue-Collar Man: Well, I'm a contractor myself. I'm a roofer... (digs into pocket and produces business card) Dunn and Reddy Home Improvements. And speaking as a roofer, I can say that a roofer's personal politics come heavily into play when choosing jobs. Randal: Like when? Blue-Collar Man: Three months ago I was offered a job up in the hills. A beautiful house with tons of property. It was a simple re shingling job, but I was told that if it was finished within a day, my price would be doubled. Then I realized whose house it was. Dante: Whose house was it? Blue-Collar Man: Dominick Bambino's. Randal: "Babyface" Bambino? The gangster? Blue-Collar Man: The same. The money was right, but the risk was too big. I knew who he was, and based on that, I passed the job on to a friend of mine. Dante: Based on personal politics. Blue-Collar Man: Right. And that week, the Foresci family put a hit on Babyface's house. My friend was shot and killed. He wasn't even finished shingling. Randal: No way! Blue-Collar Man: (paying for coffee) I'm alive because I knew there were risks involved taking on that particular client. My friend wasn't so lucky. (pauses to reflect) You know, any contractor willing to work on that Death Star knew the risks. If they were killed, it was their own fault. A roofer listens to this... (taps his heart) not his wallet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordvader74 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 15,602,022,489,829,821,422,840,226.94 Can you write that number in words? I went to public school in Louisiana so I don't think I quite comprehend that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6170 Posted February 7, 2009 Author Share Posted February 7, 2009 He says it would be $15.6 septillion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordvader74 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Thanks. Didn't notice the clickable text in the original post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burt Landcaster Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 He says it would be $15.6 septillion Now how much is that in Imperial credits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too Much Garlic Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Now how much is that in Imperial credits? 42 credits. <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 We can build the death star with acrylic and styrene,its cheaper!!! .............................. ............................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6170 Posted February 7, 2009 Author Share Posted February 7, 2009 We can build the death star with acrylic and styrene,its cheaper!!! .............................. ............................ lol!! But then it wouldn't screen accurate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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