Trivia Scientific Errors In Star Wars A Parsec Is A Unit Of Distance Not Time

Trivia: Scientific Errors In ‘Star Wars’: A “Parsec” Is A Unit Of Distance, Not Time

By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 8, 2010 8:40 am EST

Watch science comedian Brian Malow rant about the biggest scientific error in George Lucas’ Star Wars: A New Hope, Han Solo’s claim that the Millennium Falcon made the Kessel Run in “less than twelve parsecs.”

Thanks to /Film reader Lascelles L for the tip. via: boingboing

Trivia: Scientific Errors In ‘Star Wars’: A “Parsec” Is A Unit Of Distance, Not Time

By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 8, 2010 8:40 am EST

Watch science comedian Brian Malow rant about the biggest scientific error in George Lucas’ Star Wars: A New Hope, Han Solo’s claim that the Millennium Falcon made the Kessel Run in “less than twelve parsecs.”

Thanks to /Film reader Lascelles L for the tip. via: boingboing

Thanks to /Film reader Lascelles L for the tip.

via: boingboing