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==Date==
December 6, 2016
==Summary==
Obi-Wan falls fifty stories, until a speeder drops down next to him, and he manages to grab onto the back end of the speeder and haul himself toward the cockpit.
[[File:Gotham-7-5k-photo-project-soars-above-new-york-at-night-1.jpg|800px|center|thumb|The whole island is one big city]]
==Guests==
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[[Tom Taylor]]
==Notes==
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===Film===
*A downer of a minute.
*First time the word "swordsman" is used.
===Podcast===
*Pete does some math on [[How big is it?|Obi-Wan's fall]].
**He falls for 30 full seconds.
**Assuming Earth-like gravity and atmosphere, Obi-Wan would fall 1138 feet after 10 seconds.
**He would reach terminal velocity (120&nbsp;mph) soon after that, and his total fall would be 1.4&nbsp;km.
*Is Obi-Wan using the Force in any capacity to slow his descent?
**This could be an extreme sport—Force-diving.
*So many things in this minute have to be explained away using the Force.
*Obi-Wan's hair stays perfectly coiffed. Maybe that's what he was using all his Force power on because of [[SWM-Canon#Obi-Wan's vanity|his vanity]].
*Jake Lloyd-esque cut dialog.
*The writing is trying hard to demonstrate that Anakin and Obi-Wan were friends through banter that is inappropriate for a high-speed chase.
**Is this what Obi-Wan was thinking back to when he remembers Anakin was a "good friend"?
*Someone should edit it so that Obi-Wan in ''Star Wars'' has a flashback to a montage of these sorts of scenes.
*Referenced: [[SWM-Canon#Laser Swords]]
*Foreshadowing: [[Wikipedia:Chekhov's gun|Yoda's lightsaber]].
*Mentioned: [[Inside References and Running Jokes#The Naboo Movie|The Naboo Movie]]
*Yoda as the high point, the standard against which all Jedi are compared (for everything)? It's a small universe.
*Sound design is reminiscent of the podrace.
*Shoutout to the great [[Ben Burtt]].
*Anakin's wit
**He's far too whiny. Maybe someone else could deliver these lines better.
**Up to now, Obi-Wan has been the witty one.
*This should be an exciting space car chase, but it isn't.
*Car chase clichés.
*Referenced: [[Ric Olié]].
*Coruscant facts.
**Asimov's concept of the [[Wikipedia:Ecumenopolis|Ecumenopolis]].
**Coruscant ecology.
**Is there a giant furnace below them? Or just traffic?
*Call [[8-DAY-GREEDO]].
*Plug for [[Caddyshack Minute]].
===Meta Minute===
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*29:28 podcast episode length.
*[[Indiana Jones Minute]] just wrapped up their coverage of ''Raiders'' the week before last.
*Mentioned: [[Inside References and Running Jokes#Now Pete has to buy the domain|Do I have to buy that?]].
*Coruscant is only a tiny bit smaller than the Earth, and assuming the average density of the planet is the same as ours, then it should have 96% Earth's gravity. Of course, Obi-Wan's weight (or more accurately, his ''mass'') would have no impact on the speed at which he falls. That is more down to the force of air resistance.
*Technically, the building that was known as the Sears Tower in Chicago, is now the [[Wikipedia:Willis Tower|Willis Tower]], though people still commonly refer to it by its previous name.
==Quotes==
*'''Alex:''' Uh oh. No one told me there would be math.
*'''Tom:''' Yellow is more of a "wizard" color anyway.
*'''Alex:''' Say it? I can't even pronounce it!
*'''Alex:''' Well for decades sound editors have been trying to break the "'''g-g-g-g''' barrier"...
*'''Tom:''' It was his wife's casserole being thrown against a bear.
*'''Pete:''' Can we talk a little bit about Anakin's wit? '''Alex:''' <quickly> No. '''Tom:''' His what? '''Alex:''' Yeah, if you see any, tell me.
==Link==
http://www.starwarsminute.com/2016/12/06/attack-of-the-clones-minute-17-g-g-g-g-g-g-g/
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