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*Pete quotes "...and see if you can get our weapons back"
*Pete quotes "...and see if you can get our weapons back"
*How long have they been there? How long is a day on Endor?
*How long have they been there? How long is a day on Endor?
**Referenced: ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu83b2vmipg Airplane!]''
**Referenced: ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu83b2vmipg Airplane!]''.
*Gravity on Endor.
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*Cold open: ad for [[:Category:SWM:WE|Star Wars Minute: Weekend Edition]].
*Cold open: ad for [[:Category:SWM:WE|Star Wars Minute: Weekend Edition]].
*Although no Canon source states how long the days are on Endor, at least in our solar system there is an inverse relationship between the diameter of a planet and its rotational period. Although this relationship isn't exactly 1:1, Large planets like Jupiter and Saturn rotate much more quickly than smaller planets like Earth and Mars (Venus is a weird outlier with an absurdly long rotational period that is even longer than the time it takes Venus to revolve around the Sun<sup>[[Wikipedia:Venus#Orbit_and_rotation|1]]</sup>). Wookieepedia lists Endor's diameter as 4,900 km, or about the size of Mercury. We would therefore expect Endor to rotate more slowly than the Earth, and it should therefore have longer days. This conflicts with the now legendary <u>Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds</u> RPG sourcebook, which lists Endor's rotational period at 18 standard hours.
*Although no Canon source states how long the days are on Endor, at least in our solar system there is an inverse relationship between the diameter of a planet and its rotational period. Although this relationship isn't exactly 1:1, Large planets like Jupiter and Saturn rotate much more quickly than smaller planets like Earth and Mars (Venus is a weird outlier with an absurdly long rotational period that is even longer than the time it takes Venus to revolve around the Sun<sup>[[Wikipedia:Venus#Orbit_and_rotation|1]]</sup>). Wookieepedia lists Endor's diameter as 4,900 km, or about the size of Mercury. We would therefore expect Endor to rotate more slowly than the Earth, and it should therefore have longer days. This conflicts with the now legendary <u>Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds</u> RPG sourcebook, which lists Endor's rotational period at 18 standard hours.
*Along those same lines, if Endor has about the same surface gravity as Mercury, then you would weigh about a third as much as you do on Earth. According to Legends, gravity is about 85% of standard.
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*'''Pete:''' ...[[SWM Motto|analyze, scrutinize, and]] Ewok tribes...
*'''Pete:''' ...[[SWM Motto|analyze, scrutinize, and]] Ewok tribes...

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Date

April 22nd, 2015

Summary

Luke has wandered away from the Chief’s hut and stands staring up at the Death Star. Leia finds him like that.

Guests

Matt Gourley

Notes

Film

  • Starts with the "welcome to the tribe" party, and ends with Luke talking about Leia's mom.

Podcast

  • Matt has a lot of podcasts.
  • Harrison Ford's Groucho Marx, Vaudeville-esque line delivery.
  • Pete quotes "...and see if you can get our weapons back"
  • How long have they been there? How long is a day on Endor?
  • Gravity on Endor.

Meta Minute

  • 21:08 podcast episode length.
  • Cold open: ad for Star Wars Minute: Weekend Edition.
  • Although no Canon source states how long the days are on Endor, at least in our solar system there is an inverse relationship between the diameter of a planet and its rotational period. Although this relationship isn't exactly 1:1, Large planets like Jupiter and Saturn rotate much more quickly than smaller planets like Earth and Mars (Venus is a weird outlier with an absurdly long rotational period that is even longer than the time it takes Venus to revolve around the Sun1). Wookieepedia lists Endor's diameter as 4,900 km, or about the size of Mercury. We would therefore expect Endor to rotate more slowly than the Earth, and it should therefore have longer days. This conflicts with the now legendary Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds RPG sourcebook, which lists Endor's rotational period at 18 standard hours.
  • Along those same lines, if Endor has about the same surface gravity as Mercury, then you would weigh about a third as much as you do on Earth. According to Legends, gravity is about 85% of standard.

Quotes

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2015/04/22/jedi-minute-78-say-threepio/


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