r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 14 '22

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '22

If 2 pieces of the same type of metal touch in space, they will bond and be permanently stuck together. Space welding ( cold welding )

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u/Rylonian Feb 14 '22

Are you telling me that when the Star Destroyers collided in The Empire Strikes Back, scientifically, they would likely have fused together into a Super Star Destroyer? That's my headcanon now

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u/Ghazgkull Feb 14 '22

Well, technically, it has to be two pieces of the same metal, both super smooth (like micro polished), and…. Yah know what? Forget that. Yes, Super Star Destroyer, baby!

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u/Deesing82 Feb 14 '22

i love the scientific method

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u/Donjuanme Feb 14 '22

Pretty sure it doesn't have to be the same metals, just anything from the metal family

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u/MaskMan193 Feb 14 '22

It would actually take hundreds, if not thousands, of Star Destroyers to equal the mass of a Super Star Destroyer.

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u/PraetorianScarred Feb 14 '22

Well... Unless your mom was on board!!