It’s a logical design. No different than a wheel or a light switch. Most likely if there is intelligent life on other planets there would be alot of common objects that are seemingly the same as ours.
I feel like they would have used a flathead screw driver? Also now that I think of itā¦. Why isnāt flathead screws more the standard? Less chance of stripping the screws and most can be turned with a knife if you canāt find a screw driverā¦. š
A bit disappointed with the fixing level on this, personally I think the torx bit is a far superior drive for a screw. This could be a cheap knock off saber, that was bought in a Poundland on Tatooine.
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HNY Ben.
Of all the implausible things in Star Wars, this is a weird one to focus on. Relatively simple, robust ideas like this have probably been invented many times over by many civilisations. It would arguably be less realistic to invent a silly new alien screwhead that would – to avoid human designs – need to be both more complicated and would probably be less fit for purpose.
Shock horror they also used clothes, vehicles, weapons, plates, cutlery, bags, radios etc etc. evolution has taught us that the best solutions to common problems will be discovered multiple times
I wonder if the shape of tool slots would be some of those convergence evolution type things – like the wheel and lever. Universally practical and useful so they appear almost everywhere in cultures that have no contact with each other
Iām confused. As opposed to magic screws? āA long time agoā was way BEFORE now. So wouldnāt that actually makeā¦ MORE sense to have that screw?
Such lazy effects. They even used Earthly things like wheels, buttons, lights, triggers on guns! It’s like they think some things would be universally invented because of their simplicity and ease of manufacturing!
Only one hour left of this year and still I managed to learn something new.
I didn’t know that this Universal screw with the crossed slots are called Phillips Head Screws. š
why not? they use the wheel too, because its efficient and it works. Its definitely not far fetched that screws on an alien planet would be fastened in the same way.
I mean, they are technologically past anything we have now. It makes sense that one of the dozens of planets would develop something similar to what we did on ours š¤·āāļø
I mean they mostly speak English and that doesn’t ruin the world building for me either š¤£š¤£
I always have to chuckle at this because personally, I don’t see a problem with it. The main reason screws haven’t changed all that much really is for so many many years, the physics behind what they do still work best. So it’s not that crazy to me that even with Star Trek era technology, you’d STILL find the humble phillips head screw.
I mean, something has to hold the self-sealing stembolts together, right?
Itās probably a convergent technology, kind of like convergent evolution. If flight and eyesight can occur independently in different organisms over millions of years, humanoid beings separated by millions of years and light years could think of the same tech if itās useful and works well.
Spoiler: all the star wars are actually filmed on earth since 1977… i know, that’s a tough truth.. so we should probably try to enjoy it without thinking too much about all the incoherences..
Maybe good if you can’t set torque on the screw machine, so it will slip at some point? I can remember it being a reason it being adapted in the first place (but not sure if I remember correct).
It’s a universal standard
Good ideas remain universal.
The Great Value Light Saber.
Philips didn’t invented it. They’ve discovered it in ancient ruins.
Only it was not patented, it was just called a cross screw. A common and obvious solution would most likely have a different name in another galaxy.
Do you mean that star wars was staged and it wasn’t actually filmed in space?
Pardon, but I believe the correct term is “strip head” since stripping out is all they’re good for.
Right. And a camera flash attachment was a lightsaber. Gonna be ok nerds š
Proves it a universally useful design almost scientific engineering!
It’s a logical design. No different than a wheel or a light switch. Most likely if there is intelligent life on other planets there would be alot of common objects that are seemingly the same as ours.
Iād use a torx, but whatever gets the job done, right?
A Good concept is a good concept no matter which galaxy
I feel like they would have used a flathead screw driver? Also now that I think of itā¦. Why isnāt flathead screws more the standard? Less chance of stripping the screws and most can be turned with a knife if you canāt find a screw driverā¦. š
They also used ladies leg razors for a phone
A bit disappointed with the fixing level on this, personally I think the torx bit is a far superior drive for a screw. This could be a cheap knock off saber, that was bought in a Poundland on Tatooine.
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HNY Ben.
Of all the implausible things in Star Wars, this is a weird one to focus on. Relatively simple, robust ideas like this have probably been invented many times over by many civilisations. It would arguably be less realistic to invent a silly new alien screwhead that would – to avoid human designs – need to be both more complicated and would probably be less fit for purpose.
A razor was used as a prop in Ep 1,nothing new.
Georges prop masters where very clever.
Shock horror they also used clothes, vehicles, weapons, plates, cutlery, bags, radios etc etc. evolution has taught us that the best solutions to common problems will be discovered multiple times
I wonder if the shape of tool slots would be some of those convergence evolution type things – like the wheel and lever. Universally practical and useful so they appear almost everywhere in cultures that have no contact with each other
Iām confused. As opposed to magic screws? āA long time agoā was way BEFORE now. So wouldnāt that actually makeā¦ MORE sense to have that screw?
It is a well-known fact that Phillips head screws are the most useful in many galaxies. Now: ON PROGRAM!
Such lazy effects. They even used Earthly things like wheels, buttons, lights, triggers on guns! It’s like they think some things would be universally invented because of their simplicity and ease of manufacturing!
Only one hour left of this year and still I managed to learn something new.
I didn’t know that this Universal screw with the crossed slots are called Phillips Head Screws. š
They work good right?
why not? they use the wheel too, because its efficient and it works. Its definitely not far fetched that screws on an alien planet would be fastened in the same way.
Iām sure a lot of species doā¦ they also used doors on occasion as we have found useful from time to time
I’ve been trying to find a Star Wars “found part” for years and here’s an M5 Pan Head Screw that i missed, just my luck šš
I mean, they are technologically past anything we have now. It makes sense that one of the dozens of planets would develop something similar to what we did on ours š¤·āāļø
I mean they mostly speak English and that doesn’t ruin the world building for me either š¤£š¤£
Ah yes, it makes absolutely no sense that a poor junker on a desolate planet would use a rudimentary and easy to find/make method of attachment!
if they can figure out laser swords i think they can figure out screws
They are X head screws
I always have to chuckle at this because personally, I don’t see a problem with it. The main reason screws haven’t changed all that much really is for so many many years, the physics behind what they do still work best. So it’s not that crazy to me that even with Star Trek era technology, you’d STILL find the humble phillips head screw.
I mean, something has to hold the self-sealing stembolts together, right?
Itās probably a convergent technology, kind of like convergent evolution. If flight and eyesight can occur independently in different organisms over millions of years, humanoid beings separated by millions of years and light years could think of the same tech if itās useful and works well.
Spoiler: all the star wars are actually filmed on earth since 1977… i know, that’s a tough truth.. so we should probably try to enjoy it without thinking too much about all the incoherences..
I remember watching a video where the sky was like the original lightsabers were actually parts of old cameras
They also used SMG machine guns as laser guns. (There carrying them in the gif)
Maybe good if you can’t set torque on the screw machine, so it will slip at some point? I can remember it being a reason it being adapted in the first place (but not sure if I remember correct).
I remember watching this when we were in the Neolithic age
Of course they did, they also got sick of driving flat head screwdrivers through their hands.š¤£
Pat Darlington I think Iām broken, I laughed too much at this