Imperial Workman's Comp claim

Krash · Jedi Knight Joined: Mar 20, 2004 Posts: 3495

File this under "things that make you go: hmmmmmmm?" but can someone explain why...

The guys known as "Death Star Troopers" are stationed INSIDE the superlaser, with NO protective eyewear?

Meanwhile, those guys known as "Death Star Gunners"...

Have full protective headgear, for pushing a few buttons on a TV switcher control panel. I worked in television for nearly a decade and I can tell ya nobody has EVER lost an eye switching from camera 1 to camera 2.

As a proud IN trooper...where do I contact my union rep about this? Wink

TheRandomMenace · Jedi Knight Joined: Mar 30, 2004 Posts: 1886

I believe you can see your superior, who will forward you to Lord Vader. He will handle any complaints you have, and I can guarantee you won't complain again afterwards.

JediKnightPasJoDacle · Jedi Knight Joined: Mar 31, 2004 Posts: 1223

And one would think there would be some MAJOR health effects from being stationed inside the superlaser. AND look at the little platform that they have to stand on! My god! You could fall right off that thing!

Krash · Jedi Knight Joined: Mar 20, 2004 Posts: 3495

What most people don't realize is, ha scene was cut short...cause after the DS superlaser fires, the poor guy is blinded (imagine the worst camera flash in your eyes X 100 Laughing

) and walks right off the ledge.

A multi-billion republic credit project, and a pair of sunglasses would have killed them?

jasconsolojediknight · Youngling Joined: Jan 30, 2006 Posts: 922

I wonder what kinda of add they put on the Holonet???

TheRandomMenace · Jedi Knight Joined: Mar 30, 2004 Posts: 1886

Yeah... I think the radiation exposure from being stationed in the aperature of a giant laser like that would be pretty major... unless there is an "unseen" ray shield between the workers and the beam.

And as far as the brightness of the laser as it's firing... OMG!

Do they have artificial gravity boots? They'd also surely be sucked into the vacuum of space when they're stationed on a little platform exposed to it.

JediKnightPasJoDacle · Jedi Knight Joined: Mar 31, 2004 Posts: 1223

Krash wrote:

What most people don't realize is, ha scene was cut short...cause after the DS superlaser fires, the poor guy is blinded (imagine the worst camera flash in your eyes X 100 Laughing

) and walks right off the ledge.

GOD I want to see that now!

TurtleTrooper · Jedi Knight Joined: Sep 16, 2005 Posts: 341

It's a movie. The guys would be nonexistent after that blast. I know what that would look like. I've only been incinerated by Bothan Spies about 50 times a level in Battlefront II. OH! I just remembered something! As a loyal denizen of the Empire, I can be racist towards aliens! Now I can go gripe publicly about the unfairness of the Bothan being able to turn invisible, disintegrate, AND regenerate health!! The unjustness of it all makes me turn as green as a BARC trooper! What does BARC stand for anyway?

JediKnightPasJoDacle · Jedi Knight Joined: Mar 31, 2004 Posts: 1223

TurtleTrooper wrote:

What does BARC stand for anyway?

Big @$$ Racing Car!

Vrrrrmm VRRRROOOMMMM!!!

Coyote · Jedi Knight Joined: Aug 15, 2004 Posts: 416

I believe you local union rep is Captain Needa of the Star Destroyer Avenger. Please contact him with all complaints, he will then forward your concerns to Lord Vader. I am sure Lord Vader will listen to your concerns very intently................

Krash · Jedi Knight Joined: Mar 20, 2004 Posts: 3495

TheRandomMenace wrote:

Yeah... I think the radiation exposure from being stationed in the aperature of a giant laser like that would be pretty major... unless there is an "unseen" ray shield between the workers and the beam.

I'm wondering if that's what the green rings all the way down the laser beam are supposed to be?

I can see the whole gravity thing being explained as something like the magnetic containment field used in the docking bay. Which brings us all back to the Flash-factor and the fact that the guys with protective eyegear is safe inside the control room.

Quote:

I can be racist towards aliens!

((points to the Wookiee sitting over there))

Your funeral! Laughing

jedi_bmack · Communication Councillor Joined: Feb 08, 2004 Posts: 1248

think mag-con, or magnetic-containment, field...

they use them on hanger bays... y'know, those big wide open holes in the sides of the ships... i'd say they could tune one to prevent the radiation from leaking into the crew station...

-b-

TurtleTrooper · Jedi Knight Joined: Sep 16, 2005 Posts: 341

Hey, on Kashyyyk I smite down wookiees three at a time. I'm not exagerating. The Darktroopers arc caster has fried many a Wookiee pelt in my hands.

Satxer · Jedi Knight Joined: Jul 04, 2005 Posts: 805

My theory on it...maybe the gunners are the more important ones in the situation? Think about it, what kind of job would be to stand in there anyways? "Did the laser fire???" "Um yeah!"

Malo-ha · Recruiting Councillor Joined: Mar 27, 2004 Posts: 786

I think those two are the ones who complained to the union rep.

"What? you don't like your current job? Do I have just the job for you!"