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From: eich@uiuccsb.UUCP
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Subject: Re: 'Parsec' as a unit of time - (nf)
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Date: Fri, 2-Dec-83 04:28:32 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec  2 04:28:32 1983
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uiuccsb!eich    Dec  1 22:52:00 1983

Are you sure it was a slip?

The script, published in "The Art of Star Wars" and presumably not
amended, has Ben *"react to Solo's stupid attempt to impress them [Luke
and Ben] with obvious misinformation."*

The original response from mit-eddi!rh, which brought this up did so in
connection with the size of the Death Star.  Yes, "big" will do fine,
but the producer and especially the special effects designers do work
to maintain internal consistency (see the sketchbooks, etc.).  They
don't always succeed, but it's inaccurate to imply that they don't even
try, and then to attempt to buttress this contention by pointing to the
not-so-inappropriate-after-all "parsec" line.