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   <1b1363b1-1e68-4035-9a39-91da5c6a1ec6@df3g2000vbb.googlegroups.com>,   
   Quadibloc  wrote:   
      
   > On Jul 27, 12:36=A0pm, Graeme  wrote:   
   >   
   > > Technically, light speed is Warp 1.   
   >   
   > The speed of light is Warp 1. What "light speed" meant in Star Wars   
   > was likely some sort of FTL capability, given that the Millenium   
   > Falcon did travel between different solar systems in a reasonable   
   > time.   
   >   
   > How fast it was, though, it's hard to tell, particularly since   
   > "parsecs" are a unit of time in the Star Wars universe.   
      
   Nope, they're a unit of distance - the explanation for that "slip" is that   
   the Falcon covered the shortest distance by travelling closer to black   
   holes and other dangerous space phenomenon than any other ship.   
      
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