If you have ever watched a Space Combat and thought to yourself – ‘that’s complete rubbish, it’d never be like that’ – the chances are that you were probably right. One thing Hollywood has never really let get much in the way is accuracy – particularly when it comes to Space. If you are interested in how the business of war in space might actually take place, there is a fascinating article on the topic running on Gizmodo at the moment written by Joseph Shoer, a Ph.D. candidate in aerospace engineering.

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The Star Wars Uncut project is perhaps one of the most awesome projects started online. Basically anyone can claim a 14 second portion of the film to remake in their own fashion. So far there have been acted scenes, animated scenes, puppets, drawings, IM’d conversations, etc. So far the film is 56% complete, which has meant that they have finally released a trailer for the project. There are still 183 sections left to be claimed (as of writing that is…) so be quick to claim your scene.

Continue reading Get your friends together – Star Wars Uncut needs your help