From: utzoo!watmath!csc Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Title: Re: SW, ST, Dark Crystal. Article-I.D.: watmath.4650 Posted: Sun Feb 27 21:53:07 1983 Received: Mon Feb 28 09:06:49 1983 References: sri-arpa.499 The stormtroopers wear white battle armour because it is good in a vacuum! (Or nasty gas environment). Proof: In SWIV:ANH, some stormtroopers can be seen outside of the Death Star as the Millenium Falcon is captured by the tractor beam. There is also an obvious radio-like static when stormtroopers talk. speaking of tractor beams, how many other Star Trek inspired terms are there in movie SF? -jan ...watmath!csc