Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!hpda!fortune!wdl1!spy From: spy@wdl1.UUCP Newsgroups: net.movies.sw Subject: Re: Spherical shape of the Death Star Message-ID: <187@wdl1.UUCP> Date: Fri, 15-Jul-83 18:17:32 EDT Article-I.D.: wdl1.187 Posted: Fri Jul 15 18:17:32 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 18-Jul-83 10:26:58 EDT References: <2102@rochester.UUCP> <5474@watmath.UUCP> sdcrdcf.383 Lines: 9 You say that a sphere is the logical shape for the Death Star because it has the least surface area per volume and therefore requires less material for the same useful space. This is not true. Since the Death Star is solid and not a shell, it would have a fairly constant ratio of material to useful space. I would guess that one of the best reasons for making it a sphere is because it is large enough to have a significant natural gravity and a sphere would be best suited structuraly to the pull. Steve Young (spy)