"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
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> >   Not only is the term "parsec" used as a unit of time in the original
> > Star Wars, but there's actually a second WTF related to the use of that
> > unit: It's a unit related to the orbital diameter of the Earth, and Star
> > Wars happens "in a galaxy far, far away". No Earth there.
>
> Damn. I never even thought to look up what a parsec is! Hehe, I just
> figured it was either a completely made-up term, or they knew what they
> were talking around. WRONG! ;-)

Apparently there are notes in the original script that indicate that Han was
making up false claims when he said that.
Can't find reference right now. Maybe google can

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