• Question: Could people actually use "The Force?"

    Asked by obiwankenobi to Aled, Ellie, Kev, Willem on 7 Mar 2014.
    • Photo: Aled Roberts

      Aled Roberts answered on 7 Mar 2014:

      Hi Obiwankenobi!

      I’ve just used the force to get you to ask me this question… demonstrating the awesome power of “The Force”!!!!

      On a more scienc-y note… It depends what you call the force… Everything in the universe is in connection with each other. Atoms on the other side of the universe are thought to have an effect on atoms here, on earth (all be it a VERY VERY VERY TEENY TINY WEENY WINEY amount!). So if we think like that… it is quite possible that something like the force could exist!

      Think of when Alderaan was destroyed by the Death Star in A New Hope. You 😉 felt it in the film… that could be because all the atoms are connected!

      This question is quite out of my depth so if any other scientists want to help out I’d be interested to know more!

      🙂

    • Photo: Willem Heijltjes

      Willem Heijltjes answered on 10 Mar 2014:

      Hi Obiwan!

      To use “the force”, the energy has to come from somewhere. That’s a basic law of the universe: the preservation of energy. So at the very least, you would need to carry around a lot of batteries! 😉

      That aside, there is one thing that DOES work: the Jedi Mind Trick! Just watch Derren Brown in action – if that’s your real name, Darth Brown! 😉

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