Surviving on Hoth
re: How Luke Skywalker Should Have Died on Hoth
Okay, so there's a flaw in his reasoning. The author of the piece states that he doesn't believe that Han would have a temporary shelter with him as he keeps it on the _Falcon_. However, one must assume that since the Rebel Alliance is a military organization and they're very aware they are stationed on Hoth, an ice planet, that their tauntaun's patrol packs, and or, standard mission equipment would be to have emergency shelter kits with them while out on patrol.
Since the tauntaun was already packed when Han drafted it, assumably from the stables, then we can also assume the emergency kit was either with Han already or with the tauntaun and he already knew this was standard operating procedure. Especially since Han clearly says, "This will keep you warm until I get the shelter up."
But, let's go ahead and assume Han nor the tauntaun had one with them as the article suggests. We have to also remember Luke _was_ out on patrol when the wampa attacked him. There's a very good chance Luke did, indeed, have a n emergency shelter kit on him while he was performing his routine duties.
As for the science of how fast an animal would freeze to death and how long either Han or Luke could survive during exposure to the Hoth nights, I have no knowledge to add.
I would like to point out that this is a galaxy of spaceships, and Death Stars, bacta tanks and droids. Is it too far fetched to assume that their cold weather gear (uniforms, jackets, boots, etc.) are self-heated or at the very least lined with a thin substance that prevents freezing? Perhaps an anticoolant gel or something?
Okay, so there's a flaw in his reasoning. The author of the piece states that he doesn't believe that Han would have a temporary shelter with him as he keeps it on the _Falcon_. However, one must assume that since the Rebel Alliance is a military organization and they're very aware they are stationed on Hoth, an ice planet, that their tauntaun's patrol packs, and or, standard mission equipment would be to have emergency shelter kits with them while out on patrol.
Since the tauntaun was already packed when Han drafted it, assumably from the stables, then we can also assume the emergency kit was either with Han already or with the tauntaun and he already knew this was standard operating procedure. Especially since Han clearly says, "This will keep you warm until I get the shelter up."
But, let's go ahead and assume Han nor the tauntaun had one with them as the article suggests. We have to also remember Luke _was_ out on patrol when the wampa attacked him. There's a very good chance Luke did, indeed, have a n emergency shelter kit on him while he was performing his routine duties.
As for the science of how fast an animal would freeze to death and how long either Han or Luke could survive during exposure to the Hoth nights, I have no knowledge to add.
I would like to point out that this is a galaxy of spaceships, and Death Stars, bacta tanks and droids. Is it too far fetched to assume that their cold weather gear (uniforms, jackets, boots, etc.) are self-heated or at the very least lined with a thin substance that prevents freezing? Perhaps an anticoolant gel or something?
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