Thursday, May 04, 2023

May the 4th (dual cool day - my first movie I watched in a theater was Star Wars in 1977 when I was 6, and it's my birthday) be with you Star Wars trivia car enthusiast tie in (tie in, see what I did there? HA!)


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The sound of a TIE fighter engine was actually created by combining an elephant bellow and a car driving on wet pavement.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/movies/news/g2486/how-6-of-star-wars-iconic-sounds-were-conceived/

TIE Fighters in the Star Wars universe are named after their "twin ion engines," but many fans may not know that George Lucas chose to name it after bow ties due to their shape

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