What If You Could Build the Death Star?
That’s no moon. It’s a space station. The enormous, planet-killing kind, designed for only one thing — to bring order to the galaxy. It’s Star Wars’ Imperial superweapon, the Death Star. What would it take to build one just like this? Where would we assemble the biggest weapon of mass destruction?
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@SadCat_memes
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 pm
So you’re telling me there’s a chance
Quick edit:
1. That’s a lot of likes
2. It’s a joke. No need to dive deep into math and science to explain to me that it ain’t happening. I know
Hope y’all have a wonderful day 👌🏻
@Blue-Blazes
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 pm
Its a NPO building the death star of course.
@darcybrummett7004
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 pm
5:23 So the fact that Starkiller Base needed that power was correct except they got what they needed in a matter of hours.
@CharlieTheWarlock
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 pm
Nah hear me out a soace mall
@Zach-l8v1l
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 pm
Yea if we see aliens coming from a distance we start investing in a Death Star construction and hide it just in case their friendly and want to make peace but if not ALL SYSTEMS FULL POWER!
@Tyln93
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 pm
Luke Skywalker Destroyed Death Star and He Killed Approximately 1.5 Million People!!!
@mr.adventure559
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 pm
Construction of a Death Star simply won't happen.
@Schemez-16vhiphopbeatz
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 pm
so u would be better just using anti matter to take out planets
@Schemez-16vhiphopbeatz
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 pm
just checked my piggy bank iv got £3. 32p.any one wanna go halfers on building one
@Sarval123
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 pm
*Singing Imperial March
@montysmith6355
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 pm
would you be able to see it being built?.
@gwugluud
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 pm
I’m sure we could “built” a Death Star.
@RealEnerjak
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 pm
The death star is a waste of time, money and resources.
You could slap an FTL drive to a metal slug the size of a small vehicle and destroy planets that way.
Seriously it's a waste.
@Flagan_pit
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 pm
Even Russia fines Google is more than the Death Star cost.
@Darthpaperplane
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 pm
2:22 well we can destroy human waste with the power of our ultimate weapon.
@Blue-Blazes
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 pm
The death star would be nuclear powered.
@Blue-Blazes
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 pm
The first target would be the Kardashian compound.
@davidguerra9994
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 pm
Target: isreal! Target: Washington DC! Target: Ukraine!
@TanimBelisi
November 2, 2025 at 7:18 pm
Drandampasdibrasdaie
@piotrmontgomerytv7786
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
We need it. USA needs it.
@adamb89
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
I don't have anything to really back this up but I always kind of envisioned the Death Star as a self-contained metropolis in space, with its own manufacturing facilities, probably even hydroponic farms to produce food rations, etc. I mean that would explain why they even bother with trash compactors, instead of simply jettisoning the shit into space (which we know Imperials do before they jump to hyperspace.) You'd only compact it if there's a need to transport or store it, which you would only bother doing if you're keeping it around.
@bive-channel
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
If we built one:
Super BIG Asteroid: Really near Earth! It will destroy us soon! Oh no!!!!
Death Star: *aim the asteroid but actually the Earth
@kappawkv2759
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
Where did you get that numbers?
@Battlefrontplayer-er8wx
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
WELL MINIUM WAGES DONT EXIST IN SPACE.
@Deliri22
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
This is garbage
@MariaLorenzana-y2i
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
sence star wars the force awakens came out 9 years ago why not building the starkiller base
@brianm6337
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
"Where would you start assembling this Superweapon?"
Around Uranus. 😁
@l.b.nstudios2070
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
Just use digital money
@Bannanananana
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
Begin the collecting of iron and turning it to steel
We’re making dreams real
@RoadRash89
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
Someone ahow this to Neil Degrasse Tyson….I'm sure he can fact check it lol.
@FluoroAntimonic_thegoat
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
We should build a death star for destroy the astroid that are coming near our earth or getting attack
@TheLosersTalk
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
Total cost of building and maintaining a Death Star is yes. In other words, it's impractical as shit.
@Suspiciousgas-6035
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
Galactic Empire: uses the death star for intimidation and destruction
Earth: Saving Private Dinosaur
@TimJCOOL-ng8pu
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
We should build a star killer base out of earth. I never liked mars and venus. Looking down at us like they do. Yuk yuk
@Paradigmfusion
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
In all fairness, the power bill would be substantially less as it had its own main and sub reactors (hyperrmatter/ Ion fusion even) to power itself. so other than maintenance costs after getting it up and running, Id imagine it the power not costing very much if anything at all.
@nobbynobbs8182
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
Will there be enough money left to install some safety rails?
@vasspee
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
What if money didn't exist, could we build the death star?
@BoogieMan568
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
19 years? They built 2 in life of Darth. And he was Dart for 23 years
@Touka_Kirishima1
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
Humans:Builds death star
Chaos shows up from the warp: Alright we will be taking that now before the Imperium gets ahold of this. We will kill you all.
@DDB-np1jp
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
You do not build an extremely big space station using rockets from a planet. You build it close to asteroids that can supply the materials. And once it is built, the cost to keep it working would be minimal since it would be self sufficient. Using money inside it would be illogical. Since it is military, and all food is created inside, and waste is recycled, there is no need to calculate the cost of those things because it would be just "free". Only thing you need money would be to pay the soldiers salary.
@venividivicilgd
November 2, 2025 at 7:19 pm
You don't want to know what I would do with a Death Star…
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