Star Wars uses it as a distance not a time. "Making the Kessel Run in under 12 parsecs" refers to the shortest trade route in the Kessel system, a route that was dangerous due to high amount of Imperial presence.
So basically Family Guy made a "unit" mistake in the application of parsecs as a unit of money, when in Star Wars it used the term as some sort of unit of time "Making the Kessel Run in under 12 parsecs". And Star Wars was using it incorrectly as a unit of time when really its a measure of distance...talking about a total fubar.
Explanations on how it makes sense have all been post-hoc. Which is fine...books and movies are up for varying but valid interpretations even if the original script was written under the misconception that parsecs were a measure of time and not distance. But even if it's fair to make these interps...the dude said he didn't get this joke, so you explained. But the joke isn't that the girls don't know what a parsec is. >_>
Although parsec sounds like something to do with time, one parsec is actually 3.26 light years. Light year may also sound like a unit of time, but it really means the distance light will travel through space within one earth year - over 9trillion kilometers! So saying "I'll wait 12parsec" is like saying "I'll wait 370trillion km." Doesn't make sense.
Personally, I think George Lucas was thinking "less than 12 picosec" or "picosecond" when he wrote that script.
@WhiteJarrah makes sense if the kessel run skimmed a black hole and the closer you got the less distance you do but need more speed to brack the black holes gravity. fact is the kessel run skims a cluster of black holes so distance is a factor as slower ships have to take a longer arc around the maw (thats the black hole cluster)
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Parsec is not messure of time, it's length!! Amahgaud....nerd movie blooper!
Stormcalle 5 days ago
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Stormcalle 5 days ago
Intentional or not, this joke has many layers and is funny in more than one way.
FHomeBrew 6 days ago
aha i love low rider playing in the background it just ties the joke all together
MarioMan173 1 week ago
parsecs means boobs coz there are 6 of them
LukeyZTV 2 weeks ago
That was well worth the time
Mogget01 2 weeks ago
Low Rider in the background!
Torterra625 3 weeks ago
Did anyone notice the 1965 Ford Mustang had four doors?
Tundraboy05 3 weeks ago
my one problem with this scene: a parsec is a unit of distance, not time.
Phate611 1 month ago
Whats the name of the song as peter puts the window down?
BwapBwapBwap 1 month ago
@BwapBwapBwap
If I'm not mistaken it's War - Low Rider
pedroSilesia 1 month ago
@pedroSilesia no is the millennium falcon dude have u ever heard of it?
Randome202 1 month ago
heh heh heh heh heh hop in best part
dp24100 2 months ago
Does anyone know the song playing in the millennium falcon?
BlackBananaMan999 2 months ago
@BlackBananaMan999
If I'm not mistaken it's War - Low Rider
pedroSilesia 1 month ago
Some things never change...
1. guys try to get laid
2. when guys do stuff like this, they get laid
3. low rider is awesome
iLoveMy98CHEVY 2 months ago 3
Star Wars uses it as a distance not a time. "Making the Kessel Run in under 12 parsecs" refers to the shortest trade route in the Kessel system, a route that was dangerous due to high amount of Imperial presence.
noncom88 2 months ago
@noncom88 Plausible, very plausible.....
MuppetV23 2 months ago
So basically Family Guy made a "unit" mistake in the application of parsecs as a unit of money, when in Star Wars it used the term as some sort of unit of time "Making the Kessel Run in under 12 parsecs". And Star Wars was using it incorrectly as a unit of time when really its a measure of distance...talking about a total fubar.
OkamsRazer 2 months ago
heh heh heh, hop in :D
JoeRobot17 2 months ago
Lol parsecs. They think it's a unit of time. Hahaha!
EpicScoun 3 months ago
Twits. A parsec is a unit of distance, not currency.
Space n00bs...
SlyrMT 3 months ago
@SlyrMT ...that's the joke
wizkidweb 1 week ago
i didnt get this until i watched the first one again
volcom8208 3 months ago
The owners of the four cars that got destroyed disliked this video
packerfan7121992 3 months ago in playlist Favorite videos 7
I HEAR GEORGE LOPEZ!
ISTR5I 3 months ago
@ISTR5I nope ,WAR
BlackManSlim562 3 months ago
i Lol'd as soon as i heard the music :D
Dubzinz 3 months ago
A parsec is distance not time and that is what makes this funny
EEVEEwolf1 4 months ago
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that's han solo playing Matthew McConaughey in dazed in confused.
drsilicone 4 months ago
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drsilicone 4 months ago
GREEDO SHOT FIRST!
MikeAvenger08 4 months ago
what is the song playing in the background ?
TMME360 5 months ago
@TMME360 Low Rah Duh, I think its called lowrider by War
Trickme10 4 months ago
@TMME360
Yeah the song in the background is. "War - Lowrider"
RatPits 4 months ago
i dont get it
module15 5 months ago 2
@module15 for shame lol
MrClassicDoctorWho 5 months ago
@module15
Its damn funny because these girls are thinking parsec is a speed-scale :)
McMacMastaMan 4 months ago
@McMacMastaMan
lol so did Han Solo.
silversquall 3 months ago
@silversquall
yeah, but he could also mean that he find a faster way through the kessel,, which allows him to drive a shorter route (12 instead of 18 parsec)
McMacMastaMan 3 months ago
@McMacMastaMan
Explanations on how it makes sense have all been post-hoc. Which is fine...books and movies are up for varying but valid interpretations even if the original script was written under the misconception that parsecs were a measure of time and not distance. But even if it's fair to make these interps...the dude said he didn't get this joke, so you explained. But the joke isn't that the girls don't know what a parsec is. >_>
silversquall 3 months ago
what's the song playing?
thedoors919 5 months ago
@thedoors919 Low Rider by War. Same one they use to get pumped up in Gone In 60 Seconds
iansimcox 5 months ago
isnt a parsec a unit of distance, not time?
lololrofl50 5 months ago 2
It's A Trap is better than Jedi. Yeah I said it.
roberine 5 months ago
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i love this music :D
MeisterTentakel74 5 months ago
Low rider FTW
OswaldoCortez 6 months ago
Isn't a parsec a measurement of distance...not time?
Spinwheeling 6 months ago 7
Makes me laugh every time!
jmilco 7 months ago
that was actually funny.
BetterThanMan 7 months ago
Those girls are driving a car! They can't have parsecs! They can only have miles!
gamewizard2008 8 months ago
Funniest damned scene in the whole movie. I lost it the instant I saw the Falcon plowing through the road XD
Gragthor 9 months ago 75
@Gragthor unfortunately the rest of it was a lesson on how to make a shite parody. But you're right. Funniest scene in the whole movie.
ben091294 5 months ago
hahahaheheheey girls
jaku12ify 10 months ago
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Although parsec sounds like something to do with time, one parsec is actually 3.26 light years. Light year may also sound like a unit of time, but it really means the distance light will travel through space within one earth year - over 9trillion kilometers! So saying "I'll wait 12parsec" is like saying "I'll wait 370trillion km." Doesn't make sense.
Personally, I think George Lucas was thinking "less than 12 picosec" or "picosecond" when he wrote that script.
WhiteJarrah 1 year ago
@WhiteJarrah makes sense if the kessel run skimmed a black hole and the closer you got the less distance you do but need more speed to brack the black holes gravity. fact is the kessel run skims a cluster of black holes so distance is a factor as slower ships have to take a longer arc around the maw (thats the black hole cluster)
spursfan1977 11 months ago
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WhiteJarrah 1 year ago
whats the song playing in when peter rolls down his window?
iridefluid 1 year ago
@iridefluid If you still don't know the name, its called Low Rider
GDXTom 11 months ago
Fucking Priceless
Drinkfist 1 year ago 54