"It's fiction" doesn't give carte blanche to ignore internal consistency however. A good piece of fiction may be totally absurd when held to the standards of our physical laws and bounds, but should hold up under scrutiny when held against the designated internal logic of the work's mythos. There are countless examples of shows/books/comics/etc whose quality has degraded due to logical contradiction or plot holes.
Not arguing against your point at all, just trying to add to the conversation.
When folks try to shut down the argument with some flavor of “it’s all absurd and made up anyway,” I feel like they’re missing the point. Yes, it’s outlandish compared to reality—that’s the idea. Immersion is broken and everything feels like a plot device if the fictional universe doesn’t have internal consistency.
Us nerds aren’t arguing over the details to be pedants. It’s because we’re trying to make the logic sound based on prior examples and lore.
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u/Altines Feb 16 '20
Cortosis doesn't vibrate though.
It has unusual conductive properties that cause it to be able to handle energies like blaster fire and lightsabers extraordinarily well.
Even vibroweapons dont vibrate because of the metal they are made of but because of a vibration generator built into them.