sleeperhit said:
Hello to Hypnohub! How y'all doing? I've noticed plenty of recurring threads here, some that've been going for years, all about common themes or simple concepts that'll never not be relevant (venting, happy venting, post hunting, Minecraft, none of these things will ever die). But here's one that I feel we all need at some point, the existence of which is actually supported by the one potential downside people could throw at it:

Ladies, gentlemen, boys, girls, and that Technicolor rainbow in between, I coyly dub this "r/tooscaredtoask"!

This thread is dedicated to those questions that might seem too weird, too obscure, or too basic, the kind you'd be too scared to ask, for fear of the demeaning responses. Well worry no more! Here, ask 'em all! Some nice folk'll clear the air.

Our inaugural question comes from yours truly:
"Um, what exactly is the absurdes tag and what does it mean?"

godzillahomer said:
it's absurdres and it refers to the resolution of a picture; Absurd Res

LillyTank said:
Makes you wonder why there isn't normally a space between those words.

AnnoyinGoblin said:
One thing I wondered : is there a "Most popular posts of all times" setting somewhere? It's possible to browse "Most popular posts each month/week/day", but I haven't been able to find something more "general".

Maybe I haven't been looking in the right place?

hyp321 said:
Type "order:score" into the search bar without the quote marks

ZeldaIsHot said:
is there a lore explanation (canon or otherwise) for Count Dooku's lightsaber turning off after Anakin cuts his hands off?

ZeldaIsHot said:
is there a lore explanation (canon or otherwise) for Count Dooku's lightsaber turning off after Anakin cuts his hands off?

sleeperhit said:
Well, seeing as it turns on again just before Anakin's fingers have the opportunity to properly grab and activate it, I'm going to assume Anakin used the force to precisely push the "on" button before the thing went flying, as a safety precaution (can't just let a lightsaber fly around randomly), and when he realized he could catch it, he did and force-activated it again.

ZeldaIsHot said:
is there a lore explanation (canon or otherwise) for Count Dooku's lightsaber turning off after Anakin cuts his hands off?

sleeperhit said:
Well, seeing as it turns on again just before Anakin's fingers have the opportunity to properly grab and activate it, I'm going to assume Anakin used the force to precisely push the "on" button before the thing went flying, as a safety precaution (can't just let a lightsaber fly around randomly), and when he realized he could catch it, he did and force-activated it again.

geekgirl8 said:
My theory is that Count Dooku's lightsaber (which is canonically custom-made to Dooku's specifications) was sensitive to the dark side of the Force, and therefore could only be used by someone with that kind of dark power inside them, which is why Anakin was able to reactivate it when he touched it. His anger and aggression in those moments made him able to wield it.

Sir_Lurksalaot said:
Something like that. Basically, you're a space wizard with a laser sword and the easiest thing to do in order to win is to turn your opponent's sword off. It's assumed that opponents are always trying to do this in combat because you never know when someone's going to fall for the oldest trick in the book.

Sir_Lurksalaot said:
Something like that. Basically, you're a space wizard with a laser sword and the easiest thing to do in order to win is to turn your opponent's sword off. It's assumed that opponents are always trying to do this in combat because you never know when someone's going to fall for the oldest trick in the book.

ZeldaIsHot said:
wow. somehow i only noticed this with dooku's saber, but seeing that it happens with everyone's i suppose it's a much less interesting question