When I was a kid, I wondered why the Battlestar Galactica and Star Wars fighters were able to turn such sharp corners. And for Star Wars, I don't mean just the X-wing, but mostly the Tie Fighters. That's some mad science right there.<p>I was told not to overthink it. But the same problems I noticed then are still here today. They can zoom by in space, but they won't be doing those high speed weaving asteroid avoidance maneuvers in real life any time soon.<p>The next (and last) Star Wars is sure to forget this bit of physics we all know instinctively today, but didn't know so much about in the 70's and 80's.