This is one of those nits that always bother me from a production standpoint. Since the reality is the fact that blasters are really props and the vent to the trash compactor is really just part of the set. Someone had to physically create the “blasted” version of the grate and then had to create a second version with a hole big enough to jump through. Why not just make the second version in the first place?
The ‘reel’-ity makes it obvious that Imperial blasters have acid settings.
Thank you to Angela N. for pointing out that the Guild already covered this nit on 02/15/2024
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