Originally posted by WO Polaski
id actually heard somewhere that lightsabers and all the energy weapons in the SW universe are much hotter then the sun or at least put out more energy. ill dig up some research and get back to you on that.
Alright, we can compare then.
I don't remember what it was exactly, as I watched the movie once long ago, but when Richard's was testing Torch's abilities, they stated how hot he was burning at that moment. It was the scene where he's in the metal box and practically melts it.
This lead Richards to deduce that if Johnny went supernova (greater than what he put out in the box), he could burn away the entire atmosphere.