I thought this would be fun to share. I wonder what the next one will be?

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Every child reaches a point in his life where he asks a grown up, "Why did the Empire spend all that time and money building the Death Star, only to leave that vulnerable exhaust port wide open?" That question marks the end of your naive childhood and the beginning of your life as a cynical adult.

But Star Wars was more true to life than you think. History is full of unstoppable super-weapons and fortresses that tended to have one, ridiculous flaw the enemy could take advantage of.

#1.Chateau Gaillard

#2.Singapore

#3.Babylon

#4.The Mary Rose

#5.The Helepolis

Read more: http://www.cracked.com/article_18679_5-real-historical-death-stars-complete-with-baffling-flaws.html#ixzz0w5Qs8iYc

A very entertaining read, koheesti. Thanks.