20 Useless Things You Probably Never Knew About Star Wars

17. Confirmed Dodgy Asteroids

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Rumours have been rife regarding the asteroid field that plays a major role in the Millennium Falcon's escape from the Empire post the Battle of Hoth. These rumours refer to the items used by the SFX team to create the asteroids themselves on camera, and some are more legitimate than others...

In fact, the rumour that a sink, a trainer, multiple potatoes and various other objects were included in the asteroid field sequence has never gone away since the film's release in 1980. Many fans have claimed to find all of the rogues gallery of paraphernalia, but that simply cannot be.

The only object ever confirmed to have featured - by a member of the team that worked on the sequence - is a potato.

As far as we know.

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