If You Had A Real Lightsaber

[Flangepart]

Uh huh....Uh. "Obi Wan"...you got a lightsaber...but no force powers. You can't stop a bullet from the Secret Service.  
Any one ever think that when you cut , say, metal...you get splashed with molten metal? Maby a Jedi can keep it off him/her/it, but us normal people...yipe!

[Writer]

Plus, I'd be waiting for "Obi Wan" (obviously a name for another drone from Moveon.org) with a "thermal detonator" (a.k.a. a grenade) in hand. Honestly, must you Bush-bashing buttinskis take the fun out of everything?

By the way, last time I checked, fear and hate were allegedly the main paths to the big bad dark side o' da Force. So what does that say about these paranoid kooks who hate Bush so bitterly that they advocate assassinating him?

[odinn7]

You don't know the power of the Dark Side...

Sorry, I couldn't pass that up, too good of an opportunity.

[Neville]

oddin7 wrote: "You don't know the power of the Dark Side...

Sorry, I couldn't pass that up, too good of an opportunity."


Speaking of power, does the bloody thing operate on bateries or you are supposed to plug it somewhere and pray for your oponent not doing weird moves?

[odinn7]

I'd say it probably runs on NiMH rechargeables. You'd definitely want to make sure you have extras...could you imagine being faced by an opponent who had brand new batteries in his sabre and yours were just about drained? You'd wind up having to pull out a blaster to get out of that situation...and we all know how uncivilized a blaster is.

[Ed]

After thinking about this, I'd use it in the kitchen.  It both cuts AND cooks at once.  What a time saver!  And guaranteed bacteria free.
-Ed

[shaqsbiggestfan]

Believe it or not, I would actually use it for good...or at least it would start out that way.  Realistically speaking, once the government got wind of someone actually owning one of these lightsabres, they would take it immediatly, study it, and reproduce it...they would probably kill you too to save them having to explain where they got it.

On a lighter note, I would probably go to Japan and have a Samurai expert teach me swordfighting so I could learn to use it without cutting myself in half...

[Flangepart]

Regards power : In a SW novel, Luke uses the power cell from a blaster to recharge his Saber. Kinda like sharpening the blade on a metal sword.

[Master.Lee]

     That would be really interesting if I had one. I think I should need the ability to use the Force or it would be too dangerous to control it--What if it is accidently turned on when hung on the belt?
     My mother says she would prefer to use it to kill houseflies and mosquitoes and I think this is one use of it.

[Fearless Freep]

My mother says she would prefer to use it to kill houseflies and mosquitoes and I think this is one use of it.

One heck of a bugzapper, hanging out on the porch

[Mr Hockstatter]

I have to wonder:  the Jedi can bat around blaster bolts with their lightsabers like they're baseballs.  But, considering the Empire can build giant space cruisers and Death Stars and stuff, didn't it ever occur to them to invent the shotgun?  Sawed off barrel, double ought buckshot...yeah buddy, I got your lightsaber right here.

[BeyondTheGrave]

That is good idea Hockstatter. Take one step further I would invent a bullet when it hits the lightsaber it would explode hitting the jedi with sharpnel. or just shoot em with a grenade launcher.

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[Ash]

I forget if I mentioned this fanfilm before but check out Ryan vs. Dorkman
(I believe it's a Quicktime file)



The lightsaber choreography in this short action filled film is equal to or better than what we all saw in the Star Wars films.



Post Edited (06-02-05 02:07)

[Writer]

I seem to recall it was mentioned in the novel "The Courtship of Princess Leia" that Han Solo had some old-fashioned "slug throwers" in his hold. I think that means he had some pistols and shotguns that used hard ammunition instead of energy bolts. In other words, the Empire did have these weapons after all. Presumably, it just didn't use them much anymore because they were obsolete, although a scatter-shot device would pose quite a problem to a Jedi.

On the other hand, don't the Jedi have that "Force Push" they use to push solid objects (usually people) around? Maybe they're able to deflect bullets that way, too. Certainly, Darth Vader successfully blocked Han Solo's blaster bolts with his bare hands in The Empire Strikes Back.

[Flangepart]

Freep...ya know now, some one here will build a lightsaber bug zapper...just to prove they can....
Wheres my duct tape?....