how to make a lightsaber?

South Africa
March 28, 2007 1:57am CST
is it possible to make a real working lightsaber? what would i need and what would the cosy be?
2 responses
scarlet_woman
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
28 Mar 07
i seriously doubt it could be made.there's no way to limit the beam as they have it in the movie,short of having a rod perhaps inside of it. technology isn't there yet.
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darthrj
@darthrj (21)
• United States
21 Jan 08
Unfortunately, technology will never be there. At least not exactly as it is in the movies. A lightsaber is (supposedly) a laser. A laser is a beam of light, and a beam of light cannot be stopped in mid-air. It's impossible. The closest thing that could even possibly work anything like that is plasma. The interesting part is that scientists are already working on ways to control plasma in a concentrated beam (such as a lightsaber blade). The uses of this range from industrial (as a cutting device) to military (as a weapon). I just want a real lightsaber one day ;)
eloynet
@eloynet (50)
• Brazil
7 Jun 07
I was just studying that, and it´s perfectly possible, but the problem is what material could be like a solid energy...