Monday, August 16, 2010

Star Wars Lightsabers: From Faucet Knob to Jet Engine Component

"Science Fact and Fiction: How a Lightsaber Works"
Karl Tate, TechNewsDaily (August 11, 2010)
Star Wars Lightsabers: From Faucet Knob to Jet Engine Component
I don't generally do this, but here's the entire article from TechNewsDaily, pretty much as it was presented. I modified the embedding code supplied by the publication to fit this blog, but I've retained their citation and links.


Source TechNewsDaily.com: Where Technology Meets Daily Life

I'd heard and read that the original lightsabers had been rotating rods - but most of what's in this article is new to me. Like Luke Skywalker's lightsaber being (in part) a Garflex photoflash handle.

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