do lightsabers burn anything they touch such as in TPM when Qui-Gon melted the blaster doors or do they just cut and slice as when Obi1 cut off the aliens hand in ANH?
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The lightsaber is the weapon of a Jedi, an elegant armament of a more civilized time. In comparison, blasters are crude, inaccurate and loud affairs. To carry a lightsaber is an example of incredible skill and confidence, dexterity and attunement to the Force.
When deactivated, a lightsaber appears as a polished metallic handle, about 30 centimeters long, lined with control studs. At the press of a button the energy contained within is liberated and forms as a shaft of pure energy about a meter long. The saber hums and scintillates with a distinct sound. Its shimmering blade is capable of cutting through almost anything, save for the blade of another lightsaber.
In the hands of a Jedi, a lightsaber is almost unstoppable. It can be used to cut through blast doors or enemies alike. Using the Force, a Jedi can predict and deflect incoming blaster bolts, and reflect them back at the firer.
After the extermination of the Jedi ranks, lightsabers became rare relics. The knowledge of their construction disappeared with their masters. Luke Skywalker, the last of the Jedi, built his own lightsaber as the culmination of his training.
Although use of the lightsaber is strictly reserved to the Jedi -- the only ones capable of handling the difficult weapon -- it is also used by their sworn enemies, the Sith.
I've never liked the explanation that the blade is 'pure energy', as there are many kinds of energy...
My own theory, is that the blade of a lightsaber is essentially an extremely controlled forcefield, and that the 'pure energy' blade is composed of what would be known in the Star Trek Universe as Graviton Particles. My reasons for thinking this are...
Forcefields can be set to such high power levels, that anything that touches them is vaporized. Reverse the theory, and anything the forcefield touches is vaporized. (As is the case with a lightsaber)
Forcefields use crystals in their emitters (as do phasers) to focus the graviton stream. The idea that a crystal will suddenly 'create energy' because it has a charge put to it is ludicrous. (As is supposedly the case with a lightsaber)
Forcefields (when on low power) often hum, and make a different noise when something comes into contact with them. (As do lightsabers)
Forcefields have been seen in many different colors depending on the species who have created them. The technology is the same, but the use of local materials (different crystals) is responsible for the color of the field when it is visible. (As are lightsaber blades)
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Last edited by Darth Vious on Feb 27th, 2006 at 07:48 PM
Dude, if you're not going to contribute something to the discussion (like you didn't in the ST v SW or lightsaber color threads) why bother posting anything at all?
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Last edited by Darth Vious on Feb 27th, 2006 at 11:39 PM
he does want to contribute, he just doesnt know the question.
The thread is titled ' how do lightsabers work' and then there's a poll asking for favourite.
And the problem with that is what? I agree, the poll has nothing to do with the thread title, but there's no reason to get in a strop over it, which is what he was doing in the other threads. Take the poll as it is then answer the question... Nothing too challenging in that, is there?
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Because he can.
Try not to whine about it.
Just for the record, I think a lightsaber works by projecting a stream of plasma into a bar-shape into an electromagnetic envelope emanating from the hilt of the lightsaber.
So you think trolling is acceptable? That's what the guy was doing.
Plasma is super-heated gas. There are no 'gas cells' in a lightsaber, simply power cells. If a lightsaber blade was some form of plasma, it would be a) too hot to hold near the body, as Jedi do, and b) would heat the hilt to a point where it was impossible to hold without severe burns. Also, an electromagnetic envelope would not account for how the blades can be held against each other, rather than repelling instantly...
Feb 26th, 2006 01:58 AM
