In the movies when someone drops a lightsaber it turns off, why is this? If it is because there is some kind of device in the saber that detects if it is being held how could Yoda throw his lightsaber into a clone and keep it on?
I think it has to deal with pressure sensitivity, aka a device knowing when it is being held. When Yoda throws his, he could have used the force to keep pressure on the activation switch to keep it ignited.
Oswald...Oswald, is that you? Mom has been sad ever since Yoda and Dad put us on two different planets. Hehe, I got to go to Alderaan and become a Prince, you get to clean Moisture Vaporators.
you mean you got to go to alderaan and become a princess
and nah...vaders saber didnt stay on in rotj...it was a trick of the light the reflection of battle outside caused the hilt to appear to have a red glow...
Another popular theory for lightsabers staying on when dropped is that they flicked the switch another click so that it was 'locked on' and wouldn't shut off when thrown. I stick with that one.
I agree about the yoda stabbing the clone tropper at the top of the page. They use the force to keep pressure on it when they throw it (thats just my opinion).
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I always wondered about this actually, i always assumed that a saber could (or should) have 2 ways to be activated, 1 is to simply push the button down, then when (or if) it was dropped it would deactivate. the other way is to, after it is activated, to press the switch forward to 'lock' it on, and thus would not deactivate if it were to fall. problem is that Jedi would need to 'lock' it in order to duel, yet in duels it still turns off when it falls....
Of course, all lightsabers were modeled by the individual wielding it. Many had what were known as "Deadman switches" (ie. Kenobi's saber in A New Hope) that would turn off the saber in the event the saber was dropped, in these cases they did also have a lock switch that would allow the saber to be thrown. Some lightsabers did not even have external switches on them and required a measure of ability with the Force to turn and keep them on during a battle.
yes Greg..Hethrir and his students had lightsabers like that. Could only be activated by the Force. I'm sure that's his name anyway..haven't read the Crystal Star for years.
Does anyone else think that the constant dropping/losing/breaking of the lightsabers is symbolic of how out of touch the Jedi really are with the Force? No one drops a lightsaber in the OT.
May 24th, 2005 01:54 AM
John 3:16 ^Thanks Ast Rofan^
