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What would happen if you put a mirror in the lightsaber beam? being light it would reflect...correct? Discuss  |
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Plo Koon - Student 
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i think yoda or obiwan might conjure up some sort of force push or block,if you can catch lightning (wich moves insanely faster then bullets) then you can push bullets away. _______________ Free Tibet! Click this link,and learn Here too |
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GHarris - Student 
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Fair enough, but what about a shotgun blast? The pellets are all fired simultaneously, so they're all going to hit the jedi at the same time... the lightsaber would have to be in several places at once to catch them all. _______________ Q: What do you call a man with bread and butter pudding on his head? A: Pudding Gentleman Type B! |
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Plo Koon - Student
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bullets coming in all directions toward a jedi,like a pentagon shape wouldnt be hard for masters or knights but padawans maybe,obiwan blocked shots coming from every direction in one quick twirl. _______________ Free Tibet! Click this link,and learn Here too |
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GHarris - Student
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If a lightsaber is a beam of electrons, it ought to make your hair stand up (electrons are charged, and would induce charges in anything near them in such quantitiy) via static electricity. Although I might be wrong, my physics isn't as good as it should be. _______________ Q: What do you call a man with bread and butter pudding on his head? A: Pudding Gentleman Type B! |
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Koyi Donita - Student 
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Well, I'm no physics major but it might be easy to say that the lightsaber is a controlled beam of electrons. Passing through such a beam would most likely cause an altered path possibly causing the bullet casings to fly towards the tip of the blade. Also, seeing how fast the blade of a lightsaber was cutting through the blast doors of a ship a small amount of metal like that of a bullet casing might actually become so super heated that it may assume gaseous form. Also by watching the movie, it could be quite possible for a group of disgruntled office workers wielding office equipment and furniture to beat a Jedi. Look what happened to Luke when he fought Vader in episode 5. Large slow moving metal objects could have easily destroyed Luke. Kinda makes you think about all of that movie magic and special *or should I say, Not so special* effects. Blaster bolts may appear slow moving being that this movie was made a long long time ago, but physically in this world I think it would move alot faster then a bullet. I could be wrong though. _______________ For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. Rom. 1:16 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Rom. 10:17 I love my babyface. Smilykrazy is my baby and I love her. ...Swimming through the void we hear the Word, we lose ourselves but we find it all... System Of A Down.
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GHarris - Student
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Actually, you can see from the films (and games) that the blaster shots move pretty slowly. Certainly slower than bullets, I'd say. I think that, as long as there's a little variation in the spray of bullets, rather than a thin line of bullets, it would be pretty difficult to get them all. And as you say, it wouldn't deflect the bullets (at least by much)... so you might have lumps of molten metal hitting you instead... ow. In fact, I think a shotgun would be the perfect gun for the job... all the pellets are fired at the same time, so it'd be pretty much impossible to deflect them all. Make it a reasonably fast firing shotgun, like that Jackhammer out of Max Payne 1, and you've got one pwned jedi. _______________ Q: What do you call a man with bread and butter pudding on his head? A: Pudding Gentleman Type B! |
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Koyi Donita - Student
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Actually, a Jedi armed with a lightsaber can block any incoming projectile very easily. They can't deflect bullets, but the saber would destroy them on contact. I can see a Jedi deflecting fire from any rapid fire weapon with little difficulty. They would probably enter into a trance like state and with graceful movements turn and move their sabers into the path of the projectiles. Think about it, blaster shot probably move close to if not as fast as the speed of light being energy type blasts. Bullets would infact more alot slower and could probably be blocked with greater accuracy. A rapid fire blaster on the otherhand could prove to be a problem as we saw in Attack of the Clones. A great deal of shots were raining on these Jedi's and alot of them were dropping like flies. The multiple angles of the shots may have played a role in this as well for it may be easy to block what's coming right at you from the front, but with the sides being attacked too it may not have been possible to deflect them all. _______________ For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. Rom. 1:16 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Rom. 10:17 I love my babyface. Smilykrazy is my baby and I love her. ...Swimming through the void we hear the Word, we lose ourselves but we find it all... System Of A Down.
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GHarris - Student
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It seems to me that, to kill a lightsaber-armed jedi, all you need to do is use a traditional gun. A fast firing one, in particular. I doubt lightsabers can deflect bullets, besides which a fast-firing gun would be too difficult to keep up with. Just let rip with an uzi and it's bye-bye jedi  .Of course, I may have missed something obvious. Feel free to tell me why I'm wrong  Edit: I think I've seen what's wrong with it myself. The jedi could probably just "do a Neo" and make the bullets stop in mid-air and fall to the ground. _______________ Q: What do you call a man with bread and butter pudding on his head? A: Pudding Gentleman Type B! This comment was edited by GHarris on Sep 22 2004 08:12pm. |
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Plo Koon - Student
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your right Koyi i read that too,on starwars.com no heat but if it touches a material it gets hot as a lazer and can cut through anything except another lightsaber or a lazer bolt. _______________ Free Tibet! Click this link,and learn Here too This comment was edited by Plo Koon on Sep 22 2004 09:48pm. |
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Koyi Donita - Student 
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I'm not really too sure about that one. That is a saber being super hot. I remember reading somewhere that the energy blade doesn't produce any heat at all, but it can ignite materials on contact. I could be wrong. _______________ For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. Rom. 1:16 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Rom. 10:17 I love my babyface. Smilykrazy is my baby and I love her. ...Swimming through the void we hear the Word, we lose ourselves but we find it all... System Of A Down.
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Gradius - Ex-Student 
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Basically, a light saber is a super-heated laser. Of course it would go right through a mirror, it's so too hot. There are real industrial lasers out there that cut through mirrors due to the heat and amount of power usage. So, in my opinion, yes, a saber would without a doubt cut through a mirror. _______________ - Proud padawan of Kueller. - We really are at the beginning of it all. The trick, of course, is to make sure we never find the end. - Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything - <gen-e-sis-happy> Liek, you can train, liek, a n00b, but he'll just be a trained n00b... --> Wise words! - "daer SOE me likes your a company i am having your some money for letting me do stuff cos mes the best amd i do it all meself" - Slider |
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Koyi Donita - Student
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As far as the whole lightsaber against mirrors theory, I think a saber would cut through it. You see, a lightsaber is light, but it's an arc of energy. A random stream of light would reflect where a contained arc might be a different story. The number of electrons or energy may be too great for the mirror to reflect and would result in it's destruction. I know the reflectors we have a the theatre begin to dull after time and that's only with the light of a xenon bulb on it with moments to cool. A saber is a direct beam of energy. I see your points where I do believe some degree of reflection may be possible, but a mirror would probably be destroyed rather quickly against the direct energy blade of a saber. That would be like trying to reflect a lightning bolt with a mirror. Somehow, I just don't believe that is possible. Just my thoughts. _______________ For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. Rom. 1:16 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Rom. 10:17 I love my babyface. Smilykrazy is my baby and I love her. ...Swimming through the void we hear the Word, we lose ourselves but we find it all... System Of A Down.
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Zertz - Student 
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Quote: Cortosis ore is expensive, because it's rare. Yes, there are lots of planets, but it isn't all over the place. It's rare as in hard to find. Vibroblades aren't expensive. In fact, they're relatively common. Also, I read somewhere that Vader's armour is just durasteel. Cortosis weave vibroblades are too expensive for the limited use they would provide during the GCW Era, standard vibroblades are common. Durasteel if hyperbonded is strong enough to use in blast shields and armour, like Vader's armour. _______________ Some friends wear pants, some don't. |
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Plo Koon - Student 
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well reading random stuff isnt star wars - REAL star wars is only the 6 movies. _______________ Free Tibet! Click this link,and learn Here too |
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Carve - Student 
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Cortosis ore is expensive, because it's rare. Yes, there are lots of planets, but it isn't all over the place. It's rare as in hard to find. Vibroblades aren't expensive. In fact, they're relatively common. Also, I read somewhere that Vader's armour is just durasteel. _______________ © |
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Zertz - Student 
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Yes, its not just Cortosis Ore, but cortosis ore is the best material to use. You do need to remember however that vibroblades dont have moving parts in the blade and can therefore use hyperstrength alloy (its not visibly moving, its a light vibration feeling and an ominous hum) with a cortosis weave (the expensive ones). With 12 Billion inhabited planets and countless resource belts and planets rare is sufficient to equip large portions of a galaxy spanning army (remember again, it doesn't need to be pure cortosis). I always thought Vader's outer armour was powered fusion density durasteel/cortosis myself. _______________ Some friends wear pants, some don't. |
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Carve - Student
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Personally, I feel that to be a load of crap. To say all vibroblades have cortosis ore in them is preposterous. As you said, it's a rare mineral. Perhaps there are some vibroblades that can't be cut through - at least not effortlessly - but to say all of them can't is ridiculous. Not to mention the addition of such a mineral would make them stupendously expensive. On the other hand, let us not forget that there are things other than Cortosis Ore that can resist lightsabers. I'm sure we all can recall the scene in Empire Strikes back, shortly before Vader "disarms" (haha - as in cuts his hand off - get it?) Luke, that Luke's lightsaber hits Vader in the shoulder but causes only a minor wound and some sparks. A lightsaber is basically a laserbeam. Material dense and/or strong enough can resist it. Also look at Obi-Wan's lightsaber cutting through the doors of the Droid ships in Episode I. It takes time. They don't instantly vaporize everything immediately. It just kinda... melts through stuff. _______________ © |
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Bail Hope of Belouve - Student 
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it's made of specific alloys alongside Cortosis, which is a rare mineral that can resist lightsabers _______________ Visit the Belouve Family Website! Quote: I try to have fun with my friends and try to make a difference as best I can. What does making a difference mean? Well, it can be as simple as saying hello, answering a question that seems obvious or heck, just talking. -- Vladarion
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Flamori Athena - Student 
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so what's a vibro blade made of? I never thought about it before. _______________ «±» 21st on the Midbie Council, Profile ID: 2027 «±» True wisdom is the knowledge that you know nothing. |
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Lithaerien - Student 
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Quote: you're joking right? a lightsaber can cut through anything except another lightsaber because its pure energy,the light you see from it comes from a crystal. No, Lightsabers can not penatrate vibro blades _______________ "The Dark Side? I've been there... Do your worst!" ~Kyle Katarn "Don't force it" ~GeForce |
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Zertz - Student
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Quote: you're joking right? a lightsaber can cut through anything except another lightsaber because its pure energy,the light you see from it comes from a crystal. Cortosis Ore is capabile of providing limited resistance to lightsabers, this in weapons protects from sparring damage for a limited ammount of time (depending on the cortosis count, cortosis is INCREDIBLY expensive and rare and needs other alloys in it for strength). _______________ Some friends wear pants, some don't. |
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Carda Jowol - Student 
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From a Crystal yes but comes from a laser which we no that is usually Light, a Strong Laser for a Power Cell at the Bottom. the Crystal How can I put this...Makes the Crystal More Longer, More powerfuler etc etc. _______________ [Gran Father/Founder of the Jowols] |
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JamesF1 - Student 
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Ultimate weakness? The ultimate weakness of a lightsabre is that IT ISN'T DAMN WELL REAL!  _______________ Website |
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Plo Koon - Student
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you're joking right? a lightsaber can cut through anything except another lightsaber because its pure energy,the light you see from it comes from a crystal. _______________ Free Tibet! Click this link,and learn Here too |
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Carve - Student
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One of the books had someone using a lightsaber under water. Caused the water to boil (the blade generated heat because it was coming in contact with the water), thus making it like... you know... impossible to use. Can't remember what book it was. _______________ © |
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