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o2b - Student  |
What would happen if you put a mirror in the lightsaber beam? being light it would reflect...correct? Discuss  |
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Dunn'Canni - Student 
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Quote: I think it has some sort of "standby" mode where it turns on as soon as you hit the button Actually, that's another thing; Jedis' sabers turn off automatically when they get killed (see Qui-Gon or Obi Wan's death), yet I hardly think that the greatest thing on your mind when in your death throes is turning off your saber... My point is, they must be in some way tied (through the force?) to their masters so that they turn off when the master dies. _______________ "There is no emotion... there is peace. There is no ignorance... there is knowledge. There is no passion... there is serenity. There is no chaos... there is harmony. There is no death... there is the Force." -Master Zhar Lestin |
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tarpman - The Tarped Avenger 
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As far as the Episode I thing, Qui-Gon mentions that if you turn off the lightsaber's power source beforehand, water doesn't affect it. I think it has some sort of "standby" mode where it turns on as soon as you hit the button, and then a full-off mode for recharging, where it won't turn on by accident. _______________ Saving the world, one kilobyte at a time. |
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Vasper Ba'xian - Student 
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Dunn'Canni - Student 
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In Ep. I, Qui-Gon/Obi Wan swim through water with sabres on their hilts and it does them no harm... Which begs the question: why don't sabres rust? Are they covered by an aluminium oxide coating - or is there some special metal that doesn't corrode available only in the SW galaxy? _______________ "There is no emotion... there is peace. There is no ignorance... there is knowledge. There is no passion... there is serenity. There is no chaos... there is harmony. There is no death... there is the Force." -Master Zhar Lestin |
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R2D2 - Staff 
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Well Kit Festo didnt have a problem with water. _______________ "Do or do not, there is no try" Jedi Master Yoda Dual Saberist |
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monkai - Student |
Water would screw it up fool! |
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Akkarin - Student 
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well the blade is made of plasma, and so if the field was disrupted, then out comes the plasma, and ok maybe no explosion, but definatly no more jedi  |
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tarpman - The Tarped Avenger
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Disruption of a magnetic field does not automatically lead to an explosion - although it depends what you mean by 'disruption'. _______________ Saving the world, one kilobyte at a time. |
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Akkarin - Student
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i don't think lightsabers use magnetic fields to contain the balde, because firstly, if that were true, when 2 sabers clash, wouldn't the magnetic fields be distupted by on another, causing the saber to blow up? and second of all, to defeat a jedi all u would have to do is throw a magnet at him and it will disrupt the field and blow him up.... right? i think... |
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tarpman - The Tarped Avenger
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Originally it was the one posted at the top here, but it evolved into a discussion of whether a lightsaber is physically possible and, if so, what is involved. I think it's pretty much dead though.  _______________ Saving the world, one kilobyte at a time. |
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Mic Den Octela - Student 
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... what was the question again? () _______________ -Padawan of Virtue -Brother of Menaxia, *|irael, Krynn Adept, Majno, Ris Win Juljul, DaMi3N, Beowulf, Dash Starlight, Carrock and Yuken Zalak Bartender at Munes bar. Sir Mic of Nippledom! Proudly beating Wang, since '07. (Crackdown) |
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SaZ - Student 
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well maybe but its would be dumb to watch your "jedi" punching siths one by one. _______________ playing jk3 since 30th of january (2005), member since 1st of february. [Unofficial Master to Vision and Z�diac ] If you can make a fool of yourself infront of 300 people you can do anything - Jaiko D'kana |
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tarpman - The Tarped Avenger 
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Not when my character's STR is 34. _______________ Saving the world, one kilobyte at a time. |
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SaZ - Student
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i was thinkin about this reflect problem again. you know in kotor you face sith soldiers. and their armor is as reflective as mirror .so if this reflect busines would work... we would be sqrewed coz there are so many of them... like stormtroopers _______________ playing jk3 since 30th of january (2005), member since 1st of february. [Unofficial Master to Vision and Z�diac ] If you can make a fool of yourself infront of 300 people you can do anything - Jaiko D'kana |
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. - Ex-Student |
The lack of defense against a Death Star? lol _______________ 4/20/2005----Left the academy because I did'nt feel welcomed. |
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tarpman - The Tarped Avenger
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You don't know the half of it... when you have a few days, go and read this thread from the beginning _______________ Saving the world, one kilobyte at a time. |
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Limana D'Kana - Student 
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err.. Why think of a nutsy idea like that!? _______________ c",) c",) c",) c",) c",) c",) c",) c",) |
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tarpman - The Tarped Avenger
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BAM!! _______________ Saving the world, one kilobyte at a time. |
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Fire - Student 
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I love Scotty. |
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Jaiko D'Kana - Student 
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Aye, that be true. There be whales here! _______________ The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind. William James (1842 - 1910) |
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Buzz - Student 
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magnetic materials obviously exist. Its blatantly clear when Threepio and Artoo are picked up in ROTJ. also if you read the novels 'durasteel' is a very common building material there. Most of the glass in Star Wars is also called 'Transparisteel. Its a transparent derivative of steel, obviously stronger than glass. And don't say "that's not possibly" because: 1. Its a fantasy world and if they can think it up then its quite possible there. And 2. There is a secondary Sci-Fi precedent for transparent metal forms from Star Trek. In Star Trek IV, Scotty shows a factory on earth how to create transparent aluminum for use in transporting the whales back to the future. _______________ When you are going through Hell, keep going. -Sir Winston Churchill. Those who seek power and control of others, no matter the level, no matter the intentions, should never be given it. |
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JavaGuy - Student 
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I don't find it plausible that iron and steel do not exist in the SW universe. And aluminum is not strong enough to build the stuff they have in SW. I can believe that they also have much stronger synthetic materials, but I don't buy that ferrous (sp?) metals aren't around. They are way too common in the universe. A lot of the stuff on Tatooine, for example, looked like it was made of iron or steel and had the telltale signs of reddish-brown rust, like the sandcrawler. That says iron/steel to me. So yeah, that's a pretty good point about the blade drawing every metal thing to it. The magnetic containment field would have to be monstrously strong too. _______________ My signature is only one line. You're welcome. |
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tarpman - The Tarped Avenger
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w00t that was me! _______________ Saving the world, one kilobyte at a time. |
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DF_SithMaster44 - Student 
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A lot of comments below, someone said that the lightsaber released energy on the air as well. That is completely true, and actually, it is what causes the lightsaber sounds, because produces vibrations on the blade. It is mentioned on some Star Wars book... which one was it? I'll post again when I remember the name. _______________ Once I heard about something called "real life". I tried to find out what that was and I discovered that it is a place where you can use Force powers without draining your Force pool!! | laming NPCs is good for your soul |
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El Vee For - Student 
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Quote: one problem with the magnetic field theory if you turned it on.. wouldn't every single metal object in a certain radius be suddenly drawn toward you.. example Jedi confronts bad guy in bar... turns on lightsaber... all hidden knives on people suddenly get attracted by magnetic field... jedi is killed by 4000 stab wounds your assuming that steel and iron exist in the star wars galaxy. Could all be aluminum with zero magnetic properties. _______________ “Arguing on the internet is like competing in the Special Olympics. Even if you win, you’re still retarded.” |
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