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Because most of the requirements for
building a lightsaber cannot be achieved if one chooses to use light or
lasers in the construction of the blade of the saber, the idea is the
excite and isolate the light within a fixed beam that is physically
connected to the hilt and is constructed of a durable material. Such
sabers can be obtained easily from various companies across the
internet or from comic shops etc. Because the blades are durable and
clear, the hilt can be turned on or off to give the illusion of a
retracted or emitted blade of light, and the saber can be used in an
actual fight against another blade.
However this idea does not
actually function as the lightsaber would:
- Because
the actual
blade is not constructed of light, but of polycarbonate plastic into
which light is emitted and excited, the device is not an actual
lightsaber.
- While
the blades can
be used in a more or less harmless duel, they will not cut through
materials or burn as an actual lightsaber would. Also unlike an actual
lightsaber, the light can be turned on or off but the actual blade is
not made of light so the blade cannot be retracted and one is left with
a polycarbonate shell with no light contained within it.
In the end, these
lightsabers are nothing more than cheap (or not so cheap-some can be
purchases for nearly $400) imitation of what is actually desired. They
emulate the actual properties of a lightsaber at only the most basic
levels and are generally only used by serious Star Wars fans who wish
to collect them or use them in role-playing games.
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