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thatoneguy
· 9 years ago
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Can someone explain this a lil better? I don't understand it
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chakun
· 9 years ago
A lightsaber works by emitting a beam of plasma and, after a certain point, channeling it back using an electromagnetic field. This creates a powerful gyroscopic force. This gyroscopic force makes the lightsaber want to stay in a certain direction. This is why thrown lightsabers spin, and why they require great strength and agility to wield.
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thatoneguy
· 9 years ago
oh ok got it thanks!
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chu
· 9 years ago
In other words, twisting an activated lightsaber is a lot harder than it looks.
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guest
· 9 years ago
So accidental decapitation is even more likely with this info.
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chu
· 9 years ago
Not decapitation necessarily. More like cleaving through your shoulder or kidney considering the way *most* people would hold and move a lightsaber.
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deleted
· 9 years ago
Well that's one way to take care of a kidney stone.
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jimcrichton
· 9 years ago
So you're saying that "lightsaber" is technically a misnomer and that it is more properly a "plasmasaber"?
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chu
· 9 years ago
Yes.
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chu
· 9 years ago
Although you could easily counter this gyroscopic effect by having two thinner plasma streams flowing opposite directions...
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