06-09-2005, 07:46 AM
Ahem, allow the mechanical engineer to tell you that real lightsabers are currently scientifically impossible, because there is no way to set the length of the laser "blade" at 2-3 ft. In fact, I read it in a book--the components that would be necessary for an actually lightsaber. The length controlling mechanism is the only part that hasn't been invented, although, in order to get the right intensity, the handle would have to have an awful lot of those little silverized mirrors.
"I looked up and saw you;
I know that you saw me.
We froze but for a moment
In empathy."-Rise Against