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Finally...Light Sabers are here

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by DonkeyMagic, Jun 16, 2010.

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  1. DonkeyMagic

    DonkeyMagic Member
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    #1 DonkeyMagic, Jun 16, 2010
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    Yes!!! Only $200. Time to chop up.
     
    #2 ItsMyFault, Jun 16, 2010
  3. KingCheetah

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    We met a crazy guy at a party one night in Hyde Park (Austin) - he was a neighbor that lived down the street. He talked us in to checking out an argon laser he built in his living room. Our friends all walked down there and he has this large laser set up in his living room -- it would burn your hand almost instantly and would light a cig in about 4 seconds. We used mirrors to shoot it off the cloud bank about 40,000 feet up. This was about 1994 so this nut was well ahead of the laser curve.
     
    #3 KingCheetah, Jun 16, 2010
  4. DaDakota

    DaDakota Arrest all Pedophiles
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    LOL at people saying they should not be for sale on the internet....I mean these aren't GUNS...

    DD
     
    #4 DaDakota, Jun 16, 2010
  5. Depressio

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    I don't think high-powered heat-producing lasers are new. Making them small and portable like this is.
     
    #5 Depressio, Jun 16, 2010
  6. Rip Van Rocket

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    This guy asks, what's the problem?
     
    #6 Rip Van Rocket, Jun 16, 2010
  7. dharocks

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    Can't you essentially make something like this yourself by taking apart a DVD burner?
     
    #7 dharocks, Jun 16, 2010
  8. Hippieloser

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    Maybe YOU can, pal...
     
    #8 Hippieloser, Jun 16, 2010
  9. jasonemilio

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    Well people asked for a light saber, and this is as close as you're going to get currently, so what's the problem?


    Supply and demand.
     
    #9 jasonemilio, Jun 16, 2010
  10. KingCheetah

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    Of course not - the laser the guy showed us took up his entire living room -- it looked like a particle accelerator .
     
    #10 KingCheetah, Jun 16, 2010
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    This is false advertising. It's not a light saber in that a laser will come out and look like a sword. A laser will shoot out like 200 meters, making it just a bigger laser pen.
     
    #11 Phreak3, Jun 16, 2010
  12. DonkeyMagic

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    way to disappoint nerds everywhere





    plus, a jedi would not abuse it...so we got that going for us.
     
    #12 DonkeyMagic, Jun 16, 2010
  13. Yonkers

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    Kinda scary when you think about it. The scenarios they give are not implausible at all. Driving down the freeway and some punk 200 yards away is burning my retina.
     
    #13 Yonkers, Jun 16, 2010
  14. Mae

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    I admit it, I want one.
     
    #14 Mae, Jun 16, 2010
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    That just sounds like you're describing a 200 meter long lightsaber to me. All the better for me to overcompensate with.
     
    #15 Franchise3, Jun 16, 2010
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    As long as you nerds only use them in nerd settings like Comic-Con or Internet gaming Cafes, and not in places were regular folks frequent, it'll be all good. :grin:
     
    #16 Angkor Wat, Jun 16, 2010
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    As long as Dr. Hathaway doesn't get his hands on one...
     
    #17 leroy, Jun 16, 2010
  18. kaleidosky

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    seriously? Something that can instantly blind someone and set fire to skin on contact from a far distance? And more importantly, has no stated use
     
    #18 kaleidosky, Jun 16, 2010
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    Same here... :grin:

    I know something REALLY wrong will probably happen and i'll end up with seven fingers or something but dam they're cool.
     
    #19 rockets934life, Jun 16, 2010
  20. Bandwagoner

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    It will not be even remotely close to 1 watt.
     
    #20 Bandwagoner, Jun 16, 2010
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