In star wars thier laser light swards only light up to about four feet
2006-11-29 14:59:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The handle of the light sabre contains an energising chamber a bit like a tiny microwave oven which charges a kind of invisible plasma in a sequence of processes until the plasma changes form and becomes a vortex of plasma-energy. Each of these vortexes is a phenomenon on all on its own with characteristics similar to light but contained within a swirling doughnut shaped dynamic like a smoke-ring. Each one only exists for the tiniest fraction of a second before the vortex collapses and the plasma-energy becomes inert etheria again. Millions of these vortices are ejected from the handle of the light sabre every second but they can only exist long enough for the stream to extend about 4 feet from the hilt.
Maybe.
2006-11-29 16:58:33 · answer #1 · answered by Frog Five 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That did happen in the original making of star wars movie in 1960 not your science fiction fagit from lucaus but the real one it was over come on a new inovated concept that work and there really was a light saber and would cut threw a car in just a swing it was frightning as hell to hold at first until one counted the battles with and every time it was used the enmey died and not the swordsman so overcame the fear of it to a loyal forceful friend.
2006-11-30 15:47:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The lightsabers, I believe, were really streams of energy that resulted in light being produced. The energy was directed a certain distance and held there, similar to blowing through a party favor. As long as a power source pushes the energy to that point (your breath in the case of the party favor), it will maintain a certain length. When the power decreases, the length of the energy stream recedes. It would be like creating and controlling a plasma beam (plasma is the fourth, and often least talked about, state of matter).
2006-11-30 00:04:26 · answer #3 · answered by Dan 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Techno-Babble to follow...
The blade of a lightsaber is tuned through crystals in the hilt.
The light (a sort of arched plasma energy) is set to a particular height by the user (Jedi, Sith, etc...), and can be altered.
The user can also use the FORCE to alter the intensity of the of the blade, as the crystals used in the hilt are supposedly FORCE sensitive.
2006-11-30 12:46:12 · answer #4 · answered by John Trent 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The only way to stop light is through absorbing it - even this is not 100% effective as there are no 100% blackbodies in the universe
2006-11-29 23:50:52 · answer #5 · answered by Siva 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The lightsabers from Star Wars wouldn't actually be possible to make in real life for exactly that reason, the blade would have to be incredibly long!
2006-11-29 23:02:57 · answer #6 · answered by SomeGuy 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The speed of light is material dependent - which is why we get refraction. So if you got the right material it might be possible to slow light down enough to the light sabre "slide" to work. In fact, scientists have managed to get light to travel at walking pace.
2006-11-30 04:57:57 · answer #7 · answered by Mark G 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not sure in star wars i think it's to do with magnetic fields... I do know that in realy lif you can slow down and pretty much stop a single photon, though. It's to do with cooling to neay zero kelvin, and using lazers and fields.
2006-11-30 13:46:53 · answer #8 · answered by roberta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Surely unplug the source or take the batteries out are the only real answers to this.
2006-11-29 23:11:01 · answer #9 · answered by jinz 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wear two pairs of socks.
2006-12-01 06:00:51 · answer #10 · answered by los 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋