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Posted on: May 13, 2009
Gaming's Burning Questions!
WORDS BY: Dan Amrich & Paul Curthoys
QUESTION: When do we get lightsabers? How about the Covenant energy sword?
ANSWER: Patience, padawan. “The real difficulty with energy swords is fi guring out what the blade is made of,” offers Dr. Kelley. “They can’t be made of light alone, since beams of light don’t repel one another. It’s also impossible with current technology to get light to do a U-turn at some specified point in empty space, like the tip of the blade.”
However, that’s not to say we can’t give it a shot with what we’ve got lying around the lab. “One technique would involve very rapidly changing the focal point of a pulsed laser along a set distance,” explains Dr. Kelley. “At each point, the laser would ionize the surrounding air, producing small plasmas. Create enough of these small plasma balls in a line, and you have a blade. The blade would not be able to block another similar blade, but it could conceivably slice through objects, given enough input power.”
More power is always better — but you can forget about clipping a lightsaber to your belt. “This setup would require a huge, non-portable power source,” says Dr. Kelley. “The blade would make a lot of noise, and it’d be extremely bright and extremely dangerous — likely blinding or burning anyone you pointed it at.” (That includes you.) “In short,” says Dr. Understatement, “we’re a ways off.”
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Tue, 06/02/2009 - 13:47
Posted by FakedRidley
The blue drink is totally from Think Geek
Mon, 05/25/2009 - 08:44
Posted by Gene Starwind
This really was a great article. Way to cover so many different possible questions. I look forward to similar slightly off-beat articles in the future.
Thu, 05/21/2009 - 10:32
Posted by Greyman7
I can't believe how much I enjoyed this article. Very cool and informative...well all but the "potion" section. What was that? Not very scientific or based in any concrete facts. "How 'bout some magic "herbal" cigarettes, they'll open your mind to the possibilities of the wonders hidden in a bag of Cheesy-poofs!" I think that section would have been better answered by a counter-point with a pharmacist and an Herbalist.
the only thing to add to the ventilation system is the unbelievable noise that would accompany a crawl through one and that every few feet that duct is gonna be punched through with the very sharp points of sheet metal screws.
Sun, 05/17/2009 - 12:43
Posted by ill sue y4
The God'damned video was taken off of youtube!
could we have another link to the video on a different site?