J.4knee Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 ---------------- On 8/27/2004 10:20:05 AM Maron Horonzak wrote: Nothing happens. If it had that much energy you could not hold it. I have a light saber. I cut my toenailes with it. ---------------- Ah with such responses confusion he creates, sense the dark side in him I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biomedtech Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 Borrow the technology of Cesium 133 with an excitation of 9,192,631,770 cps. It would use the excitation rate of 9 billion-plus cycles per second applied to diamond molecule chain in a vacuum chamber to create super heated plasma conduit. Just like electro-surgery knives are blunt, but can cut with focused RF energy, a shaped plasma arc would be able to cut through most items. not so much a light sabre, but an energy saber. I am sure you could look at with an ND filter, tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAKO Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Double A ? Or triple A batteries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke_in_KC Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 I swear, there are times I think my "schwartz" can penetrate anything! (Yes, yes, Spaceballs makes an appearance on the Klipsch Board!) All Hail Mel Brooks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinipig523 Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 1. The lightsaber will not bend. 2. The lightsaber will not overheat the energy handle. 3. The lightsaber will act like water and will splash upon impact on the object. Why? Because in Dragonballz, when an energy blast hits an object or enemy that is impermeable to it.. the energy wave just splashes and doesnt penetrate nor does it bend upon impact. LOL.... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Garrison Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 The question is poorly framed, somewhat akin to the age old question of "What would happen if an unopposable force met an immoveable object?" The correct answer is that, by definition, they cannot both exist within the same reference frame at the same time. The existance of an "immoveable object" negates the possible existance of an "unnopposable force", and vice versa. Let's step back a bit and review the physics of a light saber. The light saber consists of two sections, the "blade" and the "handle". The blade is actually two quantum superstings vibrating slightly out of phase, such that at some distance from the point of origin they are 180 degrees out of phase and annialate each other. This distance is variable, depending upon the specific frequencies of the two strings, and is set by the Jedi using a control on the handle. Typical distances are approximately one meter. The "blade", consisting of one dimensional superstrings, is of course invisible. The glowing cylinder of light that appears is not actually part of the weapon. Rather, it is caused by free electrons close enough to the blade to get caught in the severe gravitational field close to the strings (the strings themselves are infinately dense, and create a one dimensional quantum singularity of exremely small buy not zero cross sectional area.) As these free electrons are accelerated to the event horizon, they briefly exceed the speed of light in the atmosphere, emitting the familiar Cerenkov light in the process. This bright blue (in most cases) light is what gives the "light saber" its caracteristic appearance and eponymous name. As the strings are one dimensional, they will cut through any material, however dense, the only exception being another light saber. Thus, there is nothing material that a wall could be constructed of through which the saber would not cut. These weapons, being able to slice through any matter with zero resistance, are *EXTEREMLY* dangerous, and their use is restricted to those who have had extensive training in their safe operation, such as the Jedi. It should be noted that in a true vacuum, there is no Cerenkov light emission, and so the blade is truly invisible and even more dangerous. The handle contains the power source and necessary control functions to generate and maintain the strings. Their exact operation is, of course, the most closely guarded secret in the Empire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinipig523 Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 *speechless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAR69 Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 Would a lightsaber cut through a mirror? Wouldn't the mirror bend and dissipate the light and the superstrings of the blade? Ray: I love reading your answers, they are already informative! Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAKO Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 The light saber will not cut through a Klipschorn. The dynamic attack of the khorn will obliterate the saber and the evil person holding it. The dynamic wavefronts of a Klipshorn are the most powerful in the universe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v3spitfire Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 It depends if the saber is powered by tubes or solid state. If tubes, it would make a clean cut, severing your hand. If powered by solid state devices, it would cut kill you. Especially if it were bi-amped. Bi-wiring the saber would have no effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooting_monkey Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 A lightsaber is a device that amplifies the force to the point where it becomes coherent energy. Since the energy is not in the form of photons or other forms of radiant energy, it can not be reflected or dissipated in any way. The only way to disable a lightsaber is to wait for the batteries to die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooting_monkey Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Also I though leading superstring theorys state that a superstring fragment is infinately dense AND long. If this is true, the superstring would take up all points in the universe at the same time, and as we know this would be impossibe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Garrison Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Yes, exactly, that's why you need *TWO* of them, slightly out of phase, to cancel at some specific point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooting_monkey Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 But if they are side by side they will only cancel the sides facing each other and not the length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooting_monkey Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Also if they are infinitely dense they would consist of all of the matter in the universe, which means you wouldn't be able to get two anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAKO Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 BUT there was room for two Branes. In the Ekpyrotic model causing the big crash . Parallel branes collide & stick to create theuniverse. Some call this a varation to the big bang. 15 billion years ago. A variation of the light saber has been under study by the military. (NAVY) Great for nocking out low flying missles attacking aircraft carriers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Speaker Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 The new Star Wars Trilogy has a documentary on the bonus DVD called The Birth of the Lightsaber. It doesnt exactly answer the original question here, but it might shed light on the subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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