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Two are in critical condition after Lightsaber duel.
2005-05-26, 12:38 PM #1
This is why Cortosis ore is bad.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/showbiz/tm_objectid=15552841&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=light-sabre-duel-puts-two-in-hospital-name_page.html%5B/url%5D
*insert some joke about pasta and fruit scuffles*
2005-05-26, 12:44 PM #2
...so they opened fluorescant light bulbs, exposing them to mercury vapor and filled them with some kind of oil? How was the oil heated? What? Stupid reporters. Stupid kids, too.
Bassoon, n. A brazen instrument into which a fool blows out his brains.
2005-05-26, 1:05 PM #3
really stupid.
2005-05-26, 1:08 PM #4
about to post this myself
2005-05-26, 1:46 PM #5
Quote:
Police say a third person present at the incident was questioned.


I bet that third person was sitting in a bulky, black chair watching and laughing while the two other fought...
Frozen in the past by ICARUS
2005-05-26, 1:52 PM #6
I heard there was a video of it, any one can confirm it?
Nothing to see here, move along.
2005-05-26, 2:58 PM #7
i never heard of such an incident, crazy indeed
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2005-05-26, 3:11 PM #8
Wow. I wonder what the petrol was for.
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2005-05-26, 3:12 PM #9
No idea. But I suspect this is preety much what happened.


"Ah ha, I have you now Darth Milkman!"

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"No! *moves in to block*"

KlankFWOOSH!
"Jayne, this is something the Captain has to do for himself"

"N-No it's not!"

"Oh."
2005-05-26, 3:14 PM #10
<3 Glyde.
nope.
2005-05-26, 5:23 PM #11
I once took 80 glow sticks and poured them all out on a table. It was so sweet but it felt a little woozy after that.
I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
2005-05-26, 5:28 PM #12
Quote:
Originally posted by Ewoklover
I once took 80 glow sticks and poured them all out on a table. It was so sweet but it felt a little woozy after that.
thank you for making me chuckle tonight
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2005-05-26, 5:33 PM #13
Quote:
Originally posted by Ewoklover
I once took 80 glow sticks and poured them all out on a table. It was so sweet but it felt a little woozy after that.


Where's that rotfl smilie when you need it?
2005-05-26, 5:40 PM #14
I guess using fluorescant lights and petroleum is a lot better film technique than creating CG lightsabers on the computer.
2005-05-26, 5:47 PM #15
What does 80 glowsticks on a table do?
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2005-05-26, 5:55 PM #16
glow in the dark
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DARWIN WILL PREVENT THE DOWNFALL OF OUR RACE. - Rob
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2005-05-26, 6:47 PM #17
And it is probably a radiation hazard.
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2005-05-27, 12:00 AM #18
So that's why I glow in the dark...

Where's my hair?
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2005-05-27, 12:40 AM #19
we always used sticks (as children) when filming our light sabor battles.
Laughing at my spelling herts my feelings. Well laughing is fine actully, but posting about it is not.
2005-05-27, 6:43 AM #20
I don't understand what those "lightsabers" are supposed to do
2005-05-27, 6:53 AM #21
'splode it would seem :/
2005-05-27, 1:36 PM #22
Only poorly constructed lightsaber 'splode :P I suspect they didn't focus their force energies enough when making them.
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2005-05-27, 2:00 PM #23
Natural Selection.
2005-05-27, 3:26 PM #24
I mean really, what was their purpose? They added gasoline to a fluorescent light tube.... what does that do? Does it glow? If so, that's pretty awesome. But it sounds to me like it'd just be a tube of accelerant.
2005-05-27, 3:29 PM #25
Quote:
Originally posted by Jon`C
I mean really, what was their purpose? They added gasoline to a fluorescent light tube.... what does that do? Does it glow? If so, that's pretty awesome. But it sounds to me like it'd just be a tube of accelerant.


Sounds awesome, until you clank the tubes together and they explode.
"Jayne, this is something the Captain has to do for himself"

"N-No it's not!"

"Oh."
2005-05-27, 3:31 PM #26
Did their mothers blame the schools???
"Nulla tenaci invia est via"
2005-05-27, 3:32 PM #27
Holy crap, they're being treated at the hospital right near where I live.

I'm so tempted to print the comments on this thread off and post it anonymously to them.
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2005-05-27, 3:58 PM #28
Quote:
Originally posted by AKPiggott
Holy crap, they're being treated at the hospital right near where I live.

I'm so tempted to print the comments on this thread off and post it anonymously to them.


Buy some flowers, dip them in petroleum, and take them to those people along with the printed version of this thread. I'm sure they would appreciate.
Frozen in the past by ICARUS
2005-05-27, 10:20 PM #29
Quote:
Originally posted by Jon`C
IThey added gasoline to a fluorescent light tube.... what does that do? Does it glow?

If it were turned on, it would likely cause 600 volts of AC to be shorted to ground through the gasoline, which, in the enclosed space of the tube, would promply explode.

I'm still trying to figure out:

1. Why they thought glass tubes wouldn't break.

2. Why they thought filling them with gasoline would do anything for filming?

The best way to make a lightsaber blade for dueling or filming is using thin steel or aluminum tubing and filling it with hard, expandable foam, and weighting the handle. Much better than wood or plastic.
Bassoon, n. A brazen instrument into which a fool blows out his brains.
2005-05-28, 9:40 AM #30
i think AK shoould go find out the true story behind this
Holy soap opera Batman. - FGR
DARWIN WILL PREVENT THE DOWNFALL OF OUR RACE. - Rob
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2005-05-29, 1:12 PM #31
This sounds like something thay should put on the Darwin Awards!
Made you look
2005-05-29, 4:31 PM #32
That's pretty cool, they're acting out the final duel of the movie. Will both of them become Vaders then?
2005-05-29, 4:47 PM #33
Quote:
Originally posted by Emon
If it were turned on, it would likely cause 600 volts of AC to be shorted to ground through the gasoline, which, in the enclosed space of the tube, would promply explode.

How do you figure 600V?
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2005-05-29, 6:21 PM #34
Quote:
Originally posted by Cloud
That's pretty cool, they're acting out the final duel of the movie. Will both of them become Vaders then?
That's horrible, in a hilarious kind of way.
Steal my dreams and sell them back to me.....
2005-05-29, 10:27 PM #35
Quote:
Originally posted by Rob
Natural Selection.
Ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!



Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!
Ha ha!


Ha!


Ha ha ha ha!
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2005-05-29, 10:57 PM #36
Quote:
Originally posted by DogSRoOL
How do you figure 600V?

Fluorescant lights have transformers that step the voltage up to 400-600 VAC. That's what the buzzing sound is in some (poorly manufactured) lights, it's the transformer. Of course I was assuming it would be hooked up to a transformer. If you just plugged it into the wall it would short 120 VAC at an even higher current, still causing the gasoline to explode.
Bassoon, n. A brazen instrument into which a fool blows out his brains.
2005-05-29, 10:59 PM #37
So...Who from Massassi was it that was injured in the duel?
2005-05-30, 10:28 PM #38
Whoa... I wonder how the movie turned out.
Cordially,
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2005-05-31, 9:16 AM #39
Well, it had explosions and people getting hurt.

So... pretty good, I guess.
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2005-05-31, 11:00 AM #40
Well, at least they weren't using real lightsabers! Those could be dangerous if handled by untrained professionals.
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