Are there real lightsabers?

Are there real lightsabers?

Perhaps the wildest patent filing we’ve ever seen belongs to Disney’s real-life lightsaber, first released last month. Back in 2017, the studio filed a patent for a “sword device with retractable, internally illuminated blade” – and you can finally see it for yourself, right here.

Will a real lightsaber ever be possible?

The technology necessary to create Dr. Kaku’s version of a lightsaber does not exist—yet. He estimates that nanobatteries are about 50 years away from being practical. But it seems we can look forward to a day when such an elegant and powerful weapon is a real possibility.

Is a lightsaber a real weapon?

A lightsaber is a fictional energy sword featured in the Star Wars franchise. A typical lightsaber is depicted as a luminescent blade of magnetically contained plasma about 3 feet (0.91 m) in length emitted from a metal hilt around 10.5 inches (27 cm) in length.

What happened to Qui Gon jinns lightsaber?

Obi-Wan temporarily gave Qui-Gon’s weapon to Anakin Skywalker after he had built a new lightsaber. Eventually the lightsaber ended up in a memorial in the Jedi Temple.

Are lightsabers hot?

There’s no way we can come up with an exact number about how much heat a lightsaber produces. In our world, plasma is known to produce heat in the temperature range between 8000°C and 25,000°C, so it’s pretty safe to assume that the temperature of a lightsaber’s plasma blade falls within that range.

Is it possible to make a real lightsaber?

Given the name and appearances, the first obvious thought is that perhaps lightsabers consist of some kind of laser. However, this hypothesis is easy to rule out. Lasers don’t have a fixed length, as you can determine using a simple laser pointer.

Are there any toys like the Star Wars Lightsaber?

Inspired by Star Wars, people have created all kinds of toy lightsabers. Most use a tube to contain LEDs or in some cases, lasers. Some make lightsaber noises whenever they hit something — as with the lightsabers from Electrum SaberCrafts.

Is the plasma in a lightsaber a thing?

The first obvious question is, is magnetically contained plasma a thing? The answer is yes. Plasma is one of the four fundamental states of matter. It’s what happens when “ an ionized gaseous substance becomes highly electrically conductive to the point that long-range electric and magnetic fields dominate the behavior of the matter.”

How big is the hilt of a real lightsaber?

But a solid ceramic core doesn’t work: When not in use, the hilt of the lightsaber dangles from the belt of a Jedi, and the hilt is maybe 8 or 10 inches (20 to 25 centimeters) long. So the ceramic core would have to spring out of the hilt much in the same way plastic toy lightsabers work.