Lightsaber As Survival Multitool
- Netpackrat
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Re: Lightsaber As Survival Multitool
About 5 minutes after lightsabers become available, some dude is going to make a mount to attach one to the bayonet lug on his blaster.
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- Dinochrome One
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Re: Lightsaber As Survival Multitool
Light-sabers are showy, but the range is too short. I'd want a Niven-style variable-sword; invisible blade except for the tiny orange ball at the tip, can be extended for dozens of meters, and can cut through anything but another variable-sword or a stasis field. You could mow a lawn with just a couple of swipes, cut down a tree and cut it into stove-wood without burning it, slice-and-dice any Sith or Jedi from beyond TK range.
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- Jericho941
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Re: Lightsaber As Survival Multitool
Just the old chainsword and las pistol for me, thanks.
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Re: Lightsaber As Survival Multitool
Mad Magazine hypothesized something similar with lasers more then 30 years agoAesop wrote:1) My factory snark settings were designed by Ruger, not Colt: there is no half-cock position, and I can fire full-power proof loads.
2) If light saber tech existed, by now Schick and Gillette would have micro-miniaturized it and would be using it to offer a closer shave. In fact, the new Gillette Septimus would have no less than seven tiny light saber beams to shave you as smooth as a baby's butt, and to instantly micro-cauterize any nicks and cuts.
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" I was reading a story in which a Star Wars fan in his youth figured out he could convert the alien rock cutter/sealer into the equivalent of a light saber.
He attempted to show it to a companion in the company food court/cafeteria. While attempting to pull it out of a pocket he turned it on and the switch stuck In the on position, In his subsequent attempts to get it turned off he managed to cut a table in half, a couple of serving trays, and last but not least a ceiling support column. "
He attempted to show it to a companion in the company food court/cafeteria. While attempting to pull it out of a pocket he turned it on and the switch stuck In the on position, In his subsequent attempts to get it turned off he managed to cut a table in half, a couple of serving trays, and last but not least a ceiling support column. "
- PawPaw
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Re: Lightsaber As Survival Multitool
I just want a plasma rifle i the forty megawatt range.
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Re: Lightsaber As Survival Multitool
I dunno, I'm happy as a clam with the disruptive force I can deliver with a .30-06 or a .45-70. If I want to start a fire I have a number of ways I can do it quickly.
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- MiddleAgedKen
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I'd settle for the M41A pulse rifle.
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- HTRN
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I want a Strohl Munitions Bh 209 plasma cannon.. forget racking a shotgun to scare skels away, you really can't beat the "ominous hum"PawPaw wrote:I just want a plasma rifle i the forty megawatt range.
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Re: Lightsaber As Survival Multitool
Hmmm, a device that could generate a directional high amplitude 16 Hz with some harmonics might give you a good hum. With enough Amplitude the target would lose his sphincter control. To get that high an amplitude would require a pretty big batter pack though.