You're on the internet, so I bet I know what you think is cool: light sabers! Like in Star Wars, your favorite movie. Well guess what? Scientists are actually working to make your ridiculous fantasy a reality.
There is nothing worse than a Toys GRRRRR Us during Christmas, am I right? The only thing worse is when there is some lunatic in the store trying to slash people to bits with a light saber. We're lucky someone didn't get Darth Mauled. HA! Nerd jokes. I kill myself.
A week or so ago, in the same galaxy we're all part of—at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum, specifically—an events site called Newmindspace organized a lightsaber battle royale for 500 (yes, 500) geeky Star Wars fanatics. Here's what happened.
When people think of Star Wars, they often think of lightsabers. Inspired by that association, this video puts together every instance of lightsaber extension—and retraction!—from all six episodes of the Sci-Fi saga. May the force be with you!