The Closest Thing To a Lightsaber Now For Sale

[ark123]

Lightsabers aren't iconic because of the power, they are iconic because the beam actually cuts itself off after a certain length, which is absolutely impossible. At least when you are solely dealing with light, as in photons.

Yes, but you could theoretically build a light saber with a thin tube coming out of the hilt ending on a large circular mirror, which would bounce the beam back to the hilt. The thin tube could even be retractable with a telescopic straw, so you'd get basically the same effect as light sabers. Also if the beam was strong enough it would cut through anything so nothing would ever reach the middle, where the structure was.
Not that it makes any sense to restrict a weapon like that.

 

[RadiusXd]

This is, quite literally, the worst idea.

are you familiar with alcohol? without which we probably wouldn't need any laser restrictions at all?

 

[Slycne]

Gonna quote myself when I say:

This totally won't go wrong, nope, not at all.

OT: Wow, that really needs to be band, and the businesses shut down. I know the government going around shutting things down is very bad for PR, but you have a company selling a weapon touting as being the most deadly of it's kind ever, without any restrictions, to anyone, anywhere (in the U.K.), for a rather small price. I'm pretty sure you can't even buy a gun for two hundred seventy dollars (rough estimate), which at least then it's registered and each gun can be traced, at least in one way or another.

$270 is enough to buy several guns if you are not concerned about quality.

 

[Brandon237]

It's not more dangerous than a tazer.

A tazer is less likely to leave permanent damage.

I bet this thing was created as a way of spreading chaos. The designers looked out the window and saw a world of order and peace, and then they thought: Damn, lets find a good way to make shit happen! And so they did...

 

[LTK_70]

It has no semblance to a lightsaber. Closer to a laser gun, actually, which is also pretty good.

 

[RadiusXd]

It's not more dangerous than a tazer.

A tazer is less likely to leave permanent damage.

I bet this thing was created as a way of spreading chaos. The designers looked out the window and saw a world of order and peace, and then they thought: Damn, lets find a good way to make shit happen! And so they did...

Who is darth freakshow to talk?

 

[CaptainCrunch]

Shameless plug time!
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-escapist-show/902-Episode-44-Star-Trek-Phaser-Project

 

[CloggedDonkey]

Gonna quote myself when I say:

This totally won't go wrong, nope, not at all.

OT: Wow, that really needs to be band, and the businesses shut down. I know the government going around shutting things down is very bad for PR, but you have a company selling a weapon touting as being the most deadly of it's kind ever, without any restrictions, to anyone, anywhere (in the U.K.), for a rather small price. I'm pretty sure you can't even buy a gun for two hundred seventy dollars (rough estimate), which at least then it's registered and each gun can be traced, at least in one way or another.

$270 is enough to buy several guns if you are not concerned about quality.

Not really. Average price of a handgun, even crap ones, is five hundred and up, shotguns are roughly eight hundred, and rifles range from cheaper than dirt to more expensive than an upper middle class apartment apartment. And at least then the guns are registered and have a ballistics report, which is almost as reliable as a finger print when it comes to figuring out who's it is.

 

[Singing Gremlin]

This totally won't go wrong, nope, not at all.

OT: Wow, that really needs to be band, and the businesses shut down. I know the government going around shutting things down is very bad for PR, but you have a company selling a weapon touting as being the most deadly of it's kind ever, without any restrictions, to anyone, anywhere (in the U.K.), for a rather small price. I'm pretty sure you can't even buy a gun for two hundred seventy dollars (rough estimate), which at least then it's registered and each gun can be traced, at least in one way or another.

This is stupid. NO ONE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BUY THIS . It's stupidly dangerous and should not be allowed for general publics consumption, and since there are already industrial lasers, theis has no reason for existing. There is literally no point for this things existance, and for everyone that wants one because they look cool, there will be a dickhead who misuses it.

I'm fairly sure this could probably kill someone, leaving no evidence.

Oh my lawd. My friends, it's perhaps the most deadly of it's kind ever, in the same sense a particularly strong perfume could be touted as being the most deadly of it's kind ever. As in it isn't. Being killed by one of these things would be more embarassing than being killed with a lone match. The only way this is particularly dangerous is if you are rendered utterly unable to move and it's shone onto you for three and a half years. Admittedly, it could temporarily blind say a driver, but then a particularly bright torch could do that. Chill out.

 

[Tom Phoenix]

This is all part of an evil plan. Now we are just one step away from a giant "laser" on the moon.

 

[ark123]

It's not more dangerous than a tazer.

A tazer is less likely to leave permanent damage.

I bet this thing was created as a way of spreading chaos. The designers looked out the window and saw a world of order and peace, and then they thought: Damn, lets find a good way to make shit happen! And so they did...

You know those lasers they use to get rid of hair?
Way stronger than this.

 

[ark123]

Really, people, learn to read. Does "May ignite combustible materials" sound like a deadly weapon?

 

[Brandon237]

It's not more dangerous than a tazer.

A tazer is less likely to leave permanent damage.

I bet this thing was created as a way of spreading chaos. The designers looked out the window and saw a world of order and peace, and then they thought: Damn, lets find a good way to make shit happen! And so they did...

Who is darth freakshow to talk?

I'll take that as a joke, hey, He is chaos redefined, and kinda my diametric opposite. Which perfectly explains why I think he is an awesome character.

Oh, and on the subject of chaos and evil Sith Lords, This will be my 666th Post. Muahahaha.

OT: I still think that these are a bit risky, yes, I want one, but I worry about who else wants one aswell.

Oh, and Radius, try to contribute when you post, Not just leave a single line, the mods don't like it and neither do I.

 

[Banana Phone Man]

I lol'ed at the source. Geeks are Sexy. What a great name.

 

[Slycne]

Not really. Average price of a handgun, even crap ones, is five hundred and up, shotguns are roughly eight hundred, and rifles range from cheaper than dirt to more expensive than an upper middle class apartment apartment. And at least then the guns are registered and have a ballistics report, which is almost as reliable as a finger print when it comes to figuring out who's it is.

Your scale needs to be shifted. $500 would buy you a nice fairly high quality handgun. There are near or sub hundred dollar handguns on the market and that's not even taking into account pre-owned firearms. Hell, you can buy AK-47s in some countries for less than $100.

 

[Brandon237]

It's not more dangerous than a tazer.

A tazer is less likely to leave permanent damage.

I bet this thing was created as a way of spreading chaos. The designers looked out the window and saw a world of order and peace, and then they thought: Damn, lets find a good way to make shit happen! And so they did...

You know those lasers they use to get rid of hair?
Way stronger than this.

I'm quite sure those are less commercially available and a lot more unwieldy when pointed at helicopter pilots. I know they aren't that dangerous, but I still see at least one report coming up in the papers about an accident or not so much accident that was caused by one of these. It will be hilarious to read though.

 

[ark123]

It's not more dangerous than a tazer.

A tazer is less likely to leave permanent damage.

I bet this thing was created as a way of spreading chaos. The designers looked out the window and saw a world of order and peace, and then they thought: Damn, lets find a good way to make shit happen! And so they did...

You know those lasers they use to get rid of hair?
Way stronger than this.

I'm quite sure those are less commercially available and a lot more unwieldy when pointed at helicopter pilots. I know they aren't that dangerous, but I still see at least one report coming up in the papers about an accident or not so much accident that was caused by one of these. It will be hilarious to read though.

"Driver crashes into building after staring directly at laser for 12 minutes straight!"

 

[razer17]

I'm fairly sure this could probably kill someone, leaving no evidence.

PLEASE at least have the Faintest idea of what your talking about before you make weighty claims like that in future.

Ergghh. The internet needs sarcasm marks.

This is stupid. NO ONE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BUY THIS . It's stupidly dangerous and should not be allowed for general publics consumption, and since there are already industrial lasers, theis has no reason for existing. There is literally no point for this things existance, and for everyone that wants one because they look cool, there will be a dickhead who misuses it.

I'm fairly sure this could probably kill someone, leaving no evidence.

Hahahah no, it can't.

A: Read my edit. B: Technically it could. It causes burns and cancer. Cancer can kill. Burns can kill.

As for that link you used, there are different types of lasers. The problem with a laser pointer is that they are concentrated into a smaller beam. This is why a Class 4 lasers are used by military and industry.

This is stupid. NO ONE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BUY THIS . It's stupidly dangerous and should not be allowed for general publics consumption, and since there are already industrial lasers, theis has no reason for existing. There is literally no point for this things existance, and for everyone that wants one because they look cool, there will be a dickhead who misuses it.

I'm fairly sure this could probably kill someone, leaving no evidence.

Oh my lawd. My friends, it's perhaps the most deadly of it's kind ever, in the same sense a particularly strong perfume could be touted as being the most deadly of it's kind ever. As in it isn't. Being killed by one of these things would be more embarassing than being killed with a lone match. The only way this is particularly dangerous is if you are rendered utterly unable to move and it's shone onto you for three and a half years. Admittedly, it could temporarily blind say a driver, but then a particularly bright torch could do that. Chill out.

A strong perfume can't permanently blind someone with a split second contact. And no, a bright torch is no where near as powerful as a class 4 laser. There's a reason that these things are used by the military and industry. They can cause immediate and permanent eye damage.

 

[ark123]

A strong perfume can't permanently blind someone with a split second contact. And no, a bright torch is no where near as powerful as a class 4 laser. There's a reason that these things are used by the military and industry. They can cause immediate and permanent eye damage.

Sure it can, just pour the perfume into your eye.

Lasers don't cause cancer.

 

[F-I-D-O]

Gonna quote myself when I say:

This totally won't go wrong, nope, not at all.

OT: Wow, that really needs to be band, and the businesses shut down. I know the government going around shutting things down is very bad for PR, but you have a company selling a weapon touting as being the most deadly of it's kind ever, without any restrictions, to anyone, anywhere (in the U.K.), for a rather small price. I'm pretty sure you can't even buy a gun for two hundred seventy dollars (rough estimate), which at least then it's registered and each gun can be traced, at least in one way or another.

$270 is enough to buy several guns if you are not concerned about quality.

Not really. Average price of a handgun, even crap ones, is five hundred and up, shotguns are roughly eight hundred, and rifles range from cheaper than dirt to more expensive than an upper middle class apartment apartment. And at least then the guns are registered and have a ballistics report, which is almost as reliable as a finger print when it comes to figuring out who's it is.

At my local gun shop/range, you can buy one of the reproductions of the "pepperbox" revolver for $80. It can't shoot very far, is incredibly inaccurate, can barely injure anyone at a distance of more than ten feet, breaks often, and takes much to long to reload. You need to be registered to buy it, but it isn't $270.
As I said in the other thread, bad idea.
However, this will make Christmas in the UK much more interesting to watch, and give a reason to turn on the news...