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laconicsax

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11. According to the lightsaber entry on Wookiepedia...
Fri May 18, 2012, 07:08 PM
May 2012
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lightsaber
The weapon consisted of a blade of pure plasma emitted from the hilt and suspended in a force containment field. The field contained the immense heat of the plasma, protecting the wielder, and allowed the blade to keep its shape.


Of course, the same entry states that the blade is massless, yet generates a strong gyroscopic effect...

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