Reality or fiction? How to make your own lightsaber!

1. David Metge Paul Vergé

4. STAR WARS LIGHTSABER Presentation of the LightSaber Why the movie version is hightyimpossible First solutions Telescopic mirror Convex lens The ultimate solution: the plasma !

5. Presentation of the LightSaber

6. Description

7. The Power Cell Source of energy: diatium power cell Power fieldconductor Power vortex ring

8. The Crystal EnergyChamber Heart of the LightSaber PrimaryEnergy Conversion 2 crystalsalignedperfectly

9. The Energy Channel and Controls Wherebladeisgenerated

10. Why use a lightsaber at home?

11. Both cut and toast the bagel in one stroke...

12. Hedge Trimming...

13. Lighting a cigarette...

14. Sawing through PVC pipe

15. Reheating coffee...

16. Serving Cake...

17. Felling a tree...

18. Why the movie version is highly impossible

19. Light is invisible

20. Light is invisible

21. Light has no limit

22. Light has no limit

23. Power supply

24. Power supply

25. FIRST SOLUTIONS Telescopic mirrors Convex lens

26. Telescopic mirror

27. Convex lens What is a convex lens ? Use:

28. Convex lens Application to laser : Problems

29. The Solution: The Plasma What is the plasma ?

30. The Solution: The Plasma Application

31. The Solution: The Plasma Advantages

32. The Solution: The Plasma Problems HOT !! Tough to control

33. The Ultimate Solution Using a magnetic field :

34. The Ultimate Solution ... ...has some issues: Size of the field Polarity problem

35. Conclusion

36. Some questions you must have, young padawans !