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    Object » Lightsaber appears in 1032 issues.

    A weapon in the Star Wars Universe associated with the Jedi and the Sith.

    How does a Lightsaber stay active?

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    _Atomikill_

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    They hold it in with the Force, perhaps? I actually am curious on this now that you've asked.

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    Also what stops the light part of the saber from going on forever like a laser pointer or a flashlight? Its a light saber so the light should go all the way until it hits something, right?

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    From most designs I've seen, they appear to have a button of some short which must be pressed to activate/deactivate them. Though I'm unsure if the wielder of said lightsaber must continuously hold the button down, but if so then this would explain why they deactivate when a Jedi/Sith drops it.

    As for how they remain activated when thrown, I'd say that the use of the Force is involved somehow. I mean, we're talking about them throwing a lightsaber through the air and then using the Force to bring it right back to them, so saying that they also use the Force to keep it activated isn't that hard to believe.

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    @blade_r: Exactly. Do we have a Star Wars buff in here that can answer our questions?

    Lol I have no idea, im sure there are some pretty big star wars fans on here though, ive seen plenty star wars related threads since I joined.

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