Two people in critical condition after 'Lightsaber duel'

[Jebus]

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/24/uk.lightsabre/index.html
'Lightsaber duel': two critical

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 Posted: 1419 GMT (2219 HKT)

LONDON, England -- Two Star Wars fans are in critical condition after apparently trying to make "lightsabers" by filling fluorescent light tubes with petrol, British media reports say.

Mark Webb, 20, and an unnamed 17-year-old girl are believed to have been filming the mock duel as they poured fuel into two glass tubes and lit it.

The pair were taken to hospital after one of the devices exploded in woodland at Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, on Sunday evening.

A spokeswoman for Hertfordshire Police told the UK's Press Association Tuesday that a third person present at the incident had been questioned.

A videotape was found nearby.

The spokeswoman told PA: "A 17-year-old girl and a 20-year-old man from Hemel Hempstead suffered serious injuries. They have been transferred to a specialist burns unit in Chelmsford, Essex, and are still critically ill in hospital.

"At this stage we are unable to confirm the exact circumstances, but glass tubes and traces of accelerant (flammable substance) were found at the scene."

The final film in the Star Wars series, Revenge Of The Sith, arrived at UK cinemas last week.

One of the crucial scenes features a lightsabre battle between Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker.
:)

[nieh]

"Two Star Wars fans are in critical condition after apparently trying to make "lightsabers" by filling fluorescent light tubes with petrol, British media reports say."

I wonder if those people knew that they can buy imitation light sabers...?

[Jebus]

"Two Star Wars fans are in critical condition after apparently trying to make "lightsabers" by filling fluorescent light tubes with petrol, British media reports say."

I wonder if those people knew that they can buy imitation light sabers...?
That wouldn't be as cool though.

[nieh]

Yeah, they wouldn't have ended up in the news had they decided to buy one instead.

That being said, these imitation light sabers are pretty badass.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0007PHN3A/002-2376104-7044067?v=glance&s=toys&vi=pictures&img=14#more-pictures
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0007PHN30/002-2376104-7044067?v=glance&s=toys&vi=pictures&img=14#more-pictures

[Not Ozymandias]

If they die or can't reproduce because of this we have a Darwin Award finalist.

[Kitten]

I wonder when that video is going to hit the internet...
If they try to sue Star Wars and George Lucas, I think we can say we have a winner. I am pretty sure Anakin and Obi-Wan didn't stop to refill their lightsabres with unleaded fuel half way through the battle scene.

[Jebus]

I want to get me one of these babies
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0007TZX1K/qid=1116994806/sr=2-2/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_2/104-3728447-5366317
Check out the review at the top.

[nieh]

all the reviews showing on that page are great. Apparently 8 out of 17 people found this review helpful:

I wear this suit every day ever since the accident at Jack In The Box with the fryer. I was making some tacos and some grease splashed on me. I was smoking at the time and I caught on fire. I was rushed to the hospital and they put this suit on me. I can't go swimming anymore which is kind of sad since I was the trailor part slip and slide champion three years in a row.

[Anya82]

it's sad to know some people are seriously injured but.......

how can people be that stupid?? and they're no little kids, i guess they can think a bit, and realize that's dangerous!!!
It really gets me out of my nerves when i read or listen to things like that happening.

[Jebus]

I've been wanting this darth vader msk for a while.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000231FSQ/qid=1116994806/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/104-3728447-5366317
I love this review
259 of 307 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 stars Now, I am the master, November 15, 2004

Reviewer: chatchi (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
As the manager of a team of ten employees, I could sense that I was losing my grasp on them. I tried a number of different techniques to get them back on board, but after resorting to an unsuccessful five-week phase of using profanity to emphasize my demands, I realized that I was beginning to run out of options. I needed something that would reinforce the fact that I was the authority, and that my team had to do everything I said.

With the recent DVD release of the original "Star Wars" trilogy, I was reminded of the command and fear that the evil Darth Vader had over people. His menacing appearance and voice were just what I needed to bring my team back together and achieve the levels of productivity I strived for.

The mask arrived at the perfect time. Morale was low, and my employees were starting to undermine everything I told them. I found their lack of faith disturbing, so I scheduled an emergency meeting for my team. Showing up five minutes late -- waiting until the tension was thick -- I made my dramatic entrance into the room. Wearing all black and my Darth Vader Voice Changer Helmet, I could literally see beads of sweat instantly form on their foreheads. My imposing visage made my statement clear -- I was the boss.

Utilizing the helmet's voice changer and actual pre-recorded movie lines, my employees quickly recognized that their ability to be insubordinate was insignificant next to the power of upper management.

I may have needed the Darth Vader Voice Changer Helmet to command respect from my team, but because of it, they may yet be of some use to me.

[sKratch]

it's sad to know some people are seriously injured but.......

how can people be that stupid?? and they're no little kids, i guess they can think a bit, and realize that's dangerous!!!
It really gets me out of my nerves when i read or listen to things like that happening.
Um, before calling people stupid realize that you're missing a pretty funny joke.

[kaze]

If they die or can't reproduce because of this we have a Darwin Award finalist.

I agree. Definatly Darwin award material.

That Darth Vader mask review is awesome. I wonder if my boss would buy one, no one listens to him.