Michio Kaku -- Can you build a real lightsaber?

dr. Michio Kaku attempts to build a real lightsaber from the Star Wars universe using modern technology
spawnflaggersays...

for those that didn't have time to watch the whole thing here's the answer, (spoiler alert) - Today: NO. 50 years from now: MAYBE.

My main issue with his design is the ceramics - sure they can withstand heat, but they are brittle. So if 2 lightsabers of his design clashed together, they would just shatter into small pieces and you'd have huge plasma firehoses for a few seconds until everyone was dead.

siftbotsays...

Moving this video to kulpims's personal queue. It failed to receive enough votes to get sifted up to the front page within 2 days.

articiansays...

Yep. As soon as I saw who was responsible for the conversation in this video, I stopped watching. This guy is the Peter Molyneux of scientific outreach.

billpayersaid:

Michio Kaku and his bullshit 'science' shows, yawn

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