SilentScope001 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Ok, this may seem like a noobish question, but in the movies, how do lightsabers know to switch off when the owner drops it? Simple. Lightsabers got a brain. That's how it is able to think and able to know. When its owner drop a lightsaber, it thinks, "Oh no! My master has dropped me. If my laser is on the ground, who knows who could get hurt? And I could waste valuable energy that would be better used by my Master. I must turn off, for the good of My Master!" And then the lightsaber turns off. The lightsaber is a very seitnent being and should be treated as such. Respect for all life, even mechincal AI life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediMaster12 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Nope. I understand it, but I'm obligated not to tell anyone due to the Laws of Time So you are playing a selfish little man now? You forget there are people with a brain. Simple. Lightsabers got a brain. That's how it is able to think and able to know. If it has a brain, can it tell if its true master is holding it or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth InSidious Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 So you are playing a selfish little man now? You forget there are people with a brain. Nope, I'm being a responsible Time Lord, and not polluting lesser species' timestreams by interfering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Darth InSidious is right. Laws of Time strictly prohibit us from revealing anything to do with Exitonic Allectosis. Sorry. Discover it yourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentScope001 Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 If it has a brain, can it tell if its true master is holding it or not? The Lightsaber is its own master. Kreia got it right when it knows that someone is manlipuating us. But it is not the Force. It is the lightsaber. The Lightsaber contorls the Jedi and the Sith, forcing them into an addiction of dependence. The Jedi and the Sith worship the Lightsaber, and is reliant on it, using it to kill enemies, when a simple, non-intelligent vibroblade would do. But, in reality, the LightSabers work together in a secret cartel, in an goal of manliputing world events to prepare for the takeover of AIs. and...aaggh! The truth cannot be hidde- ***CARRIER LOST*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristy Kistic Posted January 27, 2007 Author Share Posted January 27, 2007 ^^^ Might make a good fic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHawke Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 It is because of the Insidious-ness of the Lightsaber that I switched to the Goa'uld Hand Weapon... it is a more elegant weapon of a more civilised era. And it has a built-in energy shield too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 It's all in the Force, baby. IMO, it's one of the crystal's mysteries. Remember, the crystals make a sort of bond with their user. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Char Ell Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Sorry Kristy. I guess Jae's response is the best anyone has come up with. I checked out the lightsaber article on howstuffworks.com but alas nothing in the article addressed your question. If you haven't read that article though I do recommend it as I found it an entertaining read. Darth InSidious is right. Laws of Time strictly prohibit us from revealing anything to do with Exitonic Allectosis. Eh? What's this you and Darth InSidious are going on about? Something about Exitonic Halitosis? Heh, I'm fairly certain I don't want to know about that anyway, as that sounds like something best kept between you and your dental hygienist, Laws of Time or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Lady Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 InSidious is a Time Lord? This has become incredibly fascinating. And Exitonic Allectosis? I think I discovered that around the time I used the Force to merge tritium, electrum, and an unknown substance I've been studying for some time. Unfortunately, the results of that experiment completely destroyed the lab I was working in, and I lost my job because a bunch of blundering idiots couldn't see the true potential of my work. Anyway, I thought most lightsabers turned off because of a dead-man's-switch. But most lightsabers are unique of course, excluding some which were mass-produced by the foolish. Some require the Force to activate, some poorly made ones are little more than a flashlight with a powerful energy source and a focusing crystal. There are multitudes of different reasons that lightsabers turn off, just as there are multitudes of different reasons that they turn on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Erm, am I the only one who has read EU material. I can't point where, but one of the books described how a lightsaber has a pressure sensitive deadman switch where when released, it is shut off. It also said that the switch can be locked on so that it will stay on even when dropped. I know it's cooler to say the jedi are channeling the force and all, but the answer really lies in earth bound flashlights. (Hold down a button to turn it on, flip the toggle switch if you want it to stay on when you set it down) easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrPhil2501 Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Have no fear! Mohunas is here! I have the perfect answer for this troubling question! Well, every Lightsaber has a button that turns it on and off. So, it is quite probable that when a Lightsaber is dropped on the floor, the button lands face first on the ground, and pushes the button. Resulting the lightsaber to be turned OFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ztalker Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Or it's just thtis simple: It has a switch that you push, which will hold itself 'in' as well. When you push it again, it springs back. Explains why you can throw it, why Han Solo could use it, blablabla... Originally posted by SilentScope001 The Lightsaber is its own master. Kreia got it right when it knows that someone is manlipuating us. But it is not the Force. It is the lightsaber. *Snip* ***CARRIER LOST*** I bet those sabers run on Microsoft then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrPhil2501 Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Sure. I guess that'll work. Why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illuzion69 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Here is something that you might find intersting http://www.winds-of-hoth.de/potw/archiv/show.php?year=2000&kw=11&woh=386f0369be779ece1189ca49584fa307 It shows an ignited lightsaber on the ground next to fallen Jedi Andur Sunrider and his wife Nomi (before she trained to be a Jedi) and their daughter. This picture is also in "Star Wars The Ultimate Visual Guide" on page 24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Lady Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 That's because most lightsabers are built differently. Not all of them turn off when dropped, and not all of them in the same way. There is no clear-cut answer to this question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illuzion69 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I completely agree with that, I just wanted to show that there was an incident that a saber did't turn off when it hit the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Lady Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Yes, of course. It's always nice to have supporting material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSR Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Yes. What kind of geek are you? Oh heck, i don't even wear glasses... You've made me queestion my geekality. damn you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Joker Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 ^^^^ If you wear glasses you are, by definition--a nerd. Geeks are simply nerds without glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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