The problem I see, is that a plasma discharge of intensity would make the air very hot, very quickly and would consume the oxygen in a confined area very quickly. Just holding it near you, it would probably be unbearably hot, even contained in a magnetic field. We're talking 12k F / 6.6k C temperatures.

To make real life lightsaber, all that you need are replaces it's lens and crystals with electromagnetic rings as contary to popular belief, it's beam are in fact are Plasma instead photon

How about going back to laser tech, arranging a dozen lasers in a circular formation in the handle, and using a thinner ceramic rod with a flat round flange on the end to act as the end point for the laser beams. You could even have it spinning at a high enough speed that there wouldn't be any air time between the beams.

I would upload a pic but, well its Sunday, meh.

Originally posted by LogicalThinker88
How about going back to laser tech, arranging a dozen lasers in a circular formation in the handle, and using a thinner ceramic rod with a flat round flange on the end to act as the end point for the laser beams. You could even have it spinning at a high enough speed that there wouldn't be any air time between the beams.

I would upload a pic but, well its Sunday, meh.

I like this actually better than the plasma idea mainly because in my mind a lightsabre is exactly that made of light and not a plasma sword such as the one in my OP.

This weapon could also have additional applications, such as you could fire laser shots for long range like a star trek phaser, as well as the sword element.



Korg.