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Two Star Wars fans are in a critical condition in hospital after apparently trying to make light sabres by filling fluorescent light tubes with petrol.
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This is why I stick to the light-up plastic variety.
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I think anybody who does something this stupid at the age of 20 still qualifies as boy.
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Oh, thank God. Just think, if these two weren't Star Wars geeks, they might have actually mated, and just think what that would have done to the gene pool.
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Creative, but insanely stupid... whatever happened to safe stuff like lawn darts?
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When I heard this on the radio yesterday, I felt rather sad that there were at least two people I know who might have thought about this as well.
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I actually envy the guy, he not only located a female geek, but presuaded her to do something stupid with him. I wish I had a female geek who would do something stupid with me.
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I came here intent on posting an a-chow, but I can't find any. Maybe I was just hallucinating last night...
Regarding the OP: Ouch. Just ouch.
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kita, the answer to your question is in the second half of your sentence.
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I want footage! I have beer, I have nachos, I wanna see the movie!
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quote:Originally posted by Troodon: I actually envy the guy, he not only located a female geek, but presuaded her to do something stupid with him. I wish I had a female geek who would do something stupid with me.
If you find one, propose marriage immediately. Geek Girls like that are hard to find.
My wife was disappointed we didn't go see EpIII at the midnight showing...but I pointed out that she fell asleep at the midnight showing of EpII...
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quote:Originally posted by kita_cryingoveryou: Why would you fill a neon tube with gasoline to make a lightsabre
Because they were idiots.
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quote:Originally posted by DemonWolf: I want footage! I have beer, I have nachos, I wanna see the movie!
Me too!! I say we take up a collection & bribe a police officer for a copy!
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*grabs money* I have... hmmm... plenty of leftover Tex-Mex for more nachos, a spare pony of Sam Adams, and a rather disturbingly large amount of Gatorade. Shall we watch the morons?
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I'm no scientist, but I do know that bulbs like the ones they used are meant to be filled with fluorine or some similar gas (such as neon or argon, depending on the color you want.) Why anyone would fill them with gasoline**, I have no idea. And if you're dueling with them, glass seems to be a poor choice. Wouldn't it break?
I'm not much of a Star Wars fan, but I'm a fantasy/RPG/anime/video games geek. I'd love to put on a silly costume and "duel" someone. (Plastic or metal only. No glass swords.)
**I've heard that petrol is actually a bit different than American gasoline. Whichever they used, it's still a stupid idea.
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Petrol and gasoline are one and the same. Their way of reading octane ratings is a bit different (higher), but their gas is same as ours.
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I suppose it's possible that their petrol is a slightly different blend then our gas, like how the gas in California is a different blend than the rest of the US, but it still basically the same stuff.
I have heard that European diesel is a bit different from ours; it's made to be cleaner burning than ours, I think.
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A friend and I got into a duel with toy lightsabers in the WalMart toy section once. It was, oh, 1:30 AM or so. But no gasoline or glass were involved. The look of horror on face of the employee who caught us was dangerous enough!
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I will only be truly astonished when a thread is titled "Two hurt in REAL light sabre duel".
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