Thursday, May 26, 2005

Taking Fiction to Reality - Tragic Results

"Sith" Fans Maimed in Lightsaber Mishap - Yahoo! News
Well while taking some time off from blogging I took in "Revenge of the Sith" - Star Wars Episode III... Good movie and by far the best of the second trilogy - but these guys took it to far - it would be comical if not for the tragedy.
Two British Star Wars fans sustained critical injuries after constructing their own lightsabers from fluorescent light tubes filled with liquid fuel.
According to British media reports, a 20-year-old man and his 17-year-old female friend were filming a mock duel in homage to Star Wars: Episode III--Revenge of the Sith, the latest chapter of George Lucas' record-breaking franchise.
The duo were reportedly emulating one of Sith's key battles, a lightsaber clash between Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker.
The two Brits suffered severe burns when their homemade sabers exploded. The two had been videotaping their clash. They have been hospitalized at Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire since the accident Sunday.

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