Timeline for What motivated Lucas to convert a torch (flashlight) into a deadly weapon?
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| Apr 5, 2015 at 18:18 | history | edited | Mark Rogers | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 5, 2015 at 11:06 | history | edited | Paul D. Waite | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 5, 2015 at 10:46 | history | edited | Doctor Doom |
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| Apr 18, 2014 at 13:16 | comment | added | Doc | I strongly suggest you watch this featurette which goes through the entire creation of the lightsaber - from the idea, to the sound, to the special effects and etc. | |
| Apr 18, 2014 at 11:30 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackSciFi/status/457118975751892992 | ||
| Apr 17, 2014 at 5:27 | answer | added | IKM | timeline score: 12 | |
| Apr 16, 2014 at 21:17 | comment | added | Doctor Doom | @KeithThompson In India, we use torch to refer flashlight.. Probably, an effect of UK.. :) | |
| Apr 16, 2014 at 18:41 | history | edited | Keith Thompson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 16, 2014 at 18:41 | comment | added | Keith Thompson | In US English, the word "torch" usually refers to something like a wooden stick burning at the top. What UK English calls a "torch" is called a "flashlight" in US English. I don't suggest that the UK usage is wrong, just that it may be confusing to some readers. | |
| Apr 16, 2014 at 17:40 | vote | accept | Doctor Doom | ||
| Apr 16, 2014 at 17:34 | answer | added | Moogle | timeline score: 34 | |
| Apr 16, 2014 at 17:34 | comment | added | joshbirk | I think it was more of a "sword" inspiration than a torch. TBH, this is easily Googled - here is a page with plausible influences: moongadget.com/origins/lightsabers.html | |
| Apr 16, 2014 at 17:25 | history | asked | Doctor Doom | CC BY-SA 3.0 |