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This Retractable Plasma Lightsaber Burns at 4,000 °F

There’s been an endless number of real-life “lightsabers” made as one-offs or props, but most of them don’t do the film’s civilized blade justice in terms of raw power. A new, fully retractable plasma ...
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Engineers Made a Working Bat-Signal and Drove It Around Town

The Bat-Signal wouldn’t work in real life. But that didn’t stop the team at Hacksmith Industries from making one that does. Their latest YouTube video shows the trials and tribulations involved. The ...
CNET

Make a Mass Effect plasma rifle from a Nerf gun

Watch the Hacksmith team transform a mere Nerf gun into a faux-plasma rifle worthy of a Mass Effect battle. Bonnie Burton Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV shows, comics, science and ...
Gizmodo

These YouTubers Made an Iron Man Glove With a Real Plasma Cutter, and It Seems Very Dangerous

Honestly, if Iron Man really existed, he’d probably be more dangerous to himself than anyone else. The people at the Hacksmith specialize in making machines you probably should not make. They’ve made ...
CBC.ca

Canadian YouTubers engineer hyper-realistic plasma lightsaber that can cut through steel

The YouTuber and his team at Hacksmith Industries in Kitchener, Ont., have created a hyper-realistic, retractable plasma lightsaber that reaches a scorching heat of 2,200 C. "That's above the melting ...