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quote: "a 20-year-old man and his 17-year-old female friend were filming a mock duel in homage to ... a light-saber clash between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker."
Don't really mind fools blowing themselves up, but they should force the guy to do it again with the correct genders, sheesh.
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Hmmmm, has anyone heard from PsyLiam lately?
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quote:Two British Star Wars fans sustained critical injuries after constructing their own light sabers from fluorescent light tubes filled with liquid fuel.
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I suppose they couldn't find some Lava for one of them to burn in... (That is if they were trying to recreate the Obi Wan/Annakin duel)
Personally the end of The Phantom Menace had a better light sabre duel - I was disappointed with the Obi Wan/Annakin one. Too many up close shots etc. The duel in the Phantom Menace was much more fluid and artistic.
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Well, the music in TMP for the duel was better, but the splicing between the (boring) "retake the castle" scenes kinds kills the momentum.
All the sabre stuff in ATOC sucked out loud.
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Enough spoilers and movie discussion. There are threads for that elsewhere. I want to know who in the �uck would fill a fluorescent light tube with liquid fuel to try make a lightsaber? Why would you do that? Seriously, I'm asking. Is there a reason? Because that just sounds crazy-ass-crazy to me.
Now, taking said fuel-filled fluorescent tubes and banging them against each other is just plain stupid. I mean unless you've set your ambition towards winning a Darwin award or something.
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I dont understand the fuel bit either- aside from self immolation, that is.
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According to a police spokeswoman, the police found glass tubes and accelerant when they got there. They probably thought the flames would stay inside of the tube, like a wierd lava lamp. They might not even need to hit them together - the petrol might have made the tubes explode in their faces! Eejits!
How dumb can they be! And as if to answer my question, they filmed the whole thing as well!
Apparently, they were both in critical condition last Tuesday, but that was the last time it was in the news. If anybody is near the Broomfield Hospital, in Chelmsford, why not pay them a visit. Ask for the specialist burns unit there.
I see a Darwin Award honourable mention comming up at the very least...
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I'm fairly certain you have to actually succeed at sterilizing yourself before you're eligible to receive one of those.
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Not quite. In order to recive a Darwin, you must remove yourself from the gene pool, either by death, or less often sterilisation, and this event must pertain to a number of rules.
The rules are (I think) 1-The applicant must be removed from the gene pool. 2-The applicant should display an outstanding lack of judgement during said event. 3-The applicant must be the cause of their removal from the gene pool. 4-The applicant must of sound mind. 5-The event must be real.
People, who's stupidity is so very impressive, but fail to fit into one of these categories may recive an honourable mention, as a sort of wooden spoon.
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Teh PW
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Who cares. two retards with NO FUCKING COMMON SENCE, get to enjoy their remainder lives, maimed.
i don't know who to pity more, the fools themselves or the system that will have carry the slack in terms medical bills they will likely never be capable of paying themselves because, depending on thier long term recover, may never be able to function fully like the rest of us...
our society doesn't exactly have open arms for the burned and maimed. you never turned away in shame or disgust when you see less fortunate folk?
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