If we can't have all of them, what aspect of a lightsaber do you think is most essential? 🤔

So, basically. We can't create a lightsaber, but we CAN create a deathstar. cool

How close scientists are to being sued by Disney?

“We’re pretty close to a lightsaber, but not there yet.” Hacksmith: “hold my beer”

"A century or two away from having a real light saber" Literally a year later hacksmith creates a retractable plasma blade.

I mean someone did make a protosaber “Hacksmith” And there’s now a plasma one.

All I want is something that looks like a lightsaber and doesn’t break when I hit my brother with it

Who else is here after seeing the new hacksmith lightsaber

The Hacksmith be like “the future is now old man"

2019: how close are we to making a lightsaber 2070: how close are we to making a death star

Scientists: Lightsabers are impossible and would take too much energy The Hacksmith: Lightsaber go BRRR

Seeker: you can’t make a real lightsaber The Hacksmith: hold my plasma

Hacksmith: **exists** Seeker: why do I hear boss music?

So You're telling me there's a chance.

"We won't have one for a century or two" So how do I live an extra 200 years

“We realize that there are no actual scientific endeavours focused on specifically creating a lightsaber right now” Hacksmith: what am i, a soda volcano?

We aren’t as close to creating one Hacksmith: ”hold my calculator”

Seeker:how close are we to creating a lightsaber Hacksmith: am I a joke to you

1:30 Beam of a lightsaber *isn't* contained by the force power of a user. Otherwise non-force users couldn't wield it. Who's your lore guy?

Who else came here after the hacksmith made the first lightsaber that actually works?

Hacksmith just proved this man wrong😂😂

"But this is probably the closest I could ever get to hold one" "Or is it?" *vsauce music plays*

1:28 Guy: Contained in the force powers of the user General Gevious: Am I a joke to you

Meanwhile 16 hours ago from when typing this comment, Hacksmith has made a real life plasma based retractable proto saber lightsaber

We are close but it’s not possible” **Hacksmith alreayd creates retractable lightsaber** Me: bet you feel stupid now...;)

Seeker: lightsabers aren't possible with our current technology The Hacksmith: am I a joke to you

How to trigger people: light sword

Go watch Hacksmith, he made a real life lightsaber. As Han Solo once said: "Never tell me the odds".

The Hacksmith: *Challenge Accepted*

When you accidentally break off the mirror of your lightsaber and you cut the moon in half

Seeker: "The beam of a lightsaber is contained by the force powers of the user." Literally everyone: "That's not how the Force works!"

Seeker: You can't make a lightsaber Hacksmith: hold my four protosabers

they said: a century or two.... the hacksmith: i will end this man's career

Imagine minding your own business then getting robbed by a Sith

If Nikola Tesla lived longer, we will probably have a working lightsabers.

Seeker: How Close Are We to Creating a Lightsaber? The Hacksmith: Allow me to introduce myself

Who is here after hacksmith created the first ever real lightsaber

*Year 3019: HOW TO MAKE A DIY LIGHTSABER ON KZfaq*

"How close are we to creating a lightsaber?" Me: We *are* on the verge of greatness. We *are* this close.

whenever this things are created I'm gonna hunt down anyone that has one, I'm gonna have a huge collection

Neon for red, krypton for green- Lex Luthor: did you say krypton?

More like how close are we to raiding a jedi temple with the bois and killing some younglings who's with me

The Hacksmith just created a primitive one but it’s awesome.

Meanwhile The hacksmith creating an actual lightsaber: future is now old man

Lightsaber duels are one of those things where you hear the sounds even without the audio.

Seeker: how close are we on building lightsaber? Hacksmith : Closer than you thought

Scientists:light sabers pls that can’t be made Hacksmyth:plasma lightsaber coming right up

I’m waiting for: How close are we to learning the force?

meanwhile at hacksmith: filming a real saber fight.

I say we're pretty close now thanks to the hacksmith

Kudos once again Seeker!! A really fun video and having doc Lincoln just put it right over the top!!

10:42 "An elegant weapon for a more civilized age" Obi-Wan: so uncivilised.

jokes on you, hacksmith already made the first retractable lightsaber

Who’s here after the Hacksmith made the worlds first retractable plasma lightsaber?

How close are we to meeting Jar Jar Binks

Where in SW Cannon does it say the beam is contained by the Force of the user? Finn didn't use the Force, Han Solo definitely didn't, hell.....even Luke himself didn't have any Force control until he started sparing with that floating ball in the Falcon on the way to Alderaan.

Fun fact: in official star wars canon, standard lightsabers are quite literally a hilt, and that hilt forms an electromagnetic field on one end, before releasing plasma from a kyberr crystal, which is a fancy crystal that contains a hell lot of plasma. We can, as proven by another video I saw today, make plasma within the hilt, so it won't be too much of a problem (though your duel will only last 30 seconds, and won't allow lightsaber clashing). Anyway, said plasma is contained in the electromagnetic field, which is how it manages to deflect things - the blaster bolts work similarly, and it is actually the electromagnetic fields (not the blades) clashing with one another. Sadly, we don't have kyberr crystals in real life and we can't manipulate electromagnetic fields in this way (yet) meaning a proper light saber is nigh impossible until we can make a giant electromagnetic tube and fill it with plasma. TL;DR: Lightsabers are just an electromagnetic field filled with lots of plasma from a crystal in the hilt. To add on, there is also something called a 'Vibrosaber' or a 'Vibroblade' which is essentially similar to the mirror method, but there is no laser. Instead it is ONLY the electromagnetic field, and it's pretty much a weaker lightsaber that only zaps you when it hits you. Some variations include the plasma in very limited quantities, not enough to do more than a flesh burn. It's used by jedi younglings and padawans for training before they get to use the actual lightsabers. You never see them in the movies. TL;DR: Vibrosabers are like the mirror thing, but they are supposed to only zap you Then we have protosabers. Protosabers, or Archaic Lightsabers, are exactly what the name suggests: an old, pre-lightsaber lightsaber design. It works on the same concept as a normal lightsaber, except it doesn't have the kyberr crystal, and instead uses a bulky, vulnerable powerpack that you place on your back, connected to the lightsaber by a cord which, when turned on, produces plasma just like the lightsabers we know and love today, just way more unstable, and weaker. Oh, and heavier. Way heavier. Instead of Kyberr crystals, they would use a focusing crystal. However, protosabers have highly limited lifetime - you can't use them for many years on end like a lightsaber, and they will run out eventually and need to be refilled. Then we move onto Retrosabers, which are the exact same thing as protosabers, but different. They instead use a smaller power pack, a lot smaller - about the size of a pouch - which the user clips to their belt, and keeps on their hip, attached to the weapon by a small cord. It's way lighter and less bulky than the last version. But the real thing that made it way better is that you can flick a switch on it, activating a high-power mode, which uses a lot more power, but makes it more dangerous and powerful, more comparable to modern lightsabers, but this is only temporary and can't be used for too long. Retrosabers were way rarer, and not used as much, but did find their way well into the clone wars by certain jedi who opted to use it over the traditional lightsabers we all know and love. Certainly, protosabers and retrosabers are more possible, though we'll still need to learn how to manipulate electromagnetic fields without conducting it through material. TL;DR: There are also older lightsaber models called protosabers that use a power pack, and are way weaker (& heavier), and have limited lifetime. Later versions are called Retrosabers, being way rarer and less widespread, having a smaller power pack and a 'high power' mode.

"a century or two away from having a lightsaber..." The HackSmith: *"Allow us to introduce ourselves... "*

Ya'know.....there has never been any actual mention that there isn't a telescoping rod inside the beam of a lightsaber. They certainly don't protrude or retract at the speed of light as there are several scenes where a lightsaber can be seen doing either at a slow enough speed to be observable. Jus say'n

I don't care if they cut through sh*t, I just want a simple beam of controlled light!..

The answer is light years away

The lightsaber was said by their own games what they are made of, it’s plasma contained by a magnetic field to make it that shape and contain it

The hacksmith build one. The Future is now

This was actually amazing and by far exceeded my expectations! Very well done!

WAIT WAITWAITWAITWAITWAIT WAIT the beam is definitely contained by a magnetic field and not by the force. Never usually comment but it felt like someone kicked me straight in my lore bone D:

Seeker: You cant create a Lights-- Hacksmith: Hold my Garage

There is not a scientist searching how make a lightsaber Hacksmith: yes but actually no

While it's not quite a "lightsaber" per-se but in fact a protosaber which uses an external power pack, The Hacksmith has actually successfully made a plasma protosaber quite recently, basically meaning protsabers are completely possible. That could very well be as close as we can get for now.

I find your lack of faith disturbing!

So im gonna be dead and not be able to see it alright bye now im gonna cry

"I estimate that we're still a century or 2 away from having a lightsaber" The Hacksmith: "No thanks, I'll just build one now"

“We’re pretty close to a lightsaber, but not there yet.” Hacksmith: “my pp itch”

Just put a pole through the middle, put a mirror in the top, surround the circumference with powerful contained lasers

The Hacksmith has made 3 versions of the Lightsaber known as the Protosaber (I think). He is by far the closest person to making a real life lightsaber as of that video

hacksmith: hold my beer

I love how the hacksmith just created the first ever true proto saber a little over a year after this was posted😂😂😂😂

we wont be able to have one for a century or two next video: how close are we to living 200 years

We have a protosaber now

The Hacksmith: am I a joke to you PD: he has done a plasma lightsaber, and it looks just like the movies.

Is anyone here after hack smith made the first real lightsaber

Antimatter? Sheev: The dark side is a path to abilities some consider to be unnatural

Seeker: how close are we to creating lightsabers? The hacksmith: allow me to introduce myself

Me: it’s gonna be impossible to make a lightsaber 2020 and hack smith:hold my light saber

Hack smith: *the future is now old man*

Hacksmith: hold my beard, Actually give that back.

I couldnt wait until we had our own real lightsabers, and I'm such a Starwars nerd that I learned how to do 3d animation and special effects to be able to make my own little starwars film, So I went to Thailand and made what I imagine a StarWars Travel film would look like lolol. It's fun and honestly a pretty good first swing at 3d animation - if you want more StarWars stuff to consume, it's on my channel and I'm really proud of it!

everyone's talking about hacksmith, and of course theyre cool with burning sticks, but Alex Lab just made a stickless one but its only fire with a lightsaber like length. check his vid out

0:45 the hacksmith begs to differ

0:16 the disrespect of Darth Vader’s hilt igniting blue

Grandpa: lightsabers will never be possible Me: Ok Boomer

The Hacksmith: Hold ma beer

It's 2020 and we created a real light saber hacksmith

We can't build a lightsaber but we can start ww3

"Your lack of faith disturbs m-" *Evaporates along with everything in a 30 ft radius*

we are done with it, The hacksmith built a real one.

"How close are we to creating a lightsaber?" The Hacksmith: Are we blind?!

10:20 There’s the answer you’ll looking for.

Isn't a lightsaber's beam more a beam of plasma contained and shaped by a forcefield, not the force itself?

Seeker:We just can’t produce a light saber any time soon 😥 Hacksmith: I unplugged it and plugged it back in 🤠

I have an idea. As an example, take a blowtorch. The flame of a blowtorch is consistent enough and being ejected from the torch with enough force to create a smooth, solid-looking flame. So if you forced a high-powered, highly condensed flame through a narrow emitter, you could create a thin, long flame that could burn almost any material.