2 Star War fans injured after mock light sabres


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Two Star Wars fans are in a critical condition in hospital after apparently trying to make lightsabres by filling fluorescent light tubes with petrol.

A man, aged 20, and a girl of 17 are believed to have been filming a mock duel when they poured fuel into two glass tubes and lit it.

The pair were rushed to hospital after one of the devices exploded in woodland at Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

A third person present at the incident had been questioned, police said.

Videotape found

A videotape was found nearby by police called to the scene on Sunday.

A police spokeswoman said the pair were taken to West Herts Hospital before being transferred to the specialist burns unit at Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, in Essex.

They are both said to be in a critical condition.

She said the 17-year-old girl and a 20-year-old man from Hemel Hempstead suffered serious injuries.

She added: "At this stage we are unable to confirm the exact circumstances, but glass tubes and traces of accelerant (flammable substance) were found at the scene."

The final film in the Star Wars series, Revenge Of The Sith, arrived at UK cinemas last week.

One of the crucial scenes features a lightsabre battle between Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker.

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bu...rts/4575291.stm

Don't try this at home!! :pinch:

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Stupid people :wacko: Sounds just as stupid as someone going out pulling a Counter Strike move and killing people.

"The game made me do it, it was the game" :pinch:

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OMG!!!! WTF.... LOL....I guess they didn't read the article in HowStuffWorks, about how to make a lightsaber... :)

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A man, aged 20, and a girl of 17 are believed to have been filming a mock duel when they poured fuel into two glass tubes and lit it.

omigawd!!! they could have rather used welding torches

:D

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Oh dear what a pair of RETARDS...

leave the stunts and SFX to the professionals guys and girls...

:wacko:

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Any pics of the girl before the accident?

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OMG... :rolleyes: HAHAHA

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Sad to say but this has to be natural selection hard at work.

What a bunch of idiots.. petrol and glass and fire sound like an absolutely SUPERB combination. Where the hell were they when science lessons were taking place?!

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Agreed: Natural Selection.

All these things with stupid safety messages. Batteries saying "Do not chew".

I say "Chew, go for it. If that's what you want to do, it's your call!"

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Sad to say but this has to be natural selection hard at work.

What a bunch of idiots.. petrol and glass and fire sound like an absolutely SUPERB combination. Where the hell were they when science lessons were taking place?!

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Maybe they did not pay enough attention in class...

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Well their in essex.......... their doomed anyways..... poor ******s :devil:

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Hey theres nothing wrong with Essex im in Chelmsford as i speak, by now means the best place in the world but hey beats wearing a kilt and eating a cows intestines. :p

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Damn I was going to do the EXACT same thing tommrow :rolleyes:

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tell us if it works!!

:p

fjv.

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He won't have to. We can read about here after the newspaper prints the story about him blowing himself up. :)

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