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Posted by Jonathan Worthing (Member # 803) on 05-24-2005, 07:06 AM:

OMG [Eek!]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/4575291.stm

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Two hurt in mock lightsabre duel

Revenge of The Sith is the sixth Star Wars film to be released
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.

Posted by Jeremy Fuentes (Member # 2135) on 05-24-2005, 07:11 AM:

Stupid, indeed, they are. The wisest Jedi's, certainly, they are not.

Posted by Jonathan Worthing (Member # 803) on 05-24-2005, 07:45 AM:

Idiots it too small a word for them. [bs]

for brains would be more suitable

They are not geeks as they would know that mixing Petrol with floresent tubes is not a good idea.

No internet link at there home.

Posted by Randy Stankey (Member # 64) on 05-24-2005, 08:06 AM:

PLOP!! PLOP!!

There goes the sound of two more pellets of clorine dropping into the gene pool! [Big Grin]

Posted by Wolff King Morrow (Member # 2226) on 05-24-2005, 10:08 AM:

They forgot to use the force. A very important safety feature of sword fighting, especially when you use burning glass tubes!

Posted by Dominic Espinosa (Member # 2122) on 05-24-2005, 06:55 PM:

Seriously, how freakin stupid do you have to be...

Powered by gasoline, a light saber is not.
Instead the force, you must use.

Posted by Mike Olpin (Member # 1115) on 05-24-2005, 07:17 PM:

Tired of geeks talking like yoda, I am.
In properly worded sentences, people should speak.

[Roll Eyes]