The lightsaber created by Alex Burkan is capable of cutting through steel.
The lightsaber or lightsaber It is the emblematic weapon of the Star Wars universe, it is carried by the Jedi Knights and the Sith. Probably one of the most desired gadgets by fans of the saga. However, despite the fact that there are several versions of this collectible, none is capable of being used as a real weapon. However, Russian youtuber Alex Burkan has managed to build the first lightsaber it works.
Burkan is a engineering who makes videos in which he recreates elements of the cinema, such as elements of Iron Man’s armor, Whiplash’s weapons, among others. The youtuber is a fan of the Star Wars universe and one of his dreams was to create a lightsaber like the one in the movies.
In 2020 He posted a video where he can be seen assembling his lightsaber. He details that the process was long since it required several studies that allow everything to work properly.
Burkan’s lightsaber can produce a meter-long blade of plasma that can reach temperatures of over 2,800 °C.
“The key component of my lightsaber is an electrolyser, that is, a device that can generate a large amount of hydrogen and oxygen and compress the gas to any pressure without a mechanical compressor,” said Burkan. In this way, he manipulated it to produce the shape of the plasma blade he needed for his weapon.
The lightsaber is inspired by the weapon of the character Starkiller from the game ‘The Force Unleashed’.
This January I have made it the recognition, by the Record Guinness, to be the first person to build a lightsaber that actually works, since it can go through steel, among other surfaces. (AND)
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