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		xeonmc 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: YouTube steps up fight against ad blockers again > Lightsabers ad which is actually a torch - scam. Aren't they really just confined plasma torches though, lore-wise?

encrypted_bird 9 months ago | [–]

No, a torch has a far shorter "beam", while a lightsaber is a very large "beam" compressed into a cylindrical shape by magnetic fields.

Either that or they meant "torch" as in "flashlight", which I've seen shitty lightsabers be.

general1726 9 months ago | [–]

That would be candle in a flowerpot ad to save on energy bills.

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