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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    1. Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 19 Jul 2013

      A @Comic_Con State of Mind: If LightSabers are made of light, they would just pass through one another. Useless for defense.

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    2. Brian Cox‏Verified account @ProfBrianCox 19 Jul 2013
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      @neiltyson @Comic_Con not if the photons are sufficiently high energy. Then the cross section is large.

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      Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 19 Jul 2013
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      @ProfBrianCox @Comic_Con But then the photons interact, creating particle pairs that escape, diminishing the saber energy.

      11:59 AM - 19 Jul 2013
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        2. Brian Cox‏Verified account @ProfBrianCox 19 Jul 2013
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          @neiltyson @Comic_Con but the charged particles produced could be magnetically contained.

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        1. ,‏ @8relic8 19 Jul 2013
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          @neiltyson @ProfBrianCox @Comic_Con This is very entertaining.

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        1. Rickard‏ @RickardHimself 19 Mar 2014
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          @neiltyson @ProfBrianCox @Comic_Con You just got owned by @michiokaku ;-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lr5OUjFDkg …

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        1. Ujo‏ @UjoFM 20 Jul 2013
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          @neiltyson @ProfBrianCox @Comic_Con Best.Conversation.Ever (At least for a physicist like me.)

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        1. GerriN‏ @GERRI53N 19 Jul 2013
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          @neiltyson @ProfBrianCox @Comic_Con do light sabers have a tachyon component?

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        1. staringatclouds ❄️ 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 #FBPE‏ @staringatclouds 19 Jul 2013
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          @neiltyson @ProfBrianCox @Comic_Con guys,light sabres aren't any form of laser,what laser beam travels 2 feet & stops? It's a plasma weapon!

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        1. Vicarious_D‏ @___MWS 19 Jul 2013
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          @neiltyson @ProfBrianCox @Comic_Con Useless for defense? Not if you aim for THE EYE!

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        1. saltytrey‏ @saltytrey 19 Jul 2013
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          @neiltyson @ProfBrianCox @Comic_Con Thid is the greatest discussion ever.

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        1. SvenTviking‏ @SvenTviking 19 Jul 2013
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          @neiltyson @ProfBrianCox @Comic_Con http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Lightsaber 

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        1. Dreadwud‏ @Redwud 19 Jul 2013
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          So @neiltyson and @ProfBrianCox discussing lightsabers happened. And it was awesome.

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        1. The Jae That Dreaded Sundown‏ @JWRunnells 19 Jul 2013
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          @neiltyson @ProfBrianCox @Comic_Con At such speeds that gives the appearance of continuity?

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        1. The Jae That Dreaded Sundown‏ @JWRunnells 19 Jul 2013
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          @neiltyson @ProfBrianCox @Comic_Con Could we then not assume that the saber hilt constantly restores the photons that are diminished?

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        1. Tim Stolinski‏ @timmerzzz77 19 Jul 2013
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          @neiltyson @ProfBrianCox @Comic_Con so lets get out the blueprints and build one!

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        1. The Dude‏ @DJK88ME 19 Jul 2013
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          @neiltyson @ProfBrianCox You two debating like this, is the equivalent of a scientific lightsaber duel of factual knowledge. #CoxVtyson

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        1. Jeff Markham‏ @GeekWizard 19 Jul 2013
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          @neiltyson @ProfBrianCox @Comic_Con Plasma collonated by focused electromagnetic field. Plasma cuts, field provides physical interaction. :)

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        1. Slumbering Sloth‏ @SofaKing_Sloth 19 Jul 2013
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          What if they were made from some sort of light emitting fusion device? @neiltyson @ProfBrianCox @Comic_Con

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        1. Shauna MacDonald‏ @MzShaunaMac 19 Jul 2013
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          Watching two physicists argue the effectiveness of light sabres as weapons is really appealing to my #girlgeek. @neiltyson @ProfBrianCox

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        1. Bradley Kaschner‏ @BradleyKaschner 19 Jul 2013
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          @neiltyson @ProfBrianCox what an adorable nerd squabble!!!

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        1. Ander Ezkurra, MD‏ @AnderEzkurra 19 Jul 2013
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          .@neiltyson @ProfBrianCox @Comic_Con Two actual first-rate physicists arguing about star wars; gotta love the twitter sometimes

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