Disney's REAL lightsaber looks insane! Here's how it may work
Disney released video of a working lightsaber that will be part of the entertainment at the Star Wars-themed hotel, Galactic Starcruiser. Bridget Carey explains how the company likely pulled off this feat of engineering.
0:00 Lightsaber!
0:23 Galactic Starcruiser
0:41 Flashback
1:15 "Real" lightsaber
1:35 Carlye interview
3:00 Patent
3:37 Shopping
4:39 Build
7:30 Behold
7:49 Kid test
8:27 For sale?
8:45 Where can you find it?
9:02 Build your own lightsaber
9:15 Conclusion
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Happy May the 4th! Of course we don't know if the final lightsaber product we see in the video works exactly as described in the patent, but it's fun to look at clues like this to see how Disney got here. Tell us what you think about this real lightsaber!
Are you learning German? Wenn ja, alles gute dabei 😉
They're probably using a type of mimetic poly-alloy 😒
Rey sucks. Galaxies edge is dying. Kathleen sucks. Let Dave run the galaxy.
Well done Bridget, I know what you were going after. Your explanation makes sense to me.
I almost missed it. Happy may the 4th. I AM GETTING ONE.
words can’t describe how bad i want an obi wan lightsaber like this
Yes!
grevious: *leaves* Obi wan: where are you going? grevious: Your lightsaber isn't......i don't want it so im just gonna go. Obi wan's lightsaber : 7:19
Then you'll say=Only a sith deal absolutes...Or better....HELLO THERE
Same but with a Darth Vader one, and an Anakin as well.
An Ahsoka one for me. (Edit probably won’t be getting the rebels one for s while considering how long and thin it is. Along with a curve.
i would expect that in a few years cosplayers are going to perfect their own diy version with ready to build kits and pieces for assembly, complete with soundboard.
Lol no
@@okays434 *Nope - Disney created THIS lightsaber specifically so they could put a patent on it in order to keep other non-Disney companies from making money off of lightsaber replicas - Disney designed the “realistic-lightsaber” specifically to own the market on lightsaber toys and crush the other smaller companies - that’s the whole point of this.*
For sure, can't wait !
Before Disney sues them into dust for IP rights
"A few years" LOL More like a few days. If the patent is out there, then someone is gonna DIY it lol.
*CNET:* I made a retractable toy *The Hacksmith:* That's cute. I made an actual working lightsaber that can burn the real fire and cut through metal.
Yeah but his saber hilt is ugly and has all that junk u gotta carry u can't use that for cosplay or parties and doesn't sound 1 either
@@fa11enking26 what did you expect lol
@@fa11enking26 also it looks Canon to the early lightsabers of the actual star wars universe
@@fifashorts1078 don’t think they expected anything just pointing out pros and cons
@@eacey true but I feel like he didn't really list any pros and tried to make it look bad despite the effort put in. I might be interpreting it wrong though.
“And this lightsaber is going to be used by characters, inside this Star Wars Hotel Experience. Which is called Galactic Star Cruiser and that opens 2022. At the Walt Disney World Resort in FLORIDA” Me aggressively searching on EBay for this lightsaber in 2022 while Duel of Fates plays in the background
@JakeTheGreat001 I really hope that they will sell it 😂 I want a red one
My wife will want a red one as well!
if you are wondering this lightsaber will be available in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge in Hollywood Studios in Florida and California. Currently you can go to a store in Galaxy's Edge and buy a replica lightsaber for around 200 dollars. There a few option. When I went there I got Kylo Ren's and Anakin Skywalker's. You can also buy the replicas in downtown Disney. About the retractable lightsaber this is all information that I have heard of and cannot confirm is true.
@@austinodunk4743 nah g, I ain't going all the way to Florida, spending a fortune just to be there and spend an extra $200 in the process 🤣. I'm sure within the next 10 years, its price will lower as the item grows in commonality. By that time it may be sold by amazon and stuff lol
@@lemur-kaiser3912 Ten years is a lot of lightsaber-using life to waste.
I love Bridgets kid at heart personality.
I can just imagine the lightsaber companies making stuff like this. It would be a miracle to see a double bladed lightsaber that can light up like a real light saber.
And I hope it actually becomes rigid so that I can have a saber fight with it
You should see neopixal lightsabers
At last We will have our Double Bladed Maul
Ayy
I’d cry tears of joy like a little kid!😂
They already explained how it’s gonna work when they announced it. It works like a retractable tape measure. It rolls in the hilt with LEDs in the middle
The patent was filed long ago, and clearly shows the fundamentals of how it works.
Patents are even viewable on the internet lol, I remember I found the actual patent lol
The Hacksmith: I am four paralleluniverses ahed of you
I remember hearing about the patent for this a couple years ago. Glad they finally put it to use
You probably could use one of those birthday party horns (You know, the type that you blow into and it unrolls).
Y'know...you might be on to something there.
Yeah, I’m totally geeking out over this!! 😳🤘🏼Thanks for sharing it. I appreciate your attempt to recreate it…waaay better than I would’ve done. 😂 Your daughter looks exactly like you! Adorable!
That build was so jank. Even the kid was like "WTF?" LOL I give you credit for trying ;)
-Disney: we made a real life saver -Disney fan: excuse me, did you say "lightsaber"? -Disney: haha! no, it's just a toy to keep your kids entertained for hours. A real life saver, you see.
Not just the children, but the women and men too
@@reneflores5976 underrated comment lol
It'll keep anyone entertained
8:20 the most diplomatic kid in the world.
Me: The perfect video doesn’t exist!!!! CNET: Bridget Carey + Lightsabers
Epic! I’m not an engineer either but could you use mirrors at both ends of the spool to refract the laser beam back & forth in a circle 2 create a cutting source that protects the internal hardware when extended? I look forward 2 seeing this in action. Cheers!
Everyone out there saying they want needs to realize that if the saber cylinder is in fact 2 separate pieces that spool, the sabre itself is likely going to be too flimsy to actually have lightsaber battles.
I'd say it definitely won't be able to hit anything, let alone duel!
@@kevindarkstar it’ll still be fkn sick regardless though, i was born in 03 and have ALWAYS wanted an actual retractable light saber so i can only imagine it’s the same for the og fans, and i’m sure disney will make tweaks and improvements to the design we saw. duel capable or not i’m buying one😂
Hacksmith actually made a working lightsaber using a plasma torch. It is an actual lightsaber that produces 4,000 F! Probably not what the Disney was showing since it would have to be kid safe.
Hacksmith technically made the world’s first proto saber since it has a backpack.
"Mom I want that new lightsaber! Baby, we already have the new lightsaber at home..."
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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You have just brightened up my day and released my inner child at the same time! I love your version the most as it totally reminded me of the coloured in toilet roll versions I made as a kid. Wonderful stuff and your daughter's reaction was wonderful. Keep on with the fun stuff cos you do it really well! :)
It passed the kid test... at least your kid lol.. your daughter is precious 💖 May the Fourth be with you...always.
Coming out of the hilt is 500x easier than the retracting, heck even toys have done just a basic spring loaded version. Make the hilt metal and add LEDs inside and apparently everyone freaks out about it
Loved the video! May the 4th be With You, Bridget!
Dear CNET, whoever hired Bridget was on point that day! Whatever Bridget is making is not enough. This was like a starwarsy, goofy, crazy burrito. Love it.
You’ve created a work of art. A shining example of peak craftsmanship and engineering. I am in awe.
I was wondering if they could use a wire like nitinol to make something to retract and extend by heating it? I wonder if there's an alloy that could behave like nitinol but can also get super hot enough to cut through solid objects with ease?
The way it extends and retracts SO perfectly. I'm so excited to see one in person.
So you have chosen Mace Windu. I approve.
I want my 9 minutes back
While growing up, I had two of Hasbro's Star Wars lightsabers and had mockery lightsaber fights with my brother a lot. 🤣 Thank you for the update..!!
I bet they're gonna start using this toy for their films instead of placement models where they cg out the white base. Imagine how easy it would be for them to use this toy as a reference for lighting and to suddenly create it, instead of having to guess what it would look like and cg it accordingly
No they won’t😂😂😂
I died when she said "light sword"
Disney: “I’ve created the first retractable light saber “ **Hacksmith has entered the chat**
Ikr
They also made it burn things unlike Disney
@@mikesaybanha yes because giving children a welding torch is something Disney should do. Great idea genius.
who needs this, we already have real protosabers
7:38 I'm SCREAMING at the end result lmao I love it
The way it seems to be built I don't think it could be used for combat. And I'd also have concerns about those internal mechanisms getting messed up over time or if you dropped it. Still really cool though and maybe some future version could address the above issues
What? A real lightsaber? That’s impossible, hack smith industries had just made an early prototype model of the weapon!
This is still so fun! Great work!
meanwhile the hacksmiths *laughs in actually being able to cut stuff*
HAcksmith made one way before and it can cut through things
Yes grow my army of hacksmithers, grow!!
The last time I was this early Lightsabers weren’t real.
Damn beat me to it
@@themediabros 😁
What about the hacksmith
Where can we find this video??
when i was kid like 20 years ago. i made blade from long see thru plastic i folded ends (longest edges) so its like flat s shape. when you start roll those edges inside other you get ring. keep continue you get blade. should i patent it? kind like roll A4into tube and pull it get longer thinner tube but edges stop it open completely and break apart. and s shape is just simple form you need fold 2 times and another one need be fold to have space so another folded part slide easy
Now THIS is the kind of high quality & thoughtful content I am looking for on KZhead!!
Hello there, may the 4th be with you, so we can’t buy those retractable lightsaber? or will that be more in the future?
LMAO 4TH???? ITS FORCE NOT 4TH.
@@stopmotionvideos4211 ???
In honesty not only did hacksmith do this first and make it a legit saber, I'm pretty sure he designed Disney's one and sent them the design,lol
Finally, "An elegant weapon for a more civilized age" ! If they sell it someday, I'm definitely buying it ! Thanks for going all out to Home Depot for parts and explaining how it could work, Bridget ! May the 4th b w/ u !
Love those crazy eyes 👀
She is DEFINITELY your daughter! SO adorable. She is a spitting image of you!! And, yes, I can't wait 'til Disney reveals more about this incredible lightsaber of theirs. Hmmm.... May the 4th Be with you and your family.
3:39 I'm glad videos like these show the steps necessary to get in your car, start it and get going. Everytime I try to go somewhere I face the notoriously difficult process of forcing myself to remember what's next... do I hit the gas and then switch to drive and then I open the door to let myself in? ugh, such a complicated process. Thankfully we're shown here how to do it. That's what I want to see in a video about lightsabers... footage of unrelated topics.
Custom lightsaber companies are probably dissecting those patents like mad scientists right now.
That look at 7:58: "Mom, you're weird, but I love you." Awwwwww~
You're not weird to your kids, at least not when they're young. You're their model for normal.
Where’s Adam Savage when you need him?
Agreed 😌
Really? Adam Savage? Yo The Hacksmith just made a real working burning lightsaber. Check out his channel with his recent video.
I think they use air pressure as a way to harden then suck in the end. It would need alot of guidence, but it could work!
The original saber was Retro Reflective Tape on a pole with stage lighting hitting it. Simple, effective illusion. The extending Disney Saber is Retro Reflective Tape on an extending tape measure with stage lighting hitting it. If you want to build one like that, I suggest a telescoping car antenna covered in retro reflective material, with a base LED light to illuminate it.
*disappointed Hacksmith Industries noises*
Correct
Love this vid as it involves a bit of DIY instead of just talking about a product made by another company
my guess is it works like those cheap collapsible ones to some extent, just done in a flashier style where the blade functions like those pop up metal staffs that were all the rage? and the light either hides the seams or perhaps there is some kind of stretchy membrane that goes over it that stretches out when the blade extends. i am thinking it must be the former of the 2 given that it might not look right when it is retracted back into the blade as rubbery membrane material might do something goofy when getting pulled back into the handle that could break the immersion.
Your kid made me laugh! It really was a good attempt 😂
This is the biggest money pit I’ve ever heard of i don’t think they realize I will pay very large amounts of money for this lightsaber
Will you pay me a small profit for me to help you do something like origami teaching, logo design and translation and more? I need some money at this time and trying to find ways to make side income 🙏
This aimed towards kids with rich parents bud. Not broke adults
@@sesloajit5185 lol broke
always a joy watching cnet video with Bridget in it.
"Death weapons" would be perfect for a Disney theme park. Literally cuts the lines in half! 😂😂 Jkjk
Tape is totally like the force! It has a good side and a bad side (unless it is double sided, of course), it is what gives a DIY maker the power, it can surround us and binds the galaxy together.
I'm surprised it took this long. It's really amazing how strong the spring would be if it's spring loaded it's some sort of a rotary motor I can't see it being durable
but it makes me so angry on how they act like it’s a real real lightsaber i’m not saying this because hacksmith made a real lightsaber disney is just designing it for looks
it’s just that i don’t get why they are freaking out
Ha Ha Mini Bridget always cracks me up. 😂
I saw those plans they made for them a few weeks ago and I can’t wait to be able to buy it I did try to make one like this a few years ago but it didn’t work out well for me as the outside was thin plastic so it broke and the light wasn’t there
Can i fight with it? Its gonna damage if i hit it somewhere? It is good for training?
It would be good to get back to a makes perspective on things like this, you know a real fans view.
That is the jankiest POS ever and I AM HERE FOR IT. Absolutely love it. Well done! Excited to see these "real" lightsabers make their way (eventually) to retail markets so all of us nerds can run around like children again. (insert "take my money" gif here)
Real lightsaber! Hacksmith : Hello there!
Adorable the both of you. 🤣 Like when i was a kid and i used a metal vacuum tube, battery terminal cleaner and parts of a zebra pen to make my own light saber hilt. I imagine these are props for the theme park staff and may not be sold to consumers. Im guessing a high speed fan propells the end piece very quickly and it pulls the other parts along as it expands. The sections may be very thin and there is probably a bright LED inside the hilt. The tube looks clear but may have some diffusing coating that reflects a certain way so it has that look. Then the retract button reverses the fan and because the pieces are snug the vacuum pulls the end down enough to jar it loose. No not Jar Jar. It then uses gravity to let it fall back into the hilt. Im guessing the park staff will be trained how to use it in a way that allows for maximum affect without blundering it up. If you watch the video clip closely, you can see the clear tip sticking out of the hilt just before the actor deploys it.
OMG BABY BRIDGET!!!
Oh my God I remember when Bridget was pregnant with her daughter in the video. Been a long time
Weird question but are either of those two books (on the bottom left next to the blue one) related or similar to King Arthur and his Knights of the Round? I have a copy of it that looks exactly like them
'this will make a fine addition to my collection!!!' ;) couldn't resist
I pray everyone that reads this comment has a wonderful day and MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU!!! 🌌🔫
😢 Another video that I literally think I wasted time and money. There is no end result. Or accomplishment.
Kid: mom I want a lightsaber Mom: we have lightsabers at home
someone answer me this. will the lightsabers be like all the other ones but the plastic part will shoot out of the handle? or will there be no plastic part and it will just be light??
So sorry but uh what is the blade Made out of on your model I didn’t recognize it can you or someone tell me
is this TUBE guard can be bendable to be roll up? thanks
could someone tell m where i can print out the patents? i cant find them anywhere
I just want to know if you can hit things with it or if you do that it just breaks or something
The way she pat Baby Yoda on the head while at Target 😭💚
Funny how the sketches for the theme park are better than actual storyboards probably
Without seeing the whole video I’m guessing it’s some kind of translucent silicon gel/rubber that can be squeezed into the handle and wrapped around an inner shaft that can be extended like an old radio antenna. The light shining through masks any wrinkles on the gel skin.
when will the retail version comeout?
Me: Mom can I have a Real Disney Lightsaber? Mom: We already have a real lightsaber at home. Real Lightsaber at home: 7:39
Disney: *not available for purchase* Me: I LITERALLY HAVE MONEY TO GIVE YOU FOR A LIGHTSABER
You've definitely got a mini you there! I love having my little mini me :)
*The Hacksmith:* “...and I took that personally.”
7:58 aww she was so happy 😂
0.53 was my reaction too LOL
I doubt it’s combat capable but they still look really cool (if we could buy them with like the legacy hints I would totally get one)
it works like two half circle shaped tape rulers going up and down, hence it looks cool, but is fragile
Ok some big bad wolf is gonna get the lady at 0:43 😂😂😂
I was thinking the roll up mech too, wasnt sure if its a tape measure style or (and sorry for the comparison) more of a condom style ring rolled up. I feel like the LEDs may be more of a fiberoptic device. The light is in the hilt, but travels up the blade via the defused filter. As we can see a brighter glow at the hilt and it dims a bit near the tip of the blade. I also noticed they dont seem to show it retracting, and those who saw also have not seen that. Its as if there is still an issue getting it to retract properly. That is of course the hardest part, making sure everything lines up and doesnt jam.
Wait, you just showed the tape measure and I was thinking about it earlier today. Bi fold stuff like tape measures. Of course, Disney can just make custom bi fold tape with led and wiring inside. Yeah
I am slowly becoming a huge star wars fan again