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Home Made Star Wars Movie Injury

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the darwin-would-be-proud dept.

SaleNowOn writes "Rather than use expensive cgi techniques to make the light sabres glow for their home movie. This couple instead used fluorescent tubes filled with petrol. Which they then set alight. If they don't survive they must be Future Darwin Award winners. It makes me proud to be British." And me embarassed to be a Star Wars geek.

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  1. Better link on BBC by IainMH · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/beds/bu cks/herts/4575291.stm

  2. Slightly more information by gowen · · Score: 5, Informative

    From The Currant Bun and The BBC.

    NB : Before you make any cheap cracks, the people involved are seriously injured.

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  3. Napalm? by YrWrstNtmr · · Score: 5, Informative
    According to an article in The Sun about this,
    "They filled them with fuel and washing-up liquid to act out a Jedi Knight fight scene from new movie Revenge Of The Sith. "

    Gas + soap may make a crude napalm