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Tokyo Subway Gets Lightsaber Handrails

Posted by samzenpus on from the count-your-fingers dept.

jafo writes "I can't imagine that even the most steadfast haters of Lucas' meddling in the series won't warm their cold, cold hearts a little when the new release brings the awesomeness of light sabers to the Tokyo subway system. As a promotional tie-in, the handrails have been outfitted with stickers, LEDs, and buttons, turning them into fully-functional (well, almost) Jedi weapons. Be careful, Tokyo, of what part of the handrail you reach out for!"

13 of 61 comments (clear)

  1. goddamit Lucas! by Thud457 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Han Posted FIRST

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    the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  2. Well by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can't imagine...

    Well, imagine harder.

    1. Re:Well by somersault · · Score: 2

      Yeah. They don't even glow! Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame.....

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      which is totally what she said
  3. Ouch by DinDaddy · · Score: 3, Funny

    "how'd you lose your hand?"

    "Train jostled and made me lose by balance."

  4. Japanese Culture by 0100010001010011 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Using stickers with built-in buttons and LED lights, the promo isn’t only smart, it’s also a great opportunity for stealing Star Wars memorabilia. I imagine that these stick-in ’sabers are going to disappear very quickly indeed.

    Something makes me think that these will be just fine. It just isn't in some cultures to steal everything that looks cool and isn't bolted down.

    1. Re:Japanese Culture by JustOK · · Score: 2

      turn it off first, then just grab the handle.

      'Course, I'd just use the force to retrieve it, but that's just me.

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    2. Re:Japanese Culture by Arcaeris · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Yeah, Japan has extremely low rates of vandalism. Sometimes it makes me hate the culture of the US, which I blame for a lot of things like this - but that's beside the point.

      In Japan they have video games that you play by peeing into a urinal, and you compete with other urinators based on urine stream force and whatnot. I can count on one hand the number of seconds a device like this would last in a US bathroom before being utterly destroyed. Yet, in Japan, they're still functional and clean after quite some time.

    3. Re:Japanese Culture by PRMan · · Score: 3, Insightful

      The social pressure against being a thief is very high in Japan. It is very low in many US communities.

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  5. Brilliant Marketing by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 2

    The only thing better would be to put out a disc that people actually wanted to buy!

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    1. Re:Brilliant Marketing by Ocker3 · · Score: 2

      With actual new content, rather than silly voice-overs ruining iconic and moving, pivotal scenes.

  6. If you watched the movie "Contagion"... by thisisauniqueid · · Score: 2

    If you watched the movie "Contagion", you wouldn't think this was such a great idea.

  7. Re:Brilliant ! by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 2

    How is spending months doing nothing but pulling a Macaulay Culkin face going to restore Japan?

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  8. Re:Interesting by pjfontillas · · Score: 2

    For you, maybe.

    For short people? That's at a comfortable level.

    Ewoks? Forget about it. They shouldn't be handling those anyways.

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