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Lightsabers Recalled

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the I'm-keeping-mine dept.

SEWilco writes "Gee, imagine that. Lightsabers can really burn people. Um.. oh, yeah, there's a toy recall now on some models. " I have a Qui-Gonn and a Darth Maul saber that I ain't given back.

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  1. You don't have to give them back by X-ViRGE · · Score: 2

    If you read the article, you'll see that you just have to call up Hasbro and they'll send you a kit to fix them.

  2. Recall notices by John+Campbell · · Score: 3

    Am I the only one who thought that, "Customers should stop using these lightsabers immediately," was funny?

    "Your lightsaber use you should not. Defective, your lightsaber is, mmm?

    "Use leads to spring dislodging. Spring dislodging leads to battery overheating. Battery overheating leads to acid burns. Acid burns are the path to the Dark Side..."

  3. More info at this URL: by Dast · · Score: 3

    Here.

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  4. Re: Good luck building one. by webslacker · · Score: 2

    I recall in the backs of one of the Star Wars comics, they said something about the lightsaber's blade actually being an arc. It's a laser that shoots out of the handle, curves back on itself like a hairpin, and goes back into the handle. Yeesh. I think we'll be able to send Jodi Foster around the galaxy in a chair before we're able to make lightsabers.