World's First Lightsaber! - Guinness World Records

The first retractable proto-lightsaber was created by Hacksmith Industries (Canada), in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, on 8 September 2020.

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[guinnessworldrecords]

“We take fictional ideas from comics, movies & video games and make real working prototypes as a way to inspire youth into science, technology and engineering!”

[guinnessworldrecords]

It's over Anakin... I have the high ground

[znfl]

Considering that the first light sabers in Star Wars lore were also tethered to a battery pack worn on the back, this is pretty amazing.

[aopa]

Kids in 2010: Playing with sticks.

Kids in 2040:

[Oscar-hnyz]

hacksmith: “ooo this hurts to look at”

also hacksmith: keeps on staring even tho it’s burning his eye cornea

[Joe_Potts]

2023: "Florida Man claims high ground, cuts off brother's limbs."

[sharvanikhot]

Star war kids: “lightsabers don’t exist”

HackSmith: “Hold our Maple Syrup”

[bahjatchowdhury]

Him: The world's first retractable lightsaber
Disney's lawyers: and also the last

[nicholasjohnson]

2020: No way real lightsabers!!!

2040: Death Star comes over the horizon with a massive Hacksmiths logo on it

[archiewood]

"It actually hurts to look at, look at that" -Sun Tzu, The Art of War

[johan]

Normal Viewers: "Look, this guy make the first lightsaber"
Hacksmith's Viewers: "Look, it's his 20th lightsaber"

[yamsn_]

I remember going to a wishing well in 2015, and I said “I wish lightsabers were real” and now its true, wow

[coltonlabrash]

“It’s an elegant weapon for a more civilized age”

[adamrich]

Burglar breaks in. ( light saber ignites) Burglar: Sorry wrong house.

[deathsamurai]

I can just image people hundreds of years from now saying “ah yes the first prototype lightsaber”

[sophiaheslop]

2:44
Hacksmith: "this actually hurts to look at."
also Hacksmith: "look at that!"

[MrPinkDoors]

He says: “This actually hurts to look at.”
Followed by: “Look at that.” 👀

[Geegs]

"This actually hurts to look at" he says, staring directly at a plasma cutter

[SAINTzenxp]

“This actually hurts to look at” x3
Doesn’t put on safety goggles lol

[Hwyeet]

"Woooo that's actually hurts to look at. LOOK AT THAT."
-James Hobson 2020
2:40