For the final day of this “Star Wars” themed week, I wanted to look into how some aspects of the “Star Wars” universe may work or may potentially work in our world. As far as we know, there’s no such thing as “the force” as it was described in the “Star Wars” universe. However, after checking out the BBC: Science Focus article covering a variety of “science” topics from the “Star Wars” universe, I found the most interesting to be the topic of the “lightsaber,” the sword-like weapon used by almost every leading character in the “Star Wars” universe. According to the article, lightsabers, as light, couldn’t exist, since light passes through space until it’s stopped by an object. However, plasma, the “fourth state of matter,” may be able to be used similarly. The science of plasma’s is a lot more complicated than I could hope to paraphrase, but I think it’s fascinating that while “lightsabers,” like we seen in the films may not exist, scientists do think about these things too.
Science Parable 