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Post by spikes on Dec 10, 2012 19:01:19 GMT -4
Yesterday, I attended a birthday party for my friend's 7 yr old, which was just family and close friends. As I walk into the house, I see the 7 yr old running around with a light-saber on his belt. The cake had Anakin and Obi-Wan on it. His presents included a Transformers Star Wars vehicle, a Transformer Darth Vader that turns into a Star Destroyer, a Lego Imperial Shuttle set with 4 Star Wars Lego characters, and a Star Wars Force Trainer (that I got him).
The force trainer is a headset and a separate piece with a ping-pong in a vertical clear tube. With the headset on, the more force you have the more a fan blows the ping-pong up the tube.
After the party, I was hanging out talking with my friend and his son comes up with the force trainer, saying he can do it. But he failed for several minutes, and got mad. Eventually, he calmed and the fan turned, but the ping-pong barely got up the tube. We used several lines as he struggled, like "Feel the force flowing thru you", and so on. At one point, I told him it takes years of training to master the force, and he was like O.O - hell no. Later he was able to get the fan to blow the ping-pong up to the top but not for very long.
Of course, I had to try. When I relaxed and did not move, the fan blew the ping-pong up to the top. But when I moved, the fan slowed down, and the ball hovered lower. If I knew Russian, I would of tried thinking in Russian.
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Post by Tink on Dec 12, 2012 17:35:12 GMT -4
Wooo....if you really want to go all out with star wars gifts (and can afford it): www.ultrasabers.com . It's a website i saw on swtor-spy.com website......
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Post by spikes on Dec 18, 2012 18:51:53 GMT -4
Since this is a Star Wars theme thread, and I watch YouTube like many watch TV or listen to radio, here is the result:
Star Wars
Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
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Post by spikes on Dec 18, 2012 18:59:58 GMT -4
And something a little more contemporary . . . .
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Post by Tink on Dec 24, 2012 6:22:36 GMT -4
ROFLMAO!
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Post by spikes on Jan 3, 2013 20:58:14 GMT -4
This had some funny moments.
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Post by spikes on Jan 6, 2013 5:28:50 GMT -4
using a 3rd party program, I captured video and posted, to get an idea of how well it would work. Figured, could use it to point out datacrons graphically, or various silly things.
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Post by spikes on Jan 14, 2013 4:39:45 GMT -4
Actual Real News ! ! !
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Post by spikes on Jan 16, 2013 3:54:14 GMT -4
Speaking of the Death Star:
Pop Quiz - Name 1 thing and 1 person that survived both Death Star attacks?
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Post by spikes on Jan 25, 2013 4:39:29 GMT -4
J.J. Abrams Directing Star Wars 7
J.J. Abrams will direct the next Star Wars installment.
We'll just let that sink in for a second. Despite shooting down rumors that he'd be taking over the directing duties of George Lucas ' space classic, Abrams has reportedly agreed to direct the next film, which is due to hit theaters in 2015, per The Wrap .
The search for a director had included a who's who list of big names, including Steven Spielberg, Guillermo Del Toro, Matthew Vaughn, Brad Bird and many more . Michael Arndt is said to be writing the script.
In the meantime, Abrams has been keeping busy reviving another sci-fi classic series; his sequel Star Trek: Into Darkness is set to hit theaters May 17.
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