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What is a hobby you enjoy, but seems too quirky or obscure to bring up in most conversations? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 1 year ago by Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Mine would be creating pen and paper ciphers for my made up secret communication needs.

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[–] Disgusted_Tadpole@lemmy.ml 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a perfectly accurate 1:1 scale lightsaber replica of Luke Skywalker. It turns on, it’s really bright, it reacts accordingly to how I swing it, can deflect blasters and makes tons of cool sounds…

I don’t bring it up in conversation, but when people find out they get really excited (well, boys mostly)

[–] cubedsteaks@lemmy.today 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

what do you mean it can deflect blasters? When does that come up for you??

[–] MJBrune@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What, you don't defend the universe from the sith about once every 2 years in VHS or DVD?

[–] cubedsteaks@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago

I thought they were posting from an alternate universe where Star Wars is real and sometimes he has to go outside and fight off creatures with his lightsaber

[–] Disgusted_Tadpole@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

User manual says it can. Never came across a blaster… yet.

https://youtu.be/NIQIo8QJuJQ?si=BfkxXfJrUpEcTx5K

[–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks 1 points 1 year ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/NIQIo8QJuJQ?si=BfkxXfJrUpEcTx5K

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source, check me out at GitHub.

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's awesome, can you easily remove the "blade" or do you have another version with just the handle that you can wear around?

[–] Disgusted_Tadpole@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I can quite easily remove the blade yes ! Here ’s how it looks like without it

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

That's awesome! Great job

[–] cubedsteaks@lemmy.today 1 points 1 year ago

oh man that is so cool!