---
title: "See A Real Life “Lightsaber” In Action"
description: "All Star Wars fans, and pretty much everyone else in existence, would like to get their hands on a real-life lightsaber. And although this device certainly isn't the exact same as such a device, it's still pretty awesome. Here, we have a kind of \"do-it-yourself \" lightsaber. Drake Anthony posted this video of his homemade lightsaber burning..."
date: "2014-11-22"
modified: "2014-11-22"
authors:
  - name: "Jolene Creighton"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jolene-creighton.md"
url: "https://futurism.com/see-real-life-lightsaber-action"
categories:
  - "From Quarks to Quasars"
---

# See A Real Life “Lightsaber” In Action

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/lightsaber-real.png>)

All Star Wars fans, and pretty much everyone else in existence, would like to get their hands on a real-life lightsaber. And although this device certainly isn't the exact same as such a device, it's still pretty awesome. Here, we have a kind of "[do-it-yourself "](<http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/28/this-diy-super-laser-can-cut-through-a-ping-pong-ball/>) lightsaber.

[Drake Anthony](<http://www.styropyro.com/aboutme.htm>) posted this video of his [homemade lightsaber](<http://youtu.be/96E0RfyL2Gc>) burning through various objects. "I usually try to refrain from using the term 'lightsaber' when referring to my lasers but there really isn't much else out there to describe this laser," the 17-year-old explained in the video's description. It was created with a laser diod and powered by two 18650 lithium-ion batteries,

## See the lightsaber in action in this video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96E0RfyL2Gc

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