- Engineer and YouTuber James Hobson, who creates fully functional replicas of movie weaponry like Captain America's shield, has 'Star Wars' fans freaking out about his new piece of work; a fully retractable lightsaber.
- Hobson's latest episode of his 'Make it Real' YouTube series shows how the "hacksmith" uses a concentrated stream of propane gas to create a "plasma beam" that can cut through steel at 4,000 degrees!
- Hobson even shows fans how to change the color of the lightsaber's beam using different chemicals.
- Hobson's lightsaber video has garnered around 8 million views in just a few days.
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