Olympic Hand-Stick-Pointing

[Jim McArthur]

Meh. It could be OK. They should replace the fencing with laser swords too. Then we'd bascally have this http://larryfire.files.wordpress.com...al-poster1.jpg

I'd watch.

Ever consider what an unlikely piece of engineering a light sabre would be? Weapons technology has been based on trying to incapacitate the enemy from an ever-greater distance. What would be the point of putting all that development into something with an effective range of about four feet?

Jim

[jefL]

Ever consider what an unlikely piece of engineering a light sabre would be? Weapons technology has been based on trying to incapacitate the enemy from an ever-greater distance. What would be the point of putting all that development into something with an effective range of about four feet?

Jim

My thoughts ran along the same lines initially. Obviously a strange mix of chivalrous nostalgia and science/engineering and, given the blasters used by everyone else in the movies, totally pointless.
Then, once you learn more of the Jedi and their use of the force, why would they need any weapon at all, other than their mind? So again, pointless, but I guess George Lucas had to use that special effect for something.

[Jerry Cornelius]

Ever consider what an unlikely piece of engineering a light sabre would be? Weapons technology has been based on trying to incapacitate the enemy from an ever-greater distance. What would be the point of putting all that development into something with an effective range of about four feet?

Style, Jim. The same reason you, as a man of good taste, prefer revolvers to semi autos

[Retracted_Yeti]

The sport is already a gross abstraction from reality, like all sports it is derived from an age when we had to hunt to eat. That's why we have eyes on the front of our head and people get fat if they sit on their arses! The pentathlon is a particular case in point, where there is running and shooting - what's that? - it's virtual hunting!

I actually think it's kind of a cool idea...but then I do like new ideas...

Yup, and now you are about to starve to death...unless of course you are Darth Vader? or Obi Wan? and can use the force!

Cheers.

Roy.

[magicniner]

Use a gun or don't, but for Bob's sake don't pretend to use a gun!
The World's Gone Mad!
Nick

[HPFlashman]

This laser-pointer idea is dumb, stupid move that puts another nail in the coffin of the shooting sports. It should be resisted.

Amen to that...

But on the brigth side, Penthatlon are a rather marginalised sport anyhow. Surely great fun for the competitors, but in the day of specialised sports - who wants to watch a lot of jack of all trades - master of none ?