Shawn aye I remember those fibre lights in the 70s hehe
firs tthey come out with some new tech
then they spend ages trying to figure out what to use it for...hence toys/games etc ;)

You know there's a huge model kit of an Imperial Star Destroyer form Star Wars you cna buy that uses fibre optics to make the lights for the windows? damn that's cool!

loooong time ago I built the APC from Aliens, put an LED inside the guns and cockpit to light them up ;)

"Charged particle" = plasma globe, they are still aorund, I love them, have one, very inspirational :)
they worked out how to use plasma as a cutter (was in the UK iirc at steel works near me they tested one of the early experiments),
oxyacetelyne cutters are NOTHING compared to plasma, a plasma torch cuts out 4 inch thick steel main battle tank hull pieces literally like a knife through butter, jeesh!
when they figure out how to project that as a weapon...yikes...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXDgxpvrAHk&feature=related

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