Why Lightsabers Are Cool

Hello, Star Wars fandom! (By the way, is there a name for Star Wars fans?) Here's my first post about Star Wars, just because why not?

Everyone knows lightsabers are awesome. If you didn't before, now you know. But why are they called lightsabers anyway? It's a compound word; "light" (we all know what that means, I hope) and "saber" (basically a sword) combine to make lightsaber, a glowing sword. At first glance, it just looks like a giant glow stick (which, I must say, is already pretty awesome). But then two characters pull out their lightsabers and you learn that it's really a giant glow stick of death! Perfect for dueling. It slices cleanly, and if you could touch it without cutting your fingers off, I'd expect it would feel hot to the touch. After all, it is pure light. Well, pure light inside a scabbard of sorts. And, well, it's awesome.

Lightsabers make duels epic. Think of your favorite duel scene (besides ones in Star Wars). It's best if you think of a sword fight, but other duels will work too. (I'm imagining the sword fight near the beginning of the Princess Bride.) Now imagine the people fighting have lightsabers. That battle just got epic, don't you think? Lightsabers make boring scenes exciting and good scenes even better.

Go lightsabers and may the force be with you!