‘Darth Vader’ wins the lotteryA Jamaican man who won a $655,911.64 jackpot from lottery operator Supreme Ventures concealed his identity by wearing a Darth Vader costume while collecting his prize.
The man, identified only as W. Brown, told Supreme Ventures officials he donned the Sith Lord disguise because he wanted to keep his good luck under wraps for the time being.
Bulletproof StormtrooperNils Rasmusson of Saratoga Springs, Utah, used a 3D printer to create a screen-accurate Stormtrooper costume with one significant improvement — it’s bulletproof.
Rasmusson’s YouTube video documenting the creation of his costume explains he wanted to improve upon the famously poor protective features of the Galactic Empire’s enforcement armor and he was inspired by a friend who works for a company that makes bulletproof components for cars.
Han Solo’s $1,057,500 blaster
Illinois-based Rock Island Auctions announced Han Solo’s blaster, one of three BlasTech DL-44 Heavy Blasters wielded by actor Harrison Ford during the filming of 1977’s Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, sold for the astronomical sum of $1,057,500 at an auction earlier this year.
Guinness World Records confirmed the sum earned the blaster the distinction of being the most expensive prop gun ever sold at auction.