Pair injured in 'Star Wars' stunt gone bad

Posted Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at 5:04 PM Central

by John Couture

Two Star Wars fans were critically injured in England when a stunt worthy of inclusion in the annual "Darwin Awards" went awry. A 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old woman were rushed to the hospital after attempting to recreate a light saber battle using fluorescent light tubes and gasoline.

After lighting the gasoline, one of the fluorescent tubes exploded landing the young couple in the hospital in critical care. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, the final chapter in the Star Wars saga, opened worldwide last week and earned a record $158.5 million at the box office in its first weekend of release.