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Qui-Gon Jinn's comlink was made from a women's razor

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A galaxy far, far away apparently shops in the ladies' hygiene aisle. If you look closely at the sleek, futuristic comlink Liam Neeson dramatically talks into during 'The Phantom Menace', it's literally just a painted resin mold of a Gillette Sensor Excel razor for women. George Lucas essentially handed a Jedi Master a shaving tool and told him to treat it like a crucial piece of high-tech alien machinery.

Qui-Gon Jinn's comlink was made from a women's razor
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