The sound of a Star Wars lightsabre

Sound designer Ben Burtt created the iconic whooshing sound of lightsabres almost accidentally. The sound made when lightsabres make impact resulted from TV feedback on a shieldless microphone — which Burtt discovered by accident while looking for something to add to the projector hum. Thus, it is the combined sound of a film projector and noise from an old TV.

Moon trees are a thing

Moon trees were sprouted from tree seeds that were flown to the moon, then planted in the Earth. 500 seeds were taken from five different seed types to orbit around the moon. They were later planted around the US and a few other countries.

The language of the Minions

The directors of the film Despicable Me wrote their own language for the Minions.

It may sound like total gibberish, but the famed (or infamous) Minions of the Despicable Me franchise speak an actual language. The directors combined Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Filipino (Tagalog), French and Russian to create Minionese.

Published in Dawn, Young World, July 9th, 2022