The "Star Wars" franchise has become a part of daily life. But just recently, the popular sci-fi movie series seems as though it has jumped off of the big screen and seeped into real life. From popular car commercials that we see and love to a light saber attack and a Millennium Falcon-like discovery at the bottom of the Baltic Sea -- "Star Wars" has made headlines in the realm of odd news.
First up, with the Super Bowl coming soon, Volkswagen has capitalized once again upon the popularity of the "Star Wars" movies with a new commercial that the company has only teased about. If you remember last year's hit commercial featuring a pint-sized Darth Vader attempting to use his own Force, you may be looking forward to what Volkswagen will show on Super Bowl Sunday, but according to MSNBC, you won't have to wait. Volkswagen is set to air the commercial before the big event, as it did with last year's ad.
The company has whet appetites with a teaser ad featuring dogs barking Darth Vader's "Imperial March," but the soon-to-be-unveiled commercial is supposed to feature the infamous Mos Eisley cantina scene from the series' "Episode IV: A New Hope." The question remains whether we will see if Han Solo shot first.
"Star Wars" also made headlines this week with the sentencing of an Oregon man who is going to jail for a light saber attack. The Jedi-in-training was sentenced for 45 days in jail after he attacked customers in a toy store with not one, but two light sabers.
According to a report from The Oregonian, the man hit customers with two light sabers (one in each hand) on December 14 inside the store then ventured outside where he battled with police. Cops attempted to use a taser to subdue the man but he was able to deflect it with his mad Jedi skills.
His own Force was overcome though when the cops were able to wrestle him -- and the light sabers -- to the ground. He now faces jail time and mental health evaluations.
Finally, the odd news gets odder with the recent report of a discovery at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. According to a report from ABC News, a strange object was found at the bottom of the Baltic Sea and speculation has run rampant about what exactly it is. Based upon sonar images, what it looks like is reminiscent of that beloved Star Wars flying machine -- Han Solo's Millennium Falcon.
Could it be something from a long time ago and a galaxy far, far away? Nobody really knows and theories have run the gamut from a UFO to a Russian ship of some sort to of course, the Falcon (with a broken hyperdrive maybe?).
What really lies at the bottom of the Baltic is anybody's guess and it may be awhile before anyone can find out. In the meantime, theorizing may be much more fun than actually knowing.
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