I was at Wal-mart today picking up a box of Raisin Bran cereal and a box of Trix Cereal. (I love cereal.) I noticed that Trix is now the ball shape again rather than the fruit shapes. But it says its a new shape. We kids of the 80′s know the truth. Trix used to be ball shaped.

But that’s not the coolest thing ever.

I went to the toy aisle to peruse the Pirates, Transformers, and Ninja Turtles toys. I glanced over at the Star Wars display and found it — the coolest thing ever.

Star Wars Force Action Extending Lightsaber

That’s right. Spring action lightsabers. HOLY COW. I grabbed an awesome Obi-Wan Kenobi saber and RAN to the checkout line. Before I got in the car, I had it out and was swinging it around the Wal-mart parking lot.

This is the thing that as a kid, you pray they would invent. No more having to flick your wrist to extend the blade. Now, you just press a button and out pops the blade.

RUN to your nearest toy store and buy this awesome gift that George Lucas has bestowed on the world. It’s only $20. Well worth it. The handle is a little bulky and the sound FX are pretty lame but it does have a light. Now all we need it to do is collapse by pressing a button. That would rock.

God Bless the good people at Hasbro Toys for giving us this wonderful toy.