Bits
Sparks
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Notably, since sparks are made by little bits of metal flying off the blade, this should be impossible in an adamantium-on-adamantium duel, since adamantium is invulnerable.
Source: Sword Sparks -
Bullet Sparks: You see a few, but most of the gunfire kicks up dust or bits of rock and masonry, if it's visible at all.
Source: Film / Saving Private Ryan -
System Shock and its sequel have the Laser Rapier, replete with "growing" animation and constant droning noise (which gets irritating pretty quickly), but it has neither the power, the brightness, the sparks or the cut-everything-to-bits destructive capability of lightsabers.
Source: Laser Blade
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